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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 285▼ 123 vs year ago 248 · −49.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 102▼ 39 vs year ago 66 · −59.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifer and steer market was lightly tested. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.83/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −60.26 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$316.83

8 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.14

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	316.83	1,683	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

316.83

—

AL average14 barns · 322 hd

319.96

−3.14

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−60.26

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $334.34, median $377.09 across 25 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	1,824	182.12	3,321	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	139.55	1,641	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	115.00	1,231	2thin

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)	—	$2,367	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	5

Every lot

43 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,337	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,114	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	359.88/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,198	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	331.33/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,385	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,537	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	301.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,603	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,717	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	399.07/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,097	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,234	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	419.88/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,356	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	427.27/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,410	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	408.48/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,491	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	363.93/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,561	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.68/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,618	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	317.09/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,671	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	299.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,858	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	192.21/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,579	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	180.53/cwt	178.00–183.00	3,363	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,665	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	135.92/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,624	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,366.67/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,367	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,633.33/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,633	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,350	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 285Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 102Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	390.00–415.00	399.07
2	300–350	323	415.00–425.00	419.88
4	350–400	365	395.00–420.00	408.48
6	400–450	429	350.00–375.00	363.93
6	450–500	475	330.00–350.00	340.68
7	500–550	527	295.00–332.50	317.09
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	299.68
1	850–900	895	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	420.00–440.00	430.00
2	300–350	330	420.00–435.00	427.27
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	405.00–410.00	407.52
1	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	323	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	355.00–365.00	359.88
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	418	320.00–340.00	331.33
2	450–500	488	315.00	315.00
5	500–550	531	300.00–310.00	301.90
3	550–600	582	290.00–300.00	295.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,366.67

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	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	178.00–183.00	180.53
3	—	1,862	189.00–194.00	192.21
1	—	1,630	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,195	130.00–142.50	135.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,080	120.00	120.00

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.