Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.98/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −92.11 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$294.98

14 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs AL average

−26.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	305.79	1,623	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	286.88	1,561	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $62 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 sale14 hd

294.98

—

AL average13 barns · 270 hd

296.81

−1.83

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−26.40

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−92.11

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	1,606	174.62	2,805	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	134.89	1,535	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,755	125.00	2,194	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	450–500	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	426.94/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	446.56/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	313.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	383.28/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	367.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.36/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	354.26/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	332.34/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	269.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	371.25/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	278.78/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	343.93/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	358.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	395.07/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	174.72/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	186.47/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,656	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	129.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,447	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	139.67/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,574	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,194	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 211Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 75Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	320	440.00–450.00	446.56
7	350–400	384	420.00–445.00	426.94
6	400–450	422	375.00–400.00	383.28
2	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	523	325.00–335.00	329.88
4	550–600	581	310.00–320.00	313.76
2	600–650	628	310.00–315.00	312.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	369	385.00–400.00	395.07
5	400–450	419	350.00–370.00	358.82
5	450–500	466	330.00–355.00	343.93
2	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	307.49
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	381	365.00–380.00	371.25
7	400–450	422	345.00–360.00	354.26
2	450–500	475	325.00–340.00	332.34
4	500–550	516	305.00–315.00	309.94
2	550–600	560	295.00–300.00	297.48
2	600–650	630	265.00–275.00	269.96
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	360.00–375.00	367.68
4	350–400	380	345.00–355.00	350.36
3	400–450	432	330.00–340.00	335.00
6	450–500	480	305.00–315.00	309.91
4	500–550	508	290.00–300.00	294.98
4	550–600	580	275.00–280.00	278.78
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	171.00–180.00	174.72
3	—	1,782	183.00–190.00	186.47
3	—	1,633	160.00–165.00	162.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,119	125.00–132.00	129.32
5	—	1,127	137.00–142.00	139.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	125.00	125.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle