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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 28

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

310 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 391▼ 35 vs year ago 345 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 75▲ 18 vs year ago 77 · +23.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 19 vs year ago 29 · −65.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with good to 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 $247.84/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −129.25 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$247.84

27 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.51

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	247.84	1,336	27

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 sale27 hd

247.84

—

AL average14 barns · 402 hd

243.33

+4.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−129.25

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	1,621	147.09	2,385	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	132.50	1,663	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,168	114.00	1,331	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	292.00/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,340	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	279.15/cwt	275.00–285.00	874	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	301.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,093	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	258.90/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,106	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	242.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,112	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	231.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,243	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	222.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,287	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	295.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,067	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	282.10/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,154	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,113	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	260.54/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,305	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	234.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,358	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,431	140.59/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,012	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	155.76/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,921	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,322	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	106.96/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,250	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	117.36/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,379	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	132.34/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,571	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	123.85/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,774	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	142.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,081	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,283.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 391Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 75Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	154.00–159.00	155.76
4	—	1,431	140.00–142.00	140.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,187	129.00–137.00	132.34
3	—	1,465	140.00–146.00	142.05
3	—	1,432	122.00–125.00	123.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	123.00	123.00
7	—	1,169	105.00–112.00	106.96
12	—	1,175	114.00–121.00	117.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	459	290.00–292.50	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	275.00–285.00	279.15
10	400–450	427	250.00–265.00	258.90
10	450–500	459	240.00–245.00	242.26
8	500–550	536	230.00–235.00	231.82
14	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	222.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	363	295.00–305.00	301.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	361	290.00–300.00	295.65
7	400–450	409	280.00–285.00	282.10
12	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
14	500–550	501	250.00–275.00	260.54
13	550–600	580	230.00–240.00	234.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	415	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	255.00–265.00	259.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283.33

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	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.00

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.