Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.38/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −69.68 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$328.38

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$11.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

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	335.35	1,821	15thin
Medium and Large 2	542	323.62	1,753	22

One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $68 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 sale37 hd

328.38

—

AL average16 barns · 508 hd

328.37

+0.01

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−69.68

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	—	Low	1,609	190.76	3,069	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	160.00	2,144	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	157.48	1,824	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	141.88	1,620	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	372.97/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	387.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	414.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	396.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	344.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	360.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	306.98/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	329.86/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	369.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	421.24/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,550	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	331.77/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	339.45/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	399.97/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.73/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	308.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,072	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,701	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	168.08/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,145	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	156.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,750	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	468.84/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	179.43/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,539	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	336.52/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	380.12/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	347.27/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	346.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	320.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	375.55/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	320.71/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	306.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	326.63/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	420.35/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.26/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	405.70/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,753	6

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 419Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 42Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	470	372.00–375.00	372.97
8	500–550	536	345.00–348.00	347.27
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	410.00–420.00	414.98
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	420.00–430.00	425.04
4	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	396.45
4	350–400	378	380.00–395.00	387.35
8	400–450	421	355.00–365.00	360.58
11	450–500	485	340.00–355.00	344.40
7	500–550	512	327.00–332.00	329.86
11	550–600	575	315.00–325.00	320.78
5	600–650	625	305.00–310.00	306.98
2	650–700	653	295.00–300.00	297.51
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	323	375.00–385.00	380.12
3	350–400	362	370.00–375.00	373.36
8	400–450	419	340.00–350.00	346.20
10	450–500	481	325.00–342.50	336.52
7	500–550	501	315.00–325.00	320.71
6	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	304.90
7	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	295.06
3	650–700	675	280.00–285.00	283.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
4	250–300	264	460.00–475.00	468.84
5	300–350	330	430.00–445.00	435.73
12	350–400	368	415.00–430.00	421.24
7	400–450	414	390.00–415.00	399.97
10	450–500	473	360.00–385.00	369.04
7	500–550	509	335.00–342.00	339.45
8	550–600	573	327.00–340.00	331.77
6	600–650	627	315.00–320.00	318.35
4	650–700	671	300.00–315.00	308.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	415.00–425.00	420.35
6	350–400	383	395.00–410.00	405.70
10	400–450	428	370.00–385.00	375.55
10	450–500	470	345.00–355.00	350.26
12	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	326.63
10	550–600	568	315.00–325.00	320.01
3	600–650	612	300.00–310.00	306.54
2	650–700	683	290.00–295.00	292.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	140.00–145.00	141.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,415	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	145.00–150.00	146.73
5	—	1,276	165.00–170.00	168.08
14	—	1,116	155.00–160.00	156.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	177.00–182.00	179.43
2	—	1,685	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	1,845	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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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