Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.04/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −81.02 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$317.04

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	326.73	1,774	13thin
Medium and Large 2	552	301.29	1,663	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

317.04

—

AL average13 barns · 268 hd

326.12

−9.09

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−81.02

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	1,703	196.67	3,350	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,268	162.29	2,058	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	160.04	1,786	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	144.19	1,278	6thin

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)	—	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,632	6

Every lot, as filed

60 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	300–350	343	420.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	355.27/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,521	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	306.83/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	253.36/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	297.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	331.57/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	335.09/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.27/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	417.40/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	388.90/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	369.17/cwt	360.01–375.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	293.63/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	341.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	371.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	318.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,783	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	143.45/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,291	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,277	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	—	2,275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	322.04/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,539	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,620.00–1,950.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,463.33/head	1,370.00–1,550.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	337.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	320.12/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	293.83/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,058	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,105	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,547	1

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 261Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 44Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	415.00–425.00	420.04
6	350–400	356	405.00–425.00	417.40
10	400–450	419	380.00–405.00	388.90
2	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
8	500–550	533	325.00–337.50	331.57
5	550–600	559	310.00–330.00	318.98
6	600–650	631	290.00–305.00	293.63
2	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	375	370.00–390.00	380.88
12	400–450	428	345.00–370.00	355.27
10	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	341.55
3	500–550	525	290.00–320.00	306.83
5	550–600	568	285.00–305.00	297.96
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	690	260.00–265.00	262.48
3	700–750	733	250.00–255.00	253.36
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	523	345.00–347.50	346.27
1	550–600	560	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	580	310.00–315.00	312.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	385.00–395.00	389.95
5	400–450	427	360.01–375.00	369.17
6	450–500	460	340.00–350.00	344.89
5	500–550	509	330.00–345.00	335.09
2	550–600	558	320.00–325.00	322.53
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	370.00–375.00	371.72
4	400–450	429	330.00–345.00	337.57
2	450–500	478	310.00–335.00	322.04
5	500–550	517	300.00–325.00	320.12
4	600–650	609	280.00–300.00	293.83
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	715	240.00–245.00	242.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	142.50–145.00	143.45
2	—	838	150.00–155.00	152.40
1	—	940	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	160.00–165.00	162.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,130	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,065	155.00–160.00	156.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,105	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,730	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,620.00–1,950.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,370.00–1,550.00	1,463.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.00

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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