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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 27

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jan 13Jan 27Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▲ 232 vs last sale 90▲ 22 vs year ago 300 · +7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 37▲ 29 vs year ago 59 · +49.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.22/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −80.43 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$275.22

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

vs AL average

−29.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	287.50	1,610	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	274.61	1,456	20

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

275.22

—

AL average10 barns · 278 hd

282.84

−7.62

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−29.42

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−80.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.80, low $305.56, median $355.65 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,496	155.12	2,321	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	136.85	2,093	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	135.14	1,638	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	113.18	1,212	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)	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,089	5

Every lot

61 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,220	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	345.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	353.18/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,455	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,386	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	318.65/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,507	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	307.07/cwt	302.50–312.00	1,603	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,760	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,772	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	276.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,658	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,770	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,107	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	319.22/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,223	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,175	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	309.77/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,298	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	328.87/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,401	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	303.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,402	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,232	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	287.08/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,375	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	276.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,405	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	271.01/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,547	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	226.42/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,422	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	246.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,555	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,564	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,441	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	322.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,477	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,563	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,603	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	292.83/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,526	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	287.74/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,597	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	263.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,611	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	238.52/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,724	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	155.24/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,367	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,704	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	106.26/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,121	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	119.48/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,283	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,457	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	126.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,513	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	143.09/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,731	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	135.53/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,671	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,160	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	141.01/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,084	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	119.54/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,996	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089.00/head	1,015.00–1,200.00	1,089	5

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 90Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 37Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	426	320.00–335.00	328.87
6	450–500	462	300.00–310.00	303.36
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	333	330.00–335.00	332.52
3	350–400	383	317.50–320.00	319.22
13	400–450	419	305.00–312.50	309.77
7	450–500	479	285.00–290.00	287.08
13	500–550	508	270.00–280.00	276.55
7	550–600	571	270.00–275.00	271.01
3	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	246.77
2	650–700	680	225.00–235.00	230.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	405	285.00–295.00	290.00
3	450–500	462	260.00–270.00	266.71
2	600–650	628	220.00–232.50	226.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	440	327.50	327.50
8	450–500	458	320.00–325.00	322.59
5	500–550	521	287.50–300.00	292.83
7	550–600	555	275.00–290.00	287.74
3	600–650	612	260.00–270.00	263.30
2	700–750	723	237.00–240.00	238.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	513	310.00–315.00	312.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	345.17
4	400–450	420	325.00–335.00	329.94
8	450–500	473	315.00–325.00	318.65
7	500–550	522	302.50–312.00	307.07
11	600–650	600	275.00–280.00	276.36
2	650–700	668	260.00–270.00	264.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	303	400.00–405.00	402.48
3	400–450	412	345.00–365.00	353.18
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	545	323.00	323.00
5	550–600	558	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,525	150.00–159.00	155.24
1	—	1,335	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	137.00–145.00	141.01
2	—	1,440	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,670	117.00–122.00	119.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	142.00–144.00	143.09
3	—	1,193	125.00–128.00	126.79
3	—	1,233	132.00–138.00	135.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	101.00–110.00	106.26
5	—	1,074	115.00–122.00	119.48
2	—	1,133	127.00–130.00	128.56

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)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	5	—	—	1,015.00–1,200.00	1,089.00

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.