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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 86▼ 569 vs year ago 594 · −95.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 55▼ 13 vs year ago 78 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 21▲ 132 vs year ago 29 · +455.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply 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 $262.30/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −93.36 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$262.30

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$30.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs AL average

−44.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	272.62	1,427	6thin
Medium and Large 3	553	241.66	1,336	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $90 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 sale9 hd

262.30

—

AL average15 barns · 214 hd

263.87

−1.57

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−44.71

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−93.36

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	—	Low	1,694	165.46	2,802	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	151.00	2,205	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	148.60	2,020	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	116.69	1,237	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)	—	$2,075	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,615	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,163	7

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	383.69/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,262	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	371.76/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,338	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	322.38/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,628	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	304.85/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,021	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	294.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,130	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	311.25/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,307	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	258.41/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,202	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	299.63/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,411	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	275.14/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,425	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,336	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,229	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	362.42/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,388	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	319.49/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,304	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	336.23/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,574	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,662	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,646	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,367	154.37/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	167.38/cwt	164.00–170.00	3,138	3
Bulls	—	—	2,130	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	4,111	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	110.16/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,100	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	118.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,263	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	130.71/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,588	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	135.38/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,750	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	164.72/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,229	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	151.07/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,160	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,205	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163.00/head	1,000.00–1,330.00	1,163	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,075	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615.00/head	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,615	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 86Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 55Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 21Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	370.00–375.00	372.50
2	350–400	383	360.00–365.00	362.42
5	400–450	408	317.50–320.00	319.49
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	610	270.00–275.00	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	468	335.00–337.50	336.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	665	240.00–255.00	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	335	295.00–315.00	304.85
6	350–400	383	290.00–310.00	294.91
4	400–450	420	300.00–315.00	311.25
8	450–500	471	295.00–310.00	299.63
5	500–550	518	255.00–285.00	275.14
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	255.00–265.00	258.41
3	550–600	553	240.00–245.00	241.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	470	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	329	380.00–390.00	383.69
3	350–400	360	370.00–375.00	371.76
4	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	505	310.00–335.00	322.38
2	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	132.00–140.00	135.38
3	—	1,430	145.00–158.00	151.07
2	—	1,353	162.00–167.00	164.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,064	115.00–125.00	118.72
8	—	999	109.00–111.00	110.16
3	—	1,215	130.00–131.00	130.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	150.00–159.00	154.37
1	—	2,130	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,875	164.00–170.00	167.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,330.00	1,163.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,615.00

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	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.