Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder classes were too few to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −138.76 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$248.33

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.83

vs AL average

−49.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	248.33	1,358	3thin

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

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 sale3 hd

248.33

—

AL average14 barns · 267 hd

260.16

−11.83

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−49.50

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−138.76

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	144.00	2,066	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	138.72	1,778	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	118.43	1,175	10

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)	—	$2,364	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,421	7

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	123.06/cwt	119.00–127.50	1,149	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,745	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,810	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	234.16/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	311.41/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	280.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	301.64/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	256.27/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	377.61/cwt	370.00–380.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	237.53/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	296.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	290.89/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,280.00/head	3,280.00–3,280.00	3,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,421.43/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,421	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,250	8

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder classes were too few to trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	119.00–127.50	123.06
2	—	1,150	134.00–135.00	134.49
3	—	985	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	1,275	140.00–144.00	141.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	144.00	144.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	420	295.00–300.00	297.38
2	500–550	520	275.00–285.00	279.95
3	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	610	255.00–257.50	256.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	370.00–380.00	377.61
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	310	290.00–300.00	296.67
5	400–450	407	285.00–295.00	290.89
4	450–500	461	275.00–285.00	280.01
2	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	612	232.50–235.00	234.16
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	300.00–315.00	311.41
3	500–550	512	295.00–305.00	301.64
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	410	330.00–335.00	332.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	230.00–245.00	237.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,280.00	3,280.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,421.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,250.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle