Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.95/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −45.15 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$341.95

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

vs AL average

−36.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	349.37	1,892	14thin
Medium and Large 2	558	335.02	1,869	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $23 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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.01, low $343.45, median $387.09 across 20 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 sale29 hd

341.95

—

AL average16 barns · 578 hd

340.67

+1.27

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−36.01

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−45.15

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	1,795	182.04	3,268	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,350	149.49	2,018	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	141.00	1,981	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	130.04	1,311	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

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
Bulls	—	—	2,005	184.50/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	173.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	138.66/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	522.95/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	393.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	396.08/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	408.14/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	345.46/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,945	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	351.38/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	308.01/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	341.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	398.41/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	354.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	396.70/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	462.31/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	437.53/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	349.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	321.47/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	372.72/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	440.52/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	430.42/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,769	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	367.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	350.35/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	419.98/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	424.26/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,582	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	148.13/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,975	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	161.24/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	315.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	423.03/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,991	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 263Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,005	182.00–187.00	184.50
2	—	1,638	170.00–175.00	173.09
1	—	1,690	195.00	195.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,445	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	125.00–135.00	130.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	137.00–140.00	138.66
10	—	1,333	142.00–152.00	148.13
3	—	1,417	157.00–167.00	161.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	329	430.00–440.00	437.53
5	350–400	361	420.00–425.00	423.03
12	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	408.14
6	450–500	472	370.00–380.00	375.04
6	500–550	518	345.00–355.00	349.93
2	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	613	310.00–320.00	315.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	510.00–535.00	522.95
4	300–350	325	455.00–470.00	462.31
7	350–400	375	435.00–450.00	440.52
10	400–450	411	420.00–440.00	430.42
12	450–500	473	390.00–405.00	398.41
7	500–550	514	365.00–380.00	372.72
7	550–600	566	335.00–365.00	351.38
2	600–650	630	325.00–330.00	327.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	518	390.00–395.00	393.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	395.00–400.00	396.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	425.00	425.00
13	400–450	419	385.00–405.00	396.08
10	450–500	476	345.00–355.00	350.35
9	500–550	540	335.00–345.00	341.70
6	550–600	585	320.00–330.00	325.00
5	600–650	603	305.00–310.00	308.01
4	650–700	658	300.00–305.00	302.51
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	410.00–445.00	424.26
14	400–450	406	410.00–430.00	419.98
10	450–500	466	360.00–375.00	367.93
6	500–550	513	350.00–360.00	354.58
8	550–600	563	335.00–352.50	345.46
10	600–650	621	310.00–335.00	321.47
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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

Heifers · 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