Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.94/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −138.15 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$248.94

14 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$17.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

vs AL average

−56.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	257.87	1,402	7thin
Medium and Large 3	538	240.01	1,291	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.86/cwt here — about $111 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.01, low $343.45, median $387.09 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

248.94

—

AL average5 barns · 108 hd

255.74

−6.81

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−56.30

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−138.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,243	138.67	1,724	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	128.84	1,579	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	120.80	1,839	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	111.13	1,161	26

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)	—	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,314	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	264.97/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	332.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	323.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	327.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	285.04/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	342.97/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	253.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.63/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	327.46/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	242.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	268.36/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	312.20/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,293	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	363.29/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	297.51/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	304.01/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	256.98/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	283.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	308.58/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,314.29/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,314	7
Bulls	—	—	1,220	142.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,732	3
Bulls	—	—	1,135	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,464	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,605	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,787	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,126	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	113.09/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,212	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,174	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,117	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	128.08/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,554	7

How this sale compares

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 352Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 73Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 41

No Trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	340.00–345.00	342.97
2	400–450	433	320.00–335.00	327.46
2	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
9	500–550	527	260.00–275.00	264.97
2	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	365	360.00–365.00	363.29
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	578	285.00–295.00	289.98
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	327.33
2	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
8	450–500	472	305.00–315.00	308.58
8	500–550	502	280.00–295.00	285.04
4	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
7	600–650	607	240.00–265.00	256.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	320.00–330.00	323.73
5	400–450	411	330.00–340.00	332.38
4	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	430	250.00–255.00	253.45
5	500–550	527	240.00–245.00	242.01
2	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
7	300–350	325	300.00–325.00	315.63
5	350–400	389	300.00–305.00	304.01
10	400–450	419	290.00–305.00	297.51
8	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	283.74
3	500–550	502	265.00–275.00	268.36
4	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	765	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	414	310.00–315.00	312.20

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	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,314.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	140.00–145.00	142.00
2	—	1,135	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,530	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,360	118.00	118.00
7	—	1,213	127.00–130.00	128.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,635	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,410	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	110.00–115.00	113.09
8	—	959	120.00–125.00	122.38
12	—	1,088	100.00–105.00	102.66

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.

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Russellville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle