Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2024-07-15

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 15
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 503▲ 38 vs year ago 430 · +8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 80▲ 27 vs year ago 84 · +32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 21 vs year ago 27 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.55/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −110.11 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.
Average price
$245.55
32 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,312
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.70
vs AL average
−12.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2535245.551,31232
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
245.55
—
AL average15 barns · 612 hd
252.24
−6.70
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−12.25
This barn, trailing median24 sales
355.65
−110.11
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
427382337292median 355.6503/0206/0108/1009/2811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.80, low $305.56, median $355.65 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,501160.222,40511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,335151.502,0232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,319141.451,86616
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,057124.171,31346

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,9001thin

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285336.55/cwt330.00–340.009593
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308329.97/cwt325.00–335.001,0163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310316.67/cwt315.00–320.009823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358328.35/cwt325.00–330.001,1753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415309.33/cwt300.00–318.001,2844
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478278.85/cwt270.00–285.001,3335
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534283.36/cwt275.00–295.001,51311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586281.95/cwt280.00–290.001,6525
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6327
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2242298.38/cwt295.00–305.007223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283312.57/cwt310.00–315.008852
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325284.79/cwt275.00–305.009269
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361268.41/cwt265.00–280.0096912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400295.00/cwt290.00–300.001,1802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0926
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432252.01/cwt250.00–255.001,0895
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526248.25/cwt240.00–265.001,30624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560237.43/cwt230.00–245.001,3308
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633251.23/cwt250.00–252.501,5902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,4534
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0706
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333337.59/cwt335.00–340.001,1242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418314.97/cwt310.00–320.001,3176
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493291.66/cwt290.00–295.001,4386
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528266.65/cwt260.00–272.001,4087
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565264.28/cwt260.00–267.001,4934
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600267.50/cwt260.00–275.001,6052
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627244.93/cwt240.00–250.001,5367
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355150.59/cwt147.00–155.002,0404
Bulls——1,439163.19/cwt160.00–167.002,3485
Bulls——1,950172.04/cwt170.00–174.003,3552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%966115.92/cwt113.00–119.001,12015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073124.15/cwt120.00–127.001,33215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128131.93/cwt129.00–135.001,48816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319141.45/cwt138.00–145.001,86616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,0581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,962.50/head1,875.00–2,050.001,9632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.