Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.22/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −111.87 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$275.22

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

vs AL average

−29.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	287.50	1,610	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	274.61	1,456	20

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

275.22

—

AL average10 barns · 278 hd

282.84

−7.62

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−29.42

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−111.87

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	—	High	1,496	155.12	2,321	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	136.85	2,093	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	135.14	1,638	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	113.18	1,212	16

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)	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,089	5

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	263.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	307.07/cwt	302.50–312.00	1,603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	238.52/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	287.74/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	322.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	319.22/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	345.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	276.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,658	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	276.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	271.01/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	318.65/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	309.77/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,298	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	287.08/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	246.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	292.83/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,526	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	155.24/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,367	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	141.01/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,084	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	143.09/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,731	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	106.26/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,121	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,089.00/head	1,015.00–1,200.00	1,089	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	126.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	119.48/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,283	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	135.53/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,671	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,457	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	119.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	226.42/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	328.87/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	303.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	353.18/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 90Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 37Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	426	320.00–335.00	328.87
6	450–500	462	300.00–310.00	303.36
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	333	330.00–335.00	332.52
3	350–400	383	317.50–320.00	319.22
13	400–450	419	305.00–312.50	309.77
7	450–500	479	285.00–290.00	287.08
13	500–550	508	270.00–280.00	276.55
7	550–600	571	270.00–275.00	271.01
3	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	246.77
2	650–700	680	225.00–235.00	230.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	405	285.00–295.00	290.00
3	450–500	462	260.00–270.00	266.71
2	600–650	628	220.00–232.50	226.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	440	327.50	327.50
8	450–500	458	320.00–325.00	322.59
5	500–550	521	287.50–300.00	292.83
7	550–600	555	275.00–290.00	287.74
3	600–650	612	260.00–270.00	263.30
2	700–750	723	237.00–240.00	238.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	513	310.00–315.00	312.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	345.17
4	400–450	420	325.00–335.00	329.94
8	450–500	473	315.00–325.00	318.65
7	500–550	522	302.50–312.00	307.07
11	600–650	600	275.00–280.00	276.36
2	650–700	668	260.00–270.00	264.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	303	400.00–405.00	402.48
3	400–450	412	345.00–365.00	353.18
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	545	323.00	323.00
5	550–600	558	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,525	150.00–159.00	155.24
1	—	1,335	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	137.00–145.00	141.01
2	—	1,440	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,670	117.00–122.00	119.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	142.00–144.00	143.09
3	—	1,193	125.00–128.00	126.79
3	—	1,233	132.00–138.00	135.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	101.00–110.00	106.26
5	—	1,074	115.00–122.00	119.48
2	—	1,133	127.00–130.00	128.56

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)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,015.00–1,200.00	1,089.00

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

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

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