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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 23

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 261▼ 156 vs year ago 345 · −45.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 44▼ 56 vs year ago 74 · −75.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 33 · −21.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.04/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −60.05 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$317.04

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	326.73	1,774	13thin
Medium and Large 2	552	301.29	1,663	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

317.04

—

AL average13 barns · 268 hd

326.12

−9.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−60.05

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $334.34, median $377.09 across 25 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,703	196.67	3,350	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,268	162.29	2,058	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	160.04	1,786	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	144.19	1,278	6thin

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)	—	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,632	6

Every lot

60 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	346.27/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,811	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,890	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,813	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,431	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	371.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,420	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	369.17/cwt	360.01–375.00	1,576	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	337.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,448	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,586	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	322.04/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,539	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	335.09/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,706	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	320.12/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,655	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,800	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	293.83/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,789	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,734	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	420.04/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,441	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	417.40/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,486	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	380.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,428	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	388.90/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,629	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	355.27/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,521	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	341.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,605	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	306.83/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,611	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	331.57/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,767	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	318.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,783	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	297.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,692	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	293.63/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,853	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,811	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	253.36/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,857	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,105	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,547	1
Bulls	—	—	2,275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,277	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	143.45/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,291	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,669	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,921	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,860	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,058	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,620.00–1,950.00	1,800	3
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,463.33/head	1,370.00–1,550.00	1,463	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Mon Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 261Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 44Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	415.00–425.00	420.04
6	350–400	356	405.00–425.00	417.40
10	400–450	419	380.00–405.00	388.90
2	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
8	500–550	533	325.00–337.50	331.57
5	550–600	559	310.00–330.00	318.98
6	600–650	631	290.00–305.00	293.63
2	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	375	370.00–390.00	380.88
12	400–450	428	345.00–370.00	355.27
10	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	341.55
3	500–550	525	290.00–320.00	306.83
5	550–600	568	285.00–305.00	297.96
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	690	260.00–265.00	262.48
3	700–750	733	250.00–255.00	253.36
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	523	345.00–347.50	346.27
1	550–600	560	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	580	310.00–315.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	385.00–395.00	389.95
5	400–450	427	360.01–375.00	369.17
6	450–500	460	340.00–350.00	344.89
5	500–550	509	330.00–345.00	335.09
2	550–600	558	320.00–325.00	322.53
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	370.00–375.00	371.72
4	400–450	429	330.00–345.00	337.57
2	450–500	478	310.00–335.00	322.04
5	500–550	517	300.00–325.00	320.12
4	600–650	609	280.00–300.00	293.83
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	715	240.00–245.00	242.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	142.50–145.00	143.45
2	—	838	150.00–155.00	152.40
1	—	940	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	160.00–165.00	162.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,130	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,065	155.00–160.00	156.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,105	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,730	205.00	205.00

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	2	—	—	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,620.00–1,950.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,370.00–1,550.00	1,463.33

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)	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.00

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.