Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were too few to trend. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle market was lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $285.83/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −112.23 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$285.83

11 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	285.83	1,573	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $347.90, median $398.06 across 22 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 sale11 hd

285.83

—

AL average15 barns · 258 hd

283.23

+2.60

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−112.23

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	1,772	141.64	2,510	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	134.26	1,578	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	113.85	1,405	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,677	3thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	141.06/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,494	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	109.12/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,277	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	243.67/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	292.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	273.73/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	311.24/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,676.67/head	1,500.00–1,830.00	1,677	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 339Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 100Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 41

compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were too few to trend. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle market was lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	322.46
4	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	530	285.00–300.00	292.74
4	550–600	586	270.00–280.00	273.73
2	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	713	220.00–230.00	225.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	404	310.00–315.00	311.24
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	405	290.00–300.00	295.06
4	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	508	270.00–280.00	275.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	570	243.00–245.00	243.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	360	350.00–365.00	357.50
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	493	300.00–305.00	302.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	139.00–144.00	141.06
1	—	1,645	150.00	150.00
1	—	2,080	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,198	131.00–133.00	132.01
1	—	1,200	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	1,170	108.00–110.00	109.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,830.00	1,676.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle