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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 28

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 125▼ 145 vs year ago 355 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 27▼ 2 vs year ago 102 · −2.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 45 vs year ago 71 · −63.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.43/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.66 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$333.43

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	338.12	1,843	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	310.00	1,597	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $247 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 sale6 hd

333.43

—

AL average13 barns · 268 hd

320.42

+13.01

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−43.66

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	—	Low	1,510	173.22	2,616	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	139.43	1,628	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	128.85	2,047	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	113.50	1,161	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)	—	$1,556	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$990	4thin

Every lot

55 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,900	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,166	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	353.33/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,148	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	376.21/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,264	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	375.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,377	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	343.42/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,463	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	323.63/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,531	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	323.31/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,642	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	298.35/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,739	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	378.23/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,051	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	414.93/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,311	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	409.42/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,523	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,617	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	304.79/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,478	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	342.65/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,830	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,953	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	295.55/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,989	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	268.93/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,944	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	155.21/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,046	2
Bulls	—	—	1,333	166.73/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	189.55/cwt	183.00–195.00	3,330	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,462	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,316	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	140.83/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,593	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	148.32/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,936	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,007	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,091	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,287.50/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,288	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	990.00/head	880.00–1,080.00	990	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 Apr 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 125Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 27Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	370.00–385.00	376.21
3	350–400	367	370.00–385.00	375.32
7	400–450	426	330.00–365.00	343.42
8	450–500	473	315.00–335.00	323.63
3	500–550	508	315.00–335.00	323.31
3	550–600	583	297.50–300.00	298.35
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	345.00–365.00	353.33
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	535	350.00–360.00	355.05
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	677	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	920	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	400.00–430.00	414.93
11	350–400	372	390.00–425.00	409.42
2	400–450	440	365.00–370.00	367.50
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	534	330.00–355.00	342.65
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	314.96
3	650–700	673	280.00–312.50	295.55
5	700–750	723	260.00–275.00	268.93
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
3	250–300	278	375.00–385.00	378.23
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	485	295.00–315.00	304.79
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	117.00	117.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	120.00–125.00	123.35
4	—	1,509	130.00–137.00	132.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	130.00–132.50	130.65
3	—	1,305	147.50–150.00	148.32
6	—	1,131	137.50–142.50	140.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	152.00–158.00	155.21
3	—	1,757	183.00–195.00	189.55
2	—	1,333	162.00–170.00	166.73

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,287.50

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	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	880.00–1,080.00	990.00

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.