Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available, high dressing boning slaughter cows sold up to $175.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.82/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −68.27 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$318.82

31 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs AL average

−19.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	322.52	1,774	23
Medium and Large 2	551	308.19	1,699	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $75 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.01, low $343.45, median $387.09 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

318.82

—

AL average14 barns · 383 hd

317.65

+1.17

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−19.42

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−68.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,616	190.52	3,079	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	151.65	1,718	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	147.53	1,989	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	133.61	1,260	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,013	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	390.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,503	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	329.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,906	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	376.01/cwt	277.50–392.50	2,583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	371.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	366.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,358	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	405.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	420.11/cwt	410.00–430.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	334.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	347.18/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,479	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	269.72/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	310.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	314.36/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	349.93/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	347.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	290.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	435.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	379.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	306.60/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	333.12/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,602	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.33/cwt	295.00–385.00	2,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	362.30/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	303.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	271.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	249.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	405.00/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	357.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	389.23/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	389.64/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	147.53/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,989	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	141.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,075	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	154.40/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,688	6
Bulls	—	—	1,787	200.08/cwt	197.50–202.50	3,575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	183.93/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,731	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	1,988	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,413	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	134.20/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,365	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	351.48/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	353.75/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	323.56/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,194	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	456.18/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	339.99/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	319.24/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	366.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	503.89/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	366.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	387.91/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	326.78/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	375.82/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	392.25/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,432	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	425.87/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	444.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	289.11/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.67/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	431.25/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	347.95/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,614	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	438.66/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,373	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	368.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	302.48/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,912	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	419.88/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,575	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	385.45/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,661	10

How this sale compares

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 209Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 40Year ago 0

No trends available, high dressing boning slaughter cows sold up to $175.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	430.00–440.00	435.04
7	300–350	334	390.00–420.00	405.00
11	350–400	385	380.00–395.00	390.49
7	400–450	443	360.00–375.00	368.90
8	450–500	485	340.00–355.00	347.40
13	500–550	513	320.00–340.00	334.08
6	550–600	588	295.00–315.00	306.60
3	600–650	623	285.00–295.00	290.08
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	720	265.00–275.00	271.62
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
10	300–350	313	430.00–450.00	438.66
10	350–400	375	410.00–430.00	419.88
10	400–450	431	380.00–395.00	385.45
5	450–500	452	360.00–375.00	366.97
7	500–550	516	345.00–360.00	351.48
3	550–600	558	335.00–345.00	339.99
4	600–650	616	310.00–317.50	314.36
2	650–700	675	295.00–385.00	340.33
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	380.00–400.00	389.64
3	300–350	335	370.00–380.00	375.10
3	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	389	400.00–415.00	405.02
11	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	371.76
2	450–500	478	355.00–370.00	362.30
4	500–550	510	340.00–355.00	349.93
14	550–600	579	325.00–330.00	329.27
2	600–650	600	305.00–315.00	310.00
7	650–700	687	277.50–392.50	376.01
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	370.00–390.00	379.74
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	490.00–520.00	503.89
4	300–350	306	450.00–470.00	456.18
4	350–400	361	425.00–435.00	431.25
15	400–450	429	385.00–400.00	387.91
12	450–500	486	375.00–385.00	375.82
11	500–550	525	365.00–367.50	365.67
4	550–600	555	350.00–365.00	353.75
2	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
17	650–700	678	310.00–325.00	323.56
3	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	410.00–430.00	420.11
9	300–350	314	375.00–405.00	389.23
8	350–400	370	360.00–375.00	366.90
11	400–450	426	340.00–355.00	347.18
16	450–500	481	320.00–337.50	333.12
5	500–550	533	305.00–315.00	310.99
3	550–600	582	290.00–310.00	303.52
2	600–650	623	260.00–280.00	269.72
2	650–700	675	240.00–260.00	249.78
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	370.00–380.00	375.00
4	300–350	326	350.00–360.00	357.47
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	423	325.00–330.00	327.49
2	450–500	490	285.00–290.00	287.53
2	650–700	668	220.00–230.00	224.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	288	440.00–450.00	444.87
6	300–350	303	420.00–430.00	425.87
10	350–400	365	385.00–395.00	392.25
5	400–450	410	360.00–375.00	366.93
17	450–500	464	344.00–355.00	347.95
10	500–550	523	325.00–332.50	326.78
13	550–600	571	315.00–325.00	319.24
7	600–650	632	297.50–310.00	302.48
8	650–700	669	288.00–295.00	289.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	145.00–152.50	147.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	140.00–145.00	141.26
3	—	1,297	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,093	150.00–157.50	154.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	140.00–145.00	143.04
3	—	1,017	130.00–137.50	134.20
5	—	853	120.00–127.50	123.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	197.50–202.50	200.08
2	—	1,485	180.00–187.50	183.93
1	—	1,365	175.00	175.00

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)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	1,987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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