Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $360.36/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −37.70 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$360.36

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$25.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	373.77	2,001	13thin
Medium and Large 2	538	348.73	1,876	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.04/cwt here — about $125 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 sale28 hd

360.36

—

AL average15 barns · 510 hd

356.21

+4.15

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−37.70

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	1,719	186.30	3,202	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	160.59	2,316	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	152.14	1,902	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	141.88	1,573	5thin

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)	—	$2,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	165.89/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,145	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,576	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,573	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	189.04/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,110	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	153.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,005	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	160.46/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	377.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,742	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	359.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	328.42/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	382.40/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	424.73/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	351.75/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	338.55/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	342.18/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	396.51/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	371.67/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	354.55/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	371.65/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.42/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,883	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	312.59/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	312.93/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	386.57/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,689	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	417.95/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	144.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,664	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	179.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	418.10/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	399.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	439.86/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,583	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 209Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 23Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 15

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	165.00–167.00	165.89
1	—	1,740	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	140.00–145.00	141.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	150.00–155.00	153.91
4	—	1,316	160.00–162.00	160.46
5	—	1,155	140.00–145.00	144.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,645	185.00–192.00	189.04
5	—	1,735	175.00–180.00	179.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	390.00–415.00	399.22
9	450–500	463	365.00–380.00	371.67
7	500–550	526	350.00–355.00	351.75
7	550–600	566	340.00–345.00	342.18
4	600–650	608	320.00–325.00	322.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	370.00–375.00	371.65
11	450–500	466	350.00–360.00	355.09
12	500–550	522	330.00–345.00	338.55
10	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	330.42
5	600–650	614	310.00–315.00	312.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	420.00–430.00	424.73
5	350–400	361	415.00–420.00	417.95
15	400–450	437	380.00–395.00	386.57
14	450–500	461	370.00–385.00	377.91
9	500–550	520	345.00–360.00	354.55
6	550–600	565	335.00–345.00	340.00
4	600–650	623	310.00–315.00	312.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	435.00–445.00	439.86
6	400–450	422	410.00–430.00	418.10
10	450–500	469	390.00–400.00	396.51
8	500–550	520	370.00–395.00	382.40
5	550–600	560	350.00–365.00	359.96
6	600–650	612	320.00–340.00	328.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	415.00	415.00

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	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle