Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.32/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −73.73 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$324.32

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$13.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	329.69	1,814	15thin
Medium and Large 2	538	316.26	1,701	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.43/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale25 hd

324.32

—

AL average5 barns · 175 hd

324.94

−0.62

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−73.73

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	1,891	208.54	3,942	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,340	172.00	2,305	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	163.75	2,017	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	145.00	1,399	1thin

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)	—	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,958	212.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	4,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,772	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	204.76/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	162.86/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	374.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	319.92/cwt	317.00–322.50	1,878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	322.12/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	295.76/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	306.60/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	394.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	358.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	334.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	353.33/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.02/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,722	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	281.68/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	310.67/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	394.69/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,492	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	173.39/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,254	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	374.78/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	369.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	335.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	411.60/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	333.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	296.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	320.60/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	462.44/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	482.50/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	431.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	344.30/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,450	14

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 189Year ago 503

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 17

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	210.00–215.00	212.32
2	—	1,823	202.00–207.00	204.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	150.00–157.00	153.68
8	—	1,231	160.00–165.00	162.86
7	—	1,300	170.00–178.00	173.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	172.00	172.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	538	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	425.00–430.00	427.47
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	378	390.00–405.00	394.69
6	400–450	424	370.00–385.00	374.14
6	450–500	461	345.00–365.00	353.33
5	500–550	516	330.00–340.00	333.02
2	550–600	590	315.00–320.00	317.48
3	600–650	622	305.00–315.00	310.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
5	350–400	365	365.00–380.00	374.78
14	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	344.30
8	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	335.47
8	500–550	534	315.00–325.00	320.60
6	550–600	574	300.00–310.00	306.71
5	600–650	620	290.00–300.00	296.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	480.00–485.00	482.50
2	300–350	308	455.00–470.00	462.44
6	350–400	377	420.00–430.00	425.04
9	400–450	414	385.00–405.00	394.35
6	450–500	458	350.00–370.00	358.33
10	500–550	532	330.00–340.00	334.58
5	550–600	587	317.00–322.50	319.92
3	600–650	623	305.00–310.00	306.60
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	420.00–440.00	431.29
6	350–400	368	405.00–415.00	411.60
7	400–450	425	360.00–375.00	369.15
6	450–500	475	335.00–345.00	340.02
6	500–550	523	320.00–325.00	322.12
4	550–600	560	305.00–310.00	307.48
6	600–650	613	290.00–300.00	295.76
3	650–700	667	280.00–285.00	281.68
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	780	255.00	255.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00

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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Russellville Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle