Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.10/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −100.90 against this barn's trailing median of $425.00.

Average price

$324.10

38 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs AL average

−25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	325.61	1,833	34
Medium and Large 3	513	311.23	1,597	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $237 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

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $434.50, low $423.22, median $425.00 across 3 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 sale38 hd

324.10

—

AL average13 barns · 191 hd

327.86

−3.76

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−25.18

This barn, trailing median3 sales

425.00

−100.90

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	—	Low	1,623	160.13	2,599	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	155.91	1,795	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	129.92	1,461	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,160	120.00	1,392	1thin

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)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,594	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,380	5

Every lot, as filed

48 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 3	400–450	414	328.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	281.22/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	349.53/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	332.52/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	342.69/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,566	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	396.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	322.31/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,860	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	404.62/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	382.59/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	313.33/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	310.26/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	311.23/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	338.92/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	443.20/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	335.69/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	368.37/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	353.24/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	326.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	279.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,381	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,380.00/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,380	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,593.75/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,594	8
Bulls	—	—	1,328	146.15/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,941	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	162.90/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,810	4
Bulls	—	—	2,100	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	4,011	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	146.82/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	158.70/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,838	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	129.71/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,411	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	140.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,657	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	116.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,299	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,278	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 25Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 65Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 161Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	325.00–330.00	328.96
4	500–550	536	280.00–285.00	281.22
2	550–600	595	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	413	340.00–350.00	345.03
3	450–500	458	320.00–335.00	326.64
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	333	395.00–415.00	404.62
6	350–400	368	380.00–385.00	382.59
11	400–450	438	347.50–360.00	349.53
14	450–500	457	325.00–345.00	342.69
11	500–550	534	320.00–340.00	332.52
23	550–600	577	310.00–324.00	322.31
3	600–650	610	290.00–300.00	294.97
1	650–700	676	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	435.00–450.00	443.20
8	400–450	404	390.00–400.00	396.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	335.00–340.00	338.92
4	500–550	513	310.00–315.00	311.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	427	311.00–315.00	313.33
3	450–500	465	297.00	297.00
4	500–550	508	277.50–280.00	279.35
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	365.00–370.00	368.37
6	300–350	343	350.00–360.00	355.04
8	350–400	378	330.00–340.00	335.69
9	450–500	462	295.00–325.00	310.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	412	350.00–355.00	353.24

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	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,593.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	140.00–151.00	146.15
4	—	1,725	159.00–173.00	162.90
1	—	2,100	191.00	191.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	144.00–149.00	146.82
8	—	1,158	154.00–164.00	158.70
1	—	1,340	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	124.00–137.00	129.71
5	—	1,176	140.00–146.00	140.94
4	—	1,115	110.00–121.00	116.46

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

Steers · 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