Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $284.59/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −102.51 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$284.59

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs AL average

−30.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	320.00	1,600	1thin
Medium and Large 2	553	284.96	1,576	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	245.00	1,372	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

284.59

—

AL average14 barns · 263 hd

284.81

−0.22

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−30.37

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−102.51

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	1,500	162.36	2,436	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	150.16	1,879	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	125.00	2,125	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	121.21	1,295	13

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)	—	$2,058	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,632	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,279	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	329.98/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	340.89/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	289.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	361.65/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	417.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	332.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	421.71/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	348.84/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	341.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	143.61/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,693	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	119.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,278	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	135.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,507	3
Bulls	—	—	1,333	147.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,021	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	152.78/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,105	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	108.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,064	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	178.31/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,079	3
Bulls	—	—	1,497	165.71/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,481	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,058.33/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,058	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,632.14/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,632	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,278.57/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	311.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	376.45/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	333.42/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	277.43/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	218.97/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	249.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,690	7

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 445Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 120Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	345.00–350.00	346.68
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	363	340.00–342.50	340.89
3	400–450	425	315.00–340.00	329.98
2	450–500	465	320.00–325.00	322.55
7	500–550	540	280.00–300.00	289.27
4	550–600	576	275.00–285.00	277.43
2	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	652	240.00–255.00	249.97
7	700–750	727	230.00–235.00	232.46
3	800–850	812	217.00–220.00	218.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	305.00–310.00	307.52
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	378	415.00–420.00	417.42
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	420.00–425.00	421.71
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	355	390.00–405.00	397.50
3	400–450	425	350.00–370.00	361.65
6	450–500	458	347.50–355.00	348.84
5	500–550	535	320.00–335.00	332.17
3	550–600	588	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	317.00	317.00
2	650–700	665	275.00–285.00	279.92
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	376.45
3	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	333.42
3	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	380	360.00–370.00	365.00
6	400–450	410	335.00–345.00	341.59
2	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	505	320.00–325.00	322.50
5	550–600	580	305.00–315.00	311.10
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	315.00–325.00	320.00
3	500–550	526	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	142.00–145.00	143.61
2	—	1,243	160.00–165.00	162.60
3	—	1,378	150.00–158.00	152.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	115.00–127.00	119.17
3	—	1,113	132.00–138.00	135.44
2	—	985	105.00–110.00	108.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	144.00–152.00	147.89
3	—	1,727	173.00–185.00	178.31
3	—	1,497	161.00–170.00	165.71

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	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,632.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,278.57

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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Slaughter Cattle

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