Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.73/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −127.36 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$259.73

12 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$32.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs AL average

−37.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	267.97	1,377	9thin
Medium and Large 3	520	235.00	1,222	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.97/cwt here — about $155 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 sale12 hd

259.73

—

AL average15 barns · 491 hd

265.64

−5.91

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−37.27

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−127.36

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	1,421	147.60	2,098	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	144.00	2,009	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	134.86	1,828	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	113.64	1,229	8thin

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)	—	$2,004	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,621	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,054	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	267.97/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,377	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	258.96/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	268.12/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,520	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	281.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	320.72/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	336.72/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,273	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	328.45/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	321.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	315.04/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	258.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	308.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	287.99/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,523	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	108.09/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,242	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	149.25/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,251	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,053.75/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,720.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,720	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,003.57/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	117.26/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,217	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	130.61/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	162.94/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	139.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	361.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	320.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	280.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,321	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	234.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	288	495.13/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	403.52/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	298.86/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 322Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 88Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	423	295.00–305.00	298.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	320.00–325.00	321.48
5	350–400	376	310.00–330.00	315.04
3	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
9	450–500	471	275.00–285.00	280.47
9	500–550	514	262.50–275.00	267.97
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	780	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	425	270.00–275.00	272.47
4	450–500	459	255.00–260.00	258.72
3	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
12	350–400	378	335.00–345.00	336.72
3	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	505	300.00–315.00	308.97
4	550–600	559	275.00–285.00	281.26
3	600–650	615	255.00–262.00	258.96
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	395.00–420.00	403.52
3	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	490.00–500.00	495.13
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	320.00–340.00	328.45
5	400–450	421	315.00–325.00	320.99
3	450–500	477	312.50–325.00	320.72
4	500–550	529	280.00–295.00	287.99
10	550–600	567	260.00–275.00	268.12
2	600–650	628	240.00–255.00	247.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	220.00–250.00	234.71
4	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	360	350.00–370.00	361.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	1,360	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,353	138.00–141.00	139.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	107.00–110.00	108.09
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,038	116.00–119.00	117.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	147.00–152.00	149.25
2	—	1,408	130.00–131.00	130.61
2	—	1,348	158.00–168.00	162.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,003.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.75

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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