Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2025-06-16

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 284▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 47▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 6▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower, with high yielding breakers up to 170.00 cwt. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.79/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −40.86 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.
Average price
$314.79
24 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.15
vs AL average
−19.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537321.661,72615thin
Medium and Large 2526310.031,6307thin
Medium and Large 3530280.001,4842thin
One grade step is worth $41.66/cwt here — about $242 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
314.79
—
AL average13 barns · 472 hd
326.94
−12.15
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−19.32
This barn, trailing median24 sales
355.65
−40.86
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
427382337292median 355.6503/0206/0108/1009/2811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.80, low $305.56, median $355.65 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,544184.532,8505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,147151.551,73818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480148.232,1943thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low974137.951,3449thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2646

Every lot

76 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365442.53/cwt440.00–445.001,6152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415411.07/cwt400.00–420.001,7064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,00612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610282.62/cwt275.00–290.001,7242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645323.33/cwt320.00–325.002,0853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678307.27/cwt295.00–320.002,0832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2203396.72/cwt390.00–400.008053
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272434.38/cwt425.00–445.001,1827
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321388.72/cwt380.00–400.001,2485
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326419.94/cwt410.00–425.001,3698
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360387.97/cwt380.00–395.001,3975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380355.13/cwt350.00–360.001,3492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411364.76/cwt355.00–375.001,4994
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434343.18/cwt330.00–350.001,4898
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463345.75/cwt340.00–350.001,6016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476320.90/cwt315.00–325.001,5276
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510312.00/cwt310.00–315.001,5915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519324.39/cwt320.00–335.001,6849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563317.56/cwt315.00–325.001,7886
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565305.09/cwt300.00–310.001,7242
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603310.84/cwt310.00–312.501,8743
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623294.94/cwt290.00–300.001,8372
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715249.86/cwt240.00–260.001,7862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2823204.86/cwt200.00–210.001,6862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2102
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333440.81/cwt430.00–455.001,4686
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334417.07/cwt400.00–425.001,3937
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335365.00/cwt350.00–380.001,2232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355347.61/cwt340.00–355.001,2342
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362430.61/cwt420.00–440.001,5597
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380408.61/cwt397.50–415.001,5536
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412400.09/cwt390.00–415.001,6487
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425359.88/cwt350.00–370.001,5293
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463329.86/cwt320.00–345.001,5277
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480354.96/cwt350.00–365.001,7046
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483305.05/cwt295.00–315.001,4732
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522348.29/cwt345.00–350.001,8186
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524326.91/cwt320.00–335.001,7135
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1554331.28/cwt325.00–340.001,8354
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580315.26/cwt300.00–320.001,8294
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665285.06/cwt280.00–290.001,8964
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710269.86/cwt260.00–280.001,9162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200168.85/cwt167.50–170.002,0262
Bulls——1,515180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7271
Bulls——1,903202.48/cwt200.00–205.003,8532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
Cows—Lean 85-90%940135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003141.93/cwt140.00–145.001,4246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,076139.67/cwt135.00–142.501,5037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157166.64/cwt162.50–172.501,9285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221152.82/cwt150.00–157.501,8666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480148.23/cwt145.00–150.002,1943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,710.00/head1,550.00–1,800.001,7105
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,360.00/head1,180.00–1,495.001,3604
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—1,072.50/head1,050.00–1,095.001,0732

This sale against other markets

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.