Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with a higher undertone noted. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.03/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −31.03 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$367.03

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	374.52	1,983	10thin
Medium and Large 2	547	352.05	1,927	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $56 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

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 sale15 hd

367.03

—

AL average16 barns · 498 hd

356.13

+10.90

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−31.03

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	—	High	1,567	188.89	2,960	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	157.50	2,524	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	144.13	1,782	9thin

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)	—	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	378.01/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	423.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	335.67/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	358.47/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	341.64/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	343.77/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	380.02/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	403.65/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	442.44/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	421.64/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	414.73/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	346.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	138.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,629	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	190.54/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,064	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	183.98/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,548	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	366.16/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	492.48/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	152.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	336.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	389.36/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	342.42/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	431.77/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	329.72/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	372.06/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,563	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 Sep 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 283Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	395	410.00–415.00	412.50
3	400–450	420	365.00–385.00	372.06
4	450–500	475	360.00–375.00	366.16
4	500–550	516	330.00–340.00	336.15
3	550–600	578	325.00–332.00	329.72
3	600–650	627	310.00–320.00	314.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	440.00–445.00	442.44
3	350–400	367	420.00–425.00	421.64
2	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	414.73
2	450–500	458	380.00–390.00	385.03
6	500–550	525	345.00–350.00	346.63
4	550–600	563	340.00–345.00	343.77
2	600–650	625	325.00–330.00	327.46
2	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	317.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	465.00–470.00	467.52
2	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	414.97
6	400–450	411	385.00–400.00	389.36
5	450–500	465	370.00–385.00	378.01
3	500–550	527	350.00–365.00	358.47
2	550–600	578	340.00–345.00	342.42
2	600–650	608	320.00–325.00	322.53
4	650–700	675	300.00–310.00	304.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	303	490.00–495.00	492.48
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	414	415.00–430.00	423.72
4	450–500	478	390.00–412.00	403.65
8	500–550	521	370.00–390.00	380.02
2	550–600	563	350.00–355.00	352.51
3	600–650	605	332.00–340.00	335.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	420	425.00–440.00	431.77
2	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	515	415.00–420.00	417.50
2	550–600	560	395.00–400.00	397.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	655	335.00–345.00	341.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	197.00	197.00
4	—	1,608	190.00–192.00	190.54
3	—	1,385	180.00–187.00	183.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,535	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	135.00–145.00	138.63
1	—	1,580	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,248	150.00–155.00	152.70

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	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000.00

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

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