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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 30

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

307 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 391▼ 142 vs year ago 449 · −31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 75▼ 37 vs year ago 112 · −33.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle were steady to weaker. Feeder heifers were sharply lower. Feeder steers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder bulls were 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 $239.08/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −138.01 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$239.08

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.49

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	241.42	1,344	12thin
Medium and Large 3	555	225.00	1,249	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

239.08

—

AL average16 barns · 311 hd

229.58

+9.49

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−138.01

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	1,656	146.09	2,419	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	120.40	2,022	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	116.00	1,440	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	106.42	1,092	19

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,240	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin

Every lot

48 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,401	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	258.23/cwt	255.00–260.00	801	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	244.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	886	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	253.14/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,071	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	236.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,236	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	231.91/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,227	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	868	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	320.80/cwt	320.00–325.00	982	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	292.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,098	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	271.95/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,270	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	258.72/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,237	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	247.99/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,307	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	236.73/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,368	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,418	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	140.05/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,007	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	152.13/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,857	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	99.25/cwt	98.00–102.00	951	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	108.98/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,145	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,422	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,445	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	116.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,537	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,595	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,319	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,240	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 391Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 75Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	149.00–154.00	152.13
3	—	1,433	136.00–144.00	140.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	114.00–115.00	114.66
1	—	1,185	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,450	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,318	115.00–118.00	116.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	98.00–102.00	99.25
14	—	1,051	106.00–114.00	108.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	255.00–260.00	258.23
5	350–400	363	240.00–250.00	244.13
10	400–450	426	230.00–240.00	236.08
8	500–550	529	227.50–235.00	231.91
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	423	250.00–255.00	253.14
2	450–500	480	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	242.45
1	600–650	635	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	375	290.00–295.00	292.86
6	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	282.54
5	450–500	467	270.00–275.00	271.95
5	500–550	527	247.50–250.00	247.99
7	550–600	578	235.00–242.50	236.73
1	600–650	610	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	478	257.50–260.00	258.72
2	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	645	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	265	325.00–330.00	327.41
7	300–350	306	320.00–325.00	320.80
3	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	475	300.00	300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	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	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800.00

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.