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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 445▼ 163 vs year ago 320 · −50.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 120▲ 38 vs year ago 47 · +80.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 25▲ 20 vs year ago 24 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls 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 $284.59/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −71.07 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$284.59

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs AL average

−30.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	320.00	1,600	1thin
Medium and Large 2	553	284.96	1,576	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	245.00	1,372	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

284.59

—

AL average14 barns · 263 hd

284.81

−0.22

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−30.37

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−71.07

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	1,500	162.36	2,436	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	150.16	1,879	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	125.00	2,125	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	121.21	1,295	13

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)	—	$2,058	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,632	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,279	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	421.71/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,109	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,411	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	417.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,578	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	361.65/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,537	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	348.84/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,598	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	332.17/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,777	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,918	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,861	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	993	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	340.89/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,237	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,290	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	329.98/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,402	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,500	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	289.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,562	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	277.43/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,598	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	249.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,630	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,690	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	218.97/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,778	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,054	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,387	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	341.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,401	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	376.45/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,574	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,520	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,629	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,604	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	333.42/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,774	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	311.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,804	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	147.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,971	4
Bulls	—	—	1,497	165.71/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,481	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	178.31/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,079	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	108.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,064	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	119.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,278	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	135.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,507	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	143.61/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,693	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,021	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	152.78/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,105	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,058.33/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,058	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,632.14/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,632	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,278.57/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,279	7

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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 445Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 120Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	345.00–350.00	346.68
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	363	340.00–342.50	340.89
3	400–450	425	315.00–340.00	329.98
2	450–500	465	320.00–325.00	322.55
7	500–550	540	280.00–300.00	289.27
4	550–600	576	275.00–285.00	277.43
2	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	652	240.00–255.00	249.97
7	700–750	727	230.00–235.00	232.46
3	800–850	812	217.00–220.00	218.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	305.00–310.00	307.52
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	378	415.00–420.00	417.42
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	420.00–425.00	421.71
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	355	390.00–405.00	397.50
3	400–450	425	350.00–370.00	361.65
6	450–500	458	347.50–355.00	348.84
5	500–550	535	320.00–335.00	332.17
3	550–600	588	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	317.00	317.00
2	650–700	665	275.00–285.00	279.92
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	376.45
3	500–550	532	330.00–335.00	333.42
3	600–650	615	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	380	360.00–370.00	365.00
6	400–450	410	335.00–345.00	341.59
2	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	505	320.00–325.00	322.50
5	550–600	580	305.00–315.00	311.10
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	315.00–325.00	320.00
3	500–550	526	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	142.00–145.00	143.61
2	—	1,243	160.00–165.00	162.60
3	—	1,378	150.00–158.00	152.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	115.00–127.00	119.17
3	—	1,113	132.00–138.00	135.44
2	—	985	105.00–110.00	108.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	144.00–152.00	147.89
3	—	1,727	173.00–185.00	178.31
3	—	1,497	161.00–170.00	165.71

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	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250.00

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)	6	—	—	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,632.14

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	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,278.57

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.