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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 9

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 500▲ 27 vs year ago 556 · +4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 134▲ 44 vs year ago 76 · +57.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 31 vs year ago 49 · −63.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $231.00/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −146.09 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$231.00

21 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$15.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	245.00	1,433	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	229.53	1,252	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.47/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

231.00

—

AL average13 barns · 336 hd

231.83

−0.83

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−146.09

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $334.34, median $377.09 across 25 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	—	Average	1,428	154.88	2,212	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	132.47	1,884	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	125.23	1,778	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	116.92	1,300	24

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,917	6

Every lot

51 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	298.91/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,013	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	277.41/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,021	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	271.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,147	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	236.06/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,508	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	221.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,503	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	255.71/cwt	250.00–260.00	928	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	242.96/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,059	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	258.36/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,142	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	233.20/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	214.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,269	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	198.88/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,245	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,367	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,329	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	725	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	273.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	942	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	257.31/cwt	256.00–258.00	983	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	251.92/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,035	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,163	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	242.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,130	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	233.14/cwt	230.00–235.50	1,243	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	221.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,268	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	211.86/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,318	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	206.64/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,393	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,500	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	135.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	161.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,234	6
Bulls	—	—	1,748	172.37/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,013	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	117.08/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,266	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	124.83/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,386	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,294	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	134.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,851	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,769	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	128.47/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,937	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,818	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,133.33/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	3

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 500Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 134Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	265.00–275.00	273.00
3	350–400	382	256.00–258.00	257.31
8	400–450	411	250.00–255.00	251.92
5	450–500	467	240.00–245.00	242.01
13	500–550	533	230.00–235.50	233.14
6	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	221.71
8	600–650	622	210.00–215.00	211.86
4	650–700	674	200.00–217.00	206.64
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	800	180.00–195.00	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	443	260.00–265.00	262.51
2	550–600	585	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	247.50	247.50
19	600–650	639	230.00–237.00	236.06
3	650–700	678	220.00–225.00	221.71
2	750–800	780	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	290.00–305.00	298.91
4	350–400	368	275.00–280.00	277.41
3	400–450	422	270.00–275.00	271.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
7	350–400	363	250.00–260.00	255.71
5	400–450	436	240.00–245.00	242.96
7	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	233.20
7	550–600	592	210.00–220.00	214.31
9	600–650	626	195.00–200.00	198.88
2	700–750	718	180.00–190.00	185.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	442	255.00–260.00	258.36
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	525	237.50	237.50
2	650–700	675	200.00–205.00	202.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	125.00–128.00	126.27
1	—	1,515	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,081	115.00–122.00	117.08
7	—	1,166	110.00–112.00	110.99
5	—	1,110	124.00–126.00	124.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	141.00	141.00
7	—	1,374	132.00–137.00	134.68
6	—	1,508	126.00–130.00	128.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	155.00–165.00	161.86
4	—	1,340	130.00–139.00	135.66
2	—	1,748	170.00–174.00	172.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.00

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	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,133.33

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	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00

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.