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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 26

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

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Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 382▲ 166 vs year ago 334 · +49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 62▲ 89 vs year ago 45 · +197.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder calves sold unevenly steady, with low undertones on feeder heifers. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.31/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −135.34 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$220.31

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AL average

−21.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	223.02	1,273	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	219.70	1,196	22

One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

220.31

—

AL average15 barns · 631 hd

222.43

−2.12

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−21.57

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−135.34

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,555	161.53	2,511	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,648	140.50	2,315	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	138.60	1,778	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	120.11	1,237	20

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,656	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,855	5

Every lot

47 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,235	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	255.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	278.41/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,303	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	243.61/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,257	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,423	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	263.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	969	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,050	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	237.10/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,005	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	252.04/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,162	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	232.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,130	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	222.72/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,192	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,206	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	223.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,273	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	301.11/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,132	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	293.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,238	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	279.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,214	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	243.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,126	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	261.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,237	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	249.45/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,320	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	234.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,339	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,417	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	216.64/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,451	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,372	154.12/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	167.08/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,827	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	120.68/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,219	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	111.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,134	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,401	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	136.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,706	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,948	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	132.51/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,768	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,484	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,145	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,091.67/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,092	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,768.75/head	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,769	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,543.75/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,544	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237.50/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,238	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Mon Aug 26, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 382Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 62Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	462	240.00–250.00	243.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	295.00–305.00	301.11
6	400–450	435	275.00–285.00	279.09
10	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	261.46
9	500–550	529	245.00–255.00	249.45
10	550–600	571	230.00–240.00	234.45
3	600–650	627	225.00–227.00	226.00
3	650–700	670	215.00–220.00	216.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	290.00–300.00	293.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	383	320.00–325.00	322.52
3	600–650	605	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	468	270.00–295.00	278.41
3	550–600	573	245.00–250.00	248.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	255.17
4	500–550	516	240.00–247.00	243.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
12	350–400	368	260.00–270.00	263.44
9	400–450	420	245.00–255.00	250.06
10	450–500	487	230.00–240.00	232.03
16	500–550	535	220.00–235.00	222.72
6	550–600	570	210.00–215.00	211.64
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	461	250.00–255.00	252.04
5	550–600	571	220.00–225.00	223.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	235.00–240.00	237.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,091.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,543.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,768.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	149.00–159.00	154.12
4	—	1,692	163.00–169.00	167.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,645	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	128.00–130.00	129.05
6	—	1,014	110.00–114.00	111.79
9	—	1,010	119.00–124.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	145.00–150.00	147.39
4	—	1,334	131.00–133.00	132.51
11	—	1,247	135.00–142.00	136.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.