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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 10

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jan 27Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 322▲ 114 vs year ago 266 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 88▲ 52 vs year ago 52 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 10▼ 19 vs year ago 44 · −43.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was moderate with good to moderate 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 $259.73/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −95.93 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$259.73

12 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$32.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs AL average

−37.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	267.97	1,377	9thin
Medium and Large 3	520	235.00	1,222	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.97/cwt here — about $155 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

259.73

—

AL average15 barns · 491 hd

265.64

−5.91

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−37.27

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−95.93

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	—	Average	1,421	147.60	2,098	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	144.00	2,009	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	134.86	1,828	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	113.64	1,229	8thin

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)	—	$2,004	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,621	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,054	4thin

Every lot

57 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	288	495.13/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,426	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	403.52/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,223	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	336.72/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,273	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	308.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,560	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	281.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,572	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	258.96/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,593	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	321.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,058	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	315.04/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,185	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	298.86/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,264	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,158	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	258.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,188	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	280.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,321	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	267.97/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,377	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,697	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fancy	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	361.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,301	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	328.45/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,245	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	320.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,351	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	320.72/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,530	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	234.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,197	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	287.99/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,523	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	268.12/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,520	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,554	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	162.94/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,196	2
Bulls	—	—	1,408	130.61/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	149.25/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,251	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	117.26/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,217	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	108.09/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,242	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	139.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,881	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,650	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,009	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,003.57/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,004	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,720	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053.75/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054	4

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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 322Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 88Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	423	295.00–305.00	298.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	320.00–325.00	321.48
5	350–400	376	310.00–330.00	315.04
3	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
9	450–500	471	275.00–285.00	280.47
9	500–550	514	262.50–275.00	267.97
1	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	780	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	425	270.00–275.00	272.47
4	450–500	459	255.00–260.00	258.72
3	500–550	520	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
12	350–400	378	335.00–345.00	336.72
3	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	505	300.00–315.00	308.97
4	550–600	559	275.00–285.00	281.26
3	600–650	615	255.00–262.00	258.96
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	395.00–420.00	403.52
3	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	490.00–500.00	495.13
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	320.00–340.00	328.45
5	400–450	421	315.00–325.00	320.99
3	450–500	477	312.50–325.00	320.72
4	500–550	529	280.00–295.00	287.99
10	550–600	567	260.00–275.00	268.12
2	600–650	628	240.00–255.00	247.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	220.00–250.00	234.71
4	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	360	350.00–370.00	361.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	1,360	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,353	138.00–141.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	107.00–110.00	108.09
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,038	116.00–119.00	117.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	147.00–152.00	149.25
2	—	1,408	130.00–131.00	130.61
2	—	1,348	158.00–168.00	162.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,003.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.00

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	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.75

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.