Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.15/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −52.94 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$334.15

63 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs AL average

−16.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	338.51	1,838	35
Medium and Large 2	535	328.71	1,760	28

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $78 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

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 sale63 hd

334.15

—

AL average15 barns · 576 hd

329.77

+4.38

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−16.42

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−52.94

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	1,618	198.50	3,212	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	158.75	2,006	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	153.40	1,565	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	300–350	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	335.50/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	374.57/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,599	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	340.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,749	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	345.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	418.78/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	331.01/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,006	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	408.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	335.13/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	386.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,812	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	396.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	364.79/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	525.70/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	364.74/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	323.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	545.06/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	461.42/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,490	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,843	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	194.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,129	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	206.27/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	153.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	364.55/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,881	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	385.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	351.77/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	423.29/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	404.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,512	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	341.23/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	370.23/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	388.07/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	385.37/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	359.33/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,509	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	470.09/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	427.14/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	385.22/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,660	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	368.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	332.17/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,724	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	432.32/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,418	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	354.43/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,698	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	379.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	313.21/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,951	3

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 395Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	350	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	414	415.00–420.00	418.78
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	507	375.00–385.00	379.00
4	600–650	606	340.00–360.00	351.77
3	700–750	710	320.00–325.00	323.30
2	750–800	778	310.00–312.00	310.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	420.00–435.00	427.14
4	450–500	484	380.00–387.00	385.37
20	500–550	516	360.00–370.00	364.55
4	550–600	574	350.00–355.00	352.43
4	600–650	611	340.00–345.00	341.23
4	650–700	657	335.00–337.00	335.50
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	322	400.00–415.00	408.32
5	350–400	360	380.00–390.00	385.97
25	400–450	427	370.00–380.00	374.57
11	450–500	464	360.00–370.00	364.74
16	500–550	513	340.00–345.00	340.98
17	550–600	569	332.00–342.00	335.13
10	600–650	606	327.00–332.00	331.01
2	650–700	658	320.00–322.00	320.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	345.00–350.00	347.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	385.00–390.00	388.07
7	350–400	377	365.00–375.00	370.23
12	400–450	420	350.00–365.00	359.33
21	450–500	479	345.00–362.50	354.43
18	500–550	519	325.00–337.00	332.17
10	550–600	565	320.00–325.00	322.48
4	600–650	613	315.00–320.00	317.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	460.00–480.00	470.09
8	300–350	328	420.00–445.00	432.32
10	350–400	374	400.00–410.00	404.40
16	400–450	431	375.00–390.00	385.22
14	450–500	480	360.00–375.00	368.54
10	500–550	529	340.00–350.00	345.93
6	550–600	567	320.00–330.00	324.90
3	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	313.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	540.00–550.00	545.06
2	250–300	268	510.00–540.00	525.70
7	300–350	323	455.00–465.00	461.42
9	350–400	368	420.00–430.00	423.29
9	400–450	428	390.00–405.00	396.50
16	450–500	469	380.00–400.00	386.39
9	500–550	522	355.00–375.00	364.79
6	550–600	583	335.00–345.00	339.96
2	600–650	613	325.00–330.00	327.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,189	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,420	170.00–175.00	172.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	150.00–157.00	153.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	190.00–200.00	194.62
2	—	1,638	202.00–210.00	206.27

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle