Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.86/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −52.20 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$345.86

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	351.24	1,913	15thin
Medium and Large 2	541	339.13	1,835	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd

345.86

—

AL average16 barns · 451 hd

341.94

+3.91

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−52.20

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	1,709	201.96	3,451	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	162.70	1,826	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	140.00	1,540	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)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	173.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,068	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,620	6
Bulls	—	—	1,701	196.63/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	215.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	162.59/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,844	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	306.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	333.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	394.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	395.65/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	346.14/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	433.94/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	474.92/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	327.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	393.41/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	331.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	369.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	332.43/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	366.37/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	343.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	416.76/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	420.89/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	359.97/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	465.10/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	381.84/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	416.60/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	450.05/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	366.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	444.16/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,608	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 325Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	170.00–180.00	173.80
6	—	1,055	150.00–157.00	153.56
6	—	1,134	160.00–167.00	162.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,701	190.00–202.00	196.63
2	—	1,728	210.00–220.00	215.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	328	410.00–420.00	416.60
2	350–400	380	390.00–400.00	394.87
4	400–450	429	360.00–370.00	366.43
3	450–500	462	340.00–350.00	345.02
5	500–550	514	330.00–335.00	333.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	612	300.00–310.00	306.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	455.00–475.00	465.10
5	300–350	321	425.00–450.00	433.94
6	350–400	362	410.00–430.00	420.89
2	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	385.06
5	450–500	466	355.00–375.00	366.37
4	500–550	510	340.00–360.00	346.14
2	550–600	570	330.00–335.00	332.43
2	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	324.90
2	650–700	653	310.00–315.00	312.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	308	445.00–455.00	450.05
5	350–400	388	420.00–430.00	425.03
8	400–450	436	385.00–405.00	395.65
7	450–500	479	365.00–375.00	369.94
7	500–550	517	340.00–350.00	344.92
5	550–600	575	325.00–335.00	331.02
2	600–650	630	310.00–315.00	312.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	308	465.00–485.00	474.92
10	350–400	362	435.00–465.00	444.16
5	400–450	433	410.00–430.00	416.76
3	450–500	455	390.00–400.00	393.41
7	500–550	525	355.00–370.00	359.97
8	550–600	562	340.00–350.00	343.60
2	600–650	613	320.00–335.00	327.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	370.00–387.00	381.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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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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

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