Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher, with high yielding breaking cows up to 175.00. Feeder steers sold mostly steady with instances 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.59/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −64.47 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$333.59

39 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$52.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	343.38	1,861	24
Medium and Large 2	538	327.66	1,762	11thin
Medium and Large 3	532	291.17	1,550	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.21/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $347.90, median $398.06 across 22 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 sale39 hd

333.59

—

AL average12 barns · 388 hd

330.12

+3.47

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−64.47

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	—	Average	1,633	188.06	3,070	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	151.89	1,834	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	151.03	2,141	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	127.00	1,335	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	600–650	618	315.61/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	382.55/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	349.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	314.69/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	309.19/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	348.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	362.85/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	340.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	321.69/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	318.66/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	306.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	372.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	385.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	452.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	291.56/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	363.74/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	151.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,134	11
Bulls	—	—	1,643	189.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,119	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	165.07/cwt	162.50–167.50	2,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,235	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	143.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,734	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	3,503	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	153.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,800	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,300	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,370	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,106	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	314.16/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	368.24/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	369.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	424.87/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	407.59/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	337.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	395.34/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,629	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	475.22/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	349.88/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	361.98/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	312.46/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	262.04/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	332.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.81/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	409.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	406.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	330.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	413.05/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,495	5

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 545Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 44Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	460.00–485.00	475.22
3	300–350	312	420.00–430.00	424.87
5	350–400	362	405.00–420.00	413.05
13	400–450	412	385.00–410.00	395.34
7	450–500	466	365.00–380.00	369.63
11	500–550	523	345.00–360.00	349.88
13	550–600	558	330.00–340.00	337.88
8	600–650	618	315.00–320.00	315.61
3	650–700	653	310.00–317.50	314.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	270	450.00–455.00	452.69
3	300–350	335	400.00–410.00	405.05
2	350–400	353	375.00–390.00	382.55
5	400–450	437	365.00–380.00	372.92
8	450–500	476	340.00–360.00	349.34
7	500–550	525	320.00–340.00	332.80
4	550–600	560	310.00–325.00	318.66
5	600–650	626	300.00–310.00	306.53
2	650–700	660	285.00–290.00	287.46
7	700–750	724	255.00–275.00	262.04
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	895	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	405	325.00–335.00	330.00
3	500–550	518	285.00–300.00	291.56
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	377	400.00–410.00	406.73
2	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
8	450–500	470	355.00–370.00	363.74
6	500–550	509	340.00–355.00	348.40
2	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	660	305.00–312.50	309.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	405	400.00–415.00	407.59
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	405.00–415.00	409.87
1	300–350	305	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	375	365.00–375.00	368.24
7	400–450	416	355.00–370.00	361.98
4	450–500	478	340.00–345.00	341.23
4	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	335.02
3	550–600	573	327.50–335.00	330.81
6	600–650	617	310.00–317.50	312.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	380.00–390.00	385.32
5	300–350	332	355.00–370.00	362.85
5	350–400	358	350.00–360.00	355.11
11	400–450	427	330.00–350.00	340.81
8	450–500	470	320.00–335.00	330.52
9	500–550	525	315.00–325.00	321.69
8	550–600	563	310.00–317.50	314.69
2	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	673	270.00–275.00	272.45
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	335.00–340.00	337.58
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,409	150.00–155.00	151.48
2	—	1,350	162.50–167.50	165.07
4	—	1,475	140.00–145.00	142.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	165.00–170.00	167.43
5	—	1,211	140.00–145.00	143.16
8	—	1,173	150.00–155.00	153.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	120.00–125.00	122.61
2	—	1,043	130.00–132.50	131.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	185.00–195.00	189.86
1	—	1,730	202.50	202.50
1	—	1,515	170.00	170.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

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