Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 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 $353.87/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −44.19 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$353.87

34 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	360.46	1,913	19thin
Medium and Large 2	548	345.52	1,892	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $21 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 sale34 hd

353.87

—

AL average5 barns · 178 hd

346.91

+6.96

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−44.19

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	1,774	186.95	3,316	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	152.17	2,047	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	147.07	1,749	17

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)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	350–400	370	366.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	365.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,892	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	374.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,762	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	427.93/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	369.40/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,544	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	337.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	418.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	442.26/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	152.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,047	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	138.29/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,568	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	163.82/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,298	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	149.20/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,759	9
Bulls	—	—	1,955	183.75/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,592	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	195.12/cwt	192.00–197.00	3,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	382.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	330.64/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	336.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	314.29/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	412.37/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	341.15/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	391.13/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,662	8
Bulls	—	—	1,430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	351.46/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,877	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	319.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	442.43/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,252	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 463Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 60Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 41Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	380.00–385.00	382.60
11	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	366.26
7	400–450	416	350.00–360.00	355.12
9	450–500	468	335.00–345.00	341.15
7	500–550	521	325.00–335.00	330.64
8	550–600	568	315.00–325.00	319.85
4	600–650	615	305.00–310.00	307.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	375.00–380.00	377.47
16	400–450	418	365.00–375.00	369.40
4	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	352.45
5	500–550	517	340.00–345.00	342.45
2	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	626	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	324	435.00–455.00	442.26
9	350–400	375	420.00–430.00	427.93
5	400–450	419	415.00–425.00	418.00
11	450–500	470	370.00–385.00	374.90
13	500–550	518	360.00–370.00	365.29
6	550–600	558	345.00–355.00	350.00
7	600–650	612	330.00–340.00	337.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	435.00–450.00	442.43
6	350–400	375	410.00–415.00	412.37
8	400–450	425	385.00–400.00	391.13
7	450–500	469	355.00–365.00	359.98
9	500–550	534	340.00–357.00	351.46
6	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	336.61
7	600–650	632	310.00–320.00	314.29
2	650–700	660	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	147.00–155.00	152.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,134	135.00–142.00	138.29
2	—	1,403	162.00–165.00	163.82
9	—	1,179	145.00–155.00	149.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,955	182.00–185.00	183.75
2	—	1,765	192.00–197.00	195.12
1	—	1,430	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle