Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $354.18/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −43.88 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$354.18

35 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$19.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	365.36	1,918	15thin
Medium and Large 2	540	345.79	1,867	20

One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about $51 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 sale35 hd

354.18

—

AL average14 barns · 327 hd

350.54

+3.63

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−43.88

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	1,756	182.96	3,214	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	145.91	1,767	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	138.65	2,248	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	133.99	1,416	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,292	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	300–350	303	486.59/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	367.43/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	446.80/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	416.77/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	312.91/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	471.67/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	324.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	352.59/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	379.19/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	384.19/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,429	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	303.07/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	454.86/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,474	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	335.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	302.97/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,866	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	155.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,919	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,770	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	139.60/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,689	8
Bulls	—	—	1,703	183.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,126	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	383.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	408.26/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	439.65/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,376	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	371.86/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	316.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	413.25/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	398.69/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	346.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	398.78/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,874	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	502.41/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,407	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,221	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	133.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,416	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	348.15/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	361.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,549	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	320.67/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,873	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,291.67/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,292	12

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 622Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 26Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	500.00–505.00	502.41
3	300–350	303	480.00–490.00	486.59
5	350–400	361	435.00–465.00	446.80
11	400–450	413	410.00–425.00	416.77
24	450–500	470	390.00–415.00	398.78
11	500–550	513	365.00–380.00	371.86
4	550–600	558	345.00–350.00	347.49
6	600–650	617	320.00–330.00	324.95
5	650–700	663	310.00–320.00	316.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	465.00–475.00	471.67
8	300–350	324	450.00–460.00	454.86
9	350–400	380	420.00–430.00	424.98
15	400–450	427	390.00–405.00	398.69
12	450–500	479	370.00–385.00	379.19
12	500–550	516	345.00–360.00	352.59
8	550–600	576	330.00–340.00	335.58
5	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	312.91
5	650–700	679	300.00–305.00	303.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	430.00–450.00	439.65
6	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	408.26
10	400–450	418	375.00–395.00	383.90
8	450–500	465	360.00–375.00	367.43
5	500–550	516	340.00–350.00	346.01
4	550–600	560	335.00–340.00	337.48
4	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.51
4	650–700	658	300.00–305.00	302.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	410.00–415.00	413.25
10	350–400	372	375.00–390.00	384.19
18	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	361.90
11	450–500	465	340.00–355.00	348.15
9	500–550	508	325.00–335.00	330.00
8	550–600	584	315.00–325.00	320.67
5	600–650	616	300.00–305.00	302.97
4	650–700	670	285.00–290.00	287.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	142.00–150.00	145.94
4	—	1,645	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	152.00–158.00	155.02
8	—	1,199	145.00–150.00	147.66
8	—	1,210	135.00–142.00	139.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,057	130.00–135.00	133.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	180.00–185.00	183.54
2	—	1,773	170.00–175.00	172.51
2	—	1,820	190.00–195.00	192.55

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	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,291.67

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle