Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder catttle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.07/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −90.98 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$307.07

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$37.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	312.42	1,707	12thin
Medium and Large 3	543	275.00	1,492	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.42/cwt here — about $216 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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $347.90, median $398.06 across 22 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

307.07

—

AL average15 barns · 251 hd

324.05

−16.97

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−90.98

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	1,319	157.17	2,073	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	136.63	1,921	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,084	135.73	1,471	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	116.18	1,101	9thin

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)	—	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	350–400	383	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	376.67/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	387.05/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	331.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	330.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	265.62/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	339.87/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	318.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	238.01/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	293.84/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	106.20/cwt	97.00–110.00	932	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	123.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,233	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,110	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	135.49/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,341	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	130.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,764	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	145.10/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,988	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	138.77/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,033	6
Bulls	—	—	1,018	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	306.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	316.27/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	323.14/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	335.52/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,590	9

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 173Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 37Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	415.00–420.00	417.50
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	373	380.00–395.00	387.05
3	400–450	423	375.00–380.00	376.67
9	450–500	474	325.00–350.00	335.52
6	500–550	524	310.00–330.00	318.20
6	550–600	569	300.00–315.00	306.64
2	600–650	635	285.00–290.00	287.50
2	650–700	658	260.00–265.00	262.49
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	765	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	422	315.00–335.00	323.14
4	450–500	488	315.00–320.00	316.27
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	335.00–345.00	339.87
4	400–450	418	320.00–340.00	331.05
2	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	324.92
4	500–550	528	280.00–315.00	293.84
3	550–600	572	257.50–280.00	265.62
5	600–650	627	230.00–250.00	238.01
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	325.00–335.00	330.32
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	488	260.00–270.00	265.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	360.00–365.00	362.50
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	563	287.50–290.00	288.76
2	600–650	625	260.00–265.00	262.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	97.00–110.00	106.20
4	—	998	120.00–125.00	123.50
2	—	953	115.00–118.00	116.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,063	140.00–143.00	141.46
3	—	1,072	133.00–139.00	135.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	130.00–133.00	130.67
2	—	1,370	144.00–146.00	145.10
6	—	1,465	134.00–142.00	138.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,018	147.50–150.00	148.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle