Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $345.91/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −52.15 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$345.91

32 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$20.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	355.92	1,898	16thin
Medium and Large 2	541	335.90	1,818	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.02/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd

345.91

—

AL average12 barns · 422 hd

333.27

+12.64

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−52.15

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	1,720	202.08	3,475	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	160.11	2,013	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	160.00	2,453	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	140.00	1,722	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)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,281	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	421.19/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	325.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	409.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	360.04/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	391.85/cwt	384.00–405.00	1,661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	356.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,453	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	323.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.01/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,872	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	374.39/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	416.95/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	341.26/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	343.66/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,969	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	168.37/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,132	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	158.16/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,045	8
Bulls	—	—	1,494	194.26/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,902	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,779	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,281.25/head	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,281	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	344.84/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	306.61/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,079	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	211.76/cwt	205.00–220.00	4,051	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	374.38/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	303.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	400.17/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	357.83/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	386.17/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	331.39/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,700	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	343.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	319.10/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	399.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,809	9

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 535Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 29Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
9	450–500	453	395.00–400.00	399.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
8	500–550	508	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	415.00–425.00	421.19
4	350–400	368	395.00–405.00	400.17
8	400–450	415	370.00–380.00	374.38
11	450–500	474	350.00–365.00	357.83
9	500–550	522	340.00–350.00	343.90
7	550–600	566	320.00–330.00	325.61
4	600–650	630	305.00–310.00	307.48
4	650–700	675	295.00–300.00	297.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	525.00	525.00
5	300–350	327	430.00–440.00	435.03
5	350–400	376	410.00–430.00	416.95
7	400–450	424	384.00–405.00	391.85
9	450–500	463	370.00–380.00	374.39
12	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	360.01
4	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	343.66
4	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	325.08
3	650–700	678	305.00–310.00	306.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	314	400.00–425.00	409.16
6	400–450	413	370.00–380.00	374.88
11	450–500	456	355.00–370.00	360.04
4	500–550	506	340.00–345.00	341.26
4	550–600	580	330.00–335.00	332.50
3	600–650	630	310.00–325.00	319.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	390.00–395.00	392.54
4	350–400	368	380.00–390.00	386.17
13	400–450	407	350.00–365.00	356.98
11	450–500	469	340.00–350.00	344.84
11	500–550	513	325.00–335.00	331.39
3	550–600	570	320.00–325.00	323.39
3	600–650	617	300.00–305.00	303.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,266	165.00–177.00	168.37
8	—	1,293	155.00–162.00	158.16
5	—	1,186	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	192.00–195.00	194.26
1	—	1,655	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,913	205.00–220.00	211.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,281.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle