Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady. 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 $292.45/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −94.64 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$292.45

11 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs AL average

−28.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	294.71	1,593	8thin
Medium and Large 3	518	286.43	1,484	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $109 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 sale11 hd

292.45

—

AL average15 barns · 369 hd

296.91

−4.47

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−28.73

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−94.64

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	1,586	169.96	2,696	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	134.07	1,633	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	129.62	1,679	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	120.28	1,184	16

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)	—	$1,980	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,383	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,441	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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	500–550	523	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	284.33/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	286.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	454.86/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	352.27/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	345.09/cwt	330.00–362.00	1,460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	299.85/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	305.08/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	416.43/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,553	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	374.87/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	375.79/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	434.62/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	398.74/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	317.70/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,158	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	129.62/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,679	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	133.08/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,566	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	148.88/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	171.34/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,604	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,383	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,980.00/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,980	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,192.86/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,193	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,050.00–3,600.00	3,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,457	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	180.57/cwt	180.00–182.50	3,106	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	107.62/cwt	102.50–110.00	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	128.15/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,284	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	120.10/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	433.40/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	365.26/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	315.77/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	415.81/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	341.83/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.75/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,428	4

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 285Last week 140Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 60Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	381	360.00–385.00	375.79
2	400–450	445	320.00–335.00	327.50
2	500–550	523	285.00–290.00	287.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	450.00–460.00	454.86
3	300–350	328	430.00–440.00	433.40
2	350–400	358	435.00–440.00	437.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	425.00–445.00	434.62
7	300–350	331	405.00–425.00	415.81
11	350–400	373	410.00–425.00	416.43
5	400–450	420	360.00–400.00	374.87
5	450–500	469	330.00–355.00	341.83
10	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	315.77
4	550–600	585	280.00–310.00	299.85
2	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
4	250–300	280	385.00–405.00	398.74
6	300–350	326	350.00–385.00	365.26
9	350–400	376	330.00–365.00	352.27
10	400–450	423	330.00–362.00	345.09
10	450–500	471	300.00–335.00	317.70
4	500–550	518	295.00–310.00	305.08
4	550–600	563	280.00–287.50	284.33
2	600–650	608	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	310.00–315.00	312.56
2	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	302.45
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	286.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	373	375.00–405.00	382.75
3	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	330	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	125.00–134.00	129.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,177	130.00–142.50	133.08
2	—	1,183	120.00–127.00	123.71
2	—	1,440	145.00–153.00	148.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	102.50–110.00	107.62
5	—	1,002	125.00–132.50	128.15
8	—	1,018	116.00–122.50	120.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,520	160.00–174.00	171.34
3	—	1,720	180.00–182.50	180.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,192.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,600.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,383.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,980.00

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

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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