Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.59/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −44.51 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$342.59

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs AL average

−27.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	348.33	1,934	12thin
Medium and Large 2	549	336.33	1,846	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $87 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

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 sale23 hd

342.59

—

AL average16 barns · 571 hd

337.06

+5.52

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−27.22

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−44.51

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	1,509	202.71	3,059	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	170.00	2,423	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	161.06	1,859	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	155.00	1,542	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	386.98/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	467.15/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	418.15/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	422.71/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	366.37/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	334.92/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	375.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	507.55/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	441.35/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	357.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	396.40/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,669	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	393.05/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	393.54/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	377.11/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,991	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	551.95/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,507	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	171.05/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,118	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	162.51/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,815	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	191.16/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,628	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	500.33/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,718	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	204.64/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	330.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	351.13/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	302.53/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	357.34/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	358.58/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	298.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	420.82/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	370.70/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.27/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	490.46/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	329.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	341.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	340.83/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	312.53/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,056	2

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 223Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	480.00–500.00	490.46
5	350–400	380	415.00–430.00	420.82
10	400–450	422	380.00–400.00	386.98
7	450–500	464	360.00–375.00	366.37
6	500–550	518	350.00–365.00	357.34
5	550–600	573	340.00–360.00	351.13
2	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	312.53
2	650–700	658	295.00–310.00	302.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
4	250–300	273	530.00–575.00	551.95
2	300–350	338	485.00–515.00	500.33
6	350–400	372	455.00–485.00	467.15
11	400–450	414	410.00–435.00	422.71
11	450–500	465	385.00–410.00	393.54
10	500–550	528	370.00–385.00	377.11
2	550–600	560	370.00–375.00	372.48
2	600–650	610	320.00–340.00	329.92
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	325	420.00–460.00	441.35
6	350–400	378	410.00–425.00	418.15
16	400–450	421	385.00–405.00	396.40
5	450–500	466	370.00–380.00	375.94
5	500–550	519	350.00–370.00	357.94
7	550–600	581	340.00–345.00	341.46
6	600–650	624	325.00–340.00	334.92
2	650–700	658	305.00–320.00	312.53
2	700–750	715	290.00–300.00	294.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	375	395.00–405.00	400.27
8	400–450	431	365.00–375.00	370.70
7	450–500	478	350.00–365.00	358.58
6	500–550	524	335.00–345.00	340.83
5	550–600	579	325.00–335.00	330.92
4	600–650	620	305.00–315.00	309.98
3	650–700	668	295.00–300.00	298.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	605	345.00–350.00	347.48
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	500.00–515.00	507.55
4	500–550	514	390.00–397.00	393.05
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	170.00–172.00	171.05
5	—	1,117	160.00–167.00	162.51
2	—	1,163	145.00–150.00	147.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	190.00–192.00	191.16
1	—	1,690	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,538	200.00–207.00	204.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925.00

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