Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $369.30/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −28.75 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$369.30

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	376.10	2,075	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	361.54	1,977	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $98 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 sale15 hd

369.30

—

AL average16 barns · 414 hd

372.33

−3.03

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−28.75

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	1,630	187.58	3,058	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	155.00	2,170	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	151.55	1,915	19

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)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,288	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	600–650	613	352.65/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	467.01/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	426.04/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	370.69/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	392.32/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	442.38/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	356.24/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	371.67/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	392.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	434.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	409.88/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	153.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,944	9
Bulls	—	—	2,110	200.44/cwt	195.00–205.00	4,229	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	142.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,809	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,003	4
Bulls	—	—	1,242	177.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,201	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,287.50/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	511.92/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	412.54/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	353.35/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	421.09/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	409.37/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	381.39/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	367.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,886	4

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 368Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 37Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	270	545.00–555.00	550.00
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
5	350–400	368	460.00–475.00	467.01
5	400–450	422	420.00–435.00	426.04
7	450–500	476	400.00–415.00	409.37
2	500–550	518	380.00–405.00	392.32
6	550–600	563	362.50–385.00	370.69
2	600–650	613	345.00–360.00	352.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	265	500.00–520.00	511.92
2	300–350	318	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	433	410.00–415.00	412.54
5	450–500	480	377.00–385.00	381.39
4	500–550	513	360.00–375.00	367.68
3	550–600	592	350.00–355.00	353.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	615.00	615.00
2	300–350	303	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	405	445.00–450.00	447.47
2	450–500	473	420.00–425.00	422.51
2	500–550	513	405.00–415.00	409.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	440.00–450.00	442.38
2	350–400	363	430.00–440.00	434.90
4	400–450	411	415.00–435.00	421.09
3	450–500	470	370.00–375.00	371.67
4	500–550	519	355.00–360.00	356.24
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	429	380.00–400.00	392.43
2	450–500	463	360.00–365.00	362.54
2	500–550	510	345.00–350.00	347.45
2	550–600	560	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,270	150.00–157.00	153.06
6	—	1,273	140.00–147.00	142.13
4	—	1,234	160.00–165.00	162.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,110	195.00–205.00	200.44
3	—	1,242	175.00–180.00	177.24
1	—	1,355	180.00	180.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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