Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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 $339.70/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −58.36 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$339.70

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	347.48	1,887	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	335.45	1,838	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $49 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

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 sale17 hd

339.70

—

AL average15 barns · 434 hd

354.08

−14.38

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−58.36

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	1,955	185.00	3,617	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	150.00	2,078	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	147.42	1,768	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	132.19	1,524	2thin

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)	—	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	138.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,673	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	150.59/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	327.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	363.27/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	418.39/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	345.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	318.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	329.15/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	389.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	410.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	369.12/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	311.28/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	334.22/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	353.31/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	306.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	343.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	354.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	424.42/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	326.73/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	373.16/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,519	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	404.69/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	377.38/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	382.58/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	407.16/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	388.88/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,040	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 312Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	360.00–365.00	363.27
7	400–450	411	350.00–360.00	354.38
5	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	345.91
9	500–550	519	320.00–330.00	327.62
7	550–600	564	315.00–320.00	318.54
3	600–650	627	305.00–310.00	306.62
2	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	380.00–385.00	382.58
8	350–400	370	370.00–385.00	377.38
8	400–450	407	365.00–380.00	373.16
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	523	332.00–335.00	334.22
3	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	326.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	415.00–420.00	418.39
10	350–400	372	405.00–415.00	410.87
8	400–450	425	380.00–395.00	389.35
11	450–500	480	360.00–375.00	369.12
5	500–550	531	340.00–345.00	343.02
6	550–600	562	325.00–330.00	329.15
4	600–650	619	305.00–315.00	311.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
9	350–400	376	420.00–435.00	424.42
11	400–450	428	400.00–415.00	407.16
5	450–500	466	385.00–395.00	388.88
3	500–550	528	350.00–355.00	353.31
3	550–600	558	340.00–345.00	341.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	480	395.00–415.00	404.69
2	500–550	523	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	185.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,208	135.00–140.00	138.49
3	—	1,135	145.00–157.00	150.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	130.00–135.00	132.19

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)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825.00

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