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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 21

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

388 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 419▼ 81 vs year ago 469 · −17.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 42▼ 21 vs year ago 63 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 1 vs year ago 16 · +6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $328.38/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −48.71 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$328.38

37 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$11.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

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	335.35	1,821	15thin
Medium and Large 2	542	323.62	1,753	22

One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $68 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

328.38

—

AL average16 barns · 508 hd

328.37

+0.01

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−48.71

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	—	Low	1,609	190.76	3,069	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	160.00	2,144	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	157.48	1,824	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	141.88	1,620	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	3thin

Every lot

58 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	414.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,681	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	372.97/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,753	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	347.27/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,861	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,245	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	380.12/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,228	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	396.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,300	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,352	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	387.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,464	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	346.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,451	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	360.58/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,518	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	336.52/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,619	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	344.40/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,670	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	501	320.71/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,607	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	329.86/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,689	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	320.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,844	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,753	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,838	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	306.98/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,919	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,943	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,912	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	468.84/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,238	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	420.35/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,358	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	435.73/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,438	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	421.24/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,550	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	405.70/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,554	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	399.97/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,656	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	375.55/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,607	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.26/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,646	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	369.04/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,746	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	339.45/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,728	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	326.63/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,698	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	320.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,818	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	331.77/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,901	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	306.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,876	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,996	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	308.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,072	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,998	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	179.43/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,539	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,506	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	156.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,750	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,620	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,701	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	168.08/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,145	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,406	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1

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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 419Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 42Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	470	372.00–375.00	372.97
8	500–550	536	345.00–348.00	347.27
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	680	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	410.00–420.00	414.98
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	605	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	420.00–430.00	425.04
4	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	396.45
4	350–400	378	380.00–395.00	387.35
8	400–450	421	355.00–365.00	360.58
11	450–500	485	340.00–355.00	344.40
7	500–550	512	327.00–332.00	329.86
11	550–600	575	315.00–325.00	320.78
5	600–650	625	305.00–310.00	306.98
2	650–700	653	295.00–300.00	297.51
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	323	375.00–385.00	380.12
3	350–400	362	370.00–375.00	373.36
8	400–450	419	340.00–350.00	346.20
10	450–500	481	325.00–342.50	336.52
7	500–550	501	315.00–325.00	320.71
6	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	304.90
7	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	295.06
3	650–700	675	280.00–285.00	283.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
4	250–300	264	460.00–475.00	468.84
5	300–350	330	430.00–445.00	435.73
12	350–400	368	415.00–430.00	421.24
7	400–450	414	390.00–415.00	399.97
10	450–500	473	360.00–385.00	369.04
7	500–550	509	335.00–342.00	339.45
8	550–600	573	327.00–340.00	331.77
6	600–650	627	315.00–320.00	318.35
4	650–700	671	300.00–315.00	308.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	415.00–425.00	420.35
6	350–400	383	395.00–410.00	405.70
10	400–450	428	370.00–385.00	375.55
10	450–500	470	345.00–355.00	350.26
12	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	326.63
10	550–600	568	315.00–325.00	320.01
3	600–650	612	300.00–310.00	306.54
2	650–700	683	290.00–295.00	292.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	140.00–145.00	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,415	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	145.00–150.00	146.73
5	—	1,276	165.00–170.00	168.08
14	—	1,116	155.00–160.00	156.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	177.00–182.00	179.43
2	—	1,685	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	1,845	190.00	190.00

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.