Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $364.65/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −33.40 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$364.65

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$21.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	373.85	1,954	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	352.83	1,928	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $26 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 sale16 hd

364.65

—

AL average13 barns · 423 hd

362.32

+2.33

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−33.40

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	1,518	180.58	2,740	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	152.41	2,286	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	148.43	1,868	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	135.00	1,465	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)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,790	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	179.16/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	144.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	415.14/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	367.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	476.78/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	360.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	391.59/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	375.29/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	404.68/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	375.66/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,923	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	380.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	333.27/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,883	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,465	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	454.54/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	521.35/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	426.23/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	437.47/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	404.95/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	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

Mon Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 303Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 41Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,320	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,480	175.00–182.00	179.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	150.00–155.00	151.70
1	—	1,370	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,190	140.00–147.00	144.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	150.00–155.00	152.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	470.00–480.00	476.78
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	365	410.00–420.00	415.14
6	400–450	424	380.00–400.00	391.59
12	450–500	483	360.00–385.00	375.29
5	500–550	534	355.00–365.00	360.96
2	550–600	578	330.00–335.00	332.49
4	600–650	630	310.00–315.00	312.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	515.00–530.00	521.35
2	300–350	325	440.00–470.00	454.54
2	350–400	370	435.00–440.00	437.47
12	400–450	413	415.00–440.00	426.23
3	450–500	472	390.00–415.00	404.68
7	500–550	512	370.00–385.00	375.66
2	550–600	560	365.00–370.00	367.52
2	600–650	600	325.00–335.00	330.00
2	650–700	660	315.00–320.00	317.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	390.00–400.00	395.16
7	400–450	424	370.00–390.00	380.65
5	450–500	476	360.00–380.00	367.90
2	500–550	520	340.00–345.00	342.55
3	550–600	565	330.00–335.00	333.27
2	600–650	640	315.00–320.00	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	420.00–425.00	422.54
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	423	400.00–415.00	404.95
2	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	352.50
2	550–600	565	345.00–350.00	347.52
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

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