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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 16

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 392 vs last sale 583▼ 390 vs year ago 581 · −67.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 120▼ 19 vs year ago 79 · −24.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 10 vs year ago 28 · −35.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder calves.

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 $232.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −144.59 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$232.50

4 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	245.00	1,262	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	235.00	1,340	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	225.00	1,148	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $114 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 sale4 hd

232.50

—

AL average13 barns · 240 hd

225.03

+7.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−144.59

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	1,382	146.89	2,030	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	120.27	1,291	27

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)	—	$1,865	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin

Every lot

37 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	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	263.09/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,142	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	241.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,098	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,368	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,520	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	226.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,525	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	246.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,016	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	256.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,066	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	217.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,117	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	312.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	994	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,035	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	238.81/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,101	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,251	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,795	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	114.15/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,112	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,381	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	128.28/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,475	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,865.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,865	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,480	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,683.33/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 583Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 120Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	418	245.00–250.00	247.51
5	450–500	461	235.00–242.00	238.81
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	730	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	510	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	318	310.00–315.00	312.64
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	434	260.00–265.00	263.09
4	500–550	547	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	640	237.50	237.50
6	650–700	673	220.00–230.00	226.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	240.00–245.00	241.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	350	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	412	245.00–250.00	246.64
3	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
9	500–550	513	215.00–220.00	217.81
2	550–600	555	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	255.00–260.00	256.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,480.00

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	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,575	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,251	140.00–147.50	143.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	112.00–118.00	114.15
13	—	1,127	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	1,150	127.00–130.00	128.28

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.