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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 28

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 388▲ 395 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 42▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 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 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.48/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −22.17 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$333.48

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$8.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.13

vs AL average

−14.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	337.90	1,862	21
Medium and Large 2	536	329.06	1,765	21

One grade step is worth $8.84/cwt here — about $97 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 sale42 hd

333.48

—

AL average16 barns · 684 hd

323.36

+10.13

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−14.02

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−22.17

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,435	200.00	2,870	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	167.00	2,229	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	156.55	1,916	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	144.27	1,534	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,325	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	423.02/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,709	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	370.99/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,873	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	360.89/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,931	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	352.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,988	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,148	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	421.12/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,385	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	393.05/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,332	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	391.70/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,441	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	376.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,431	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	377.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,534	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	355.32/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,514	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	354.82/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,671	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	338.60/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,619	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	332.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,723	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	341.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,801	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,907	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	321.61/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,865	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	309.45/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,906	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	322.60/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,026	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	306.68/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,046	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	293.38/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,010	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,090	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	480.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,272	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	430.32/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,433	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	443.30/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,498	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	427.10/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,572	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	407.42/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,507	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	399.87/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,671	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	377.24/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,626	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	349.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,633	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	367.86/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,773	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	355.17/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,833	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	340.45/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,770	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	331.78/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,868	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,970	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,992	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	310.09/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,944	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	313.79/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,099	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	297.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,002	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	144.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,534	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,630	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	153.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,882	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	167.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,142	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,229	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,325.00/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	339	385.00–400.00	393.05
6	350–400	380	370.00–380.00	376.67
12	400–450	426	345.00–360.00	355.32
15	450–500	478	330.00–347.00	338.60
15	500–550	519	325.00–335.00	332.04
6	550–600	580	315.00–325.00	321.61
9	600–650	616	300.00–315.00	309.45
3	650–700	685	290.00–295.00	293.38
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	415.00–430.00	421.12
6	350–400	368	385.00–400.00	391.70
12	400–450	407	365.00–385.00	377.00
8	450–500	471	345.00–365.00	354.82
9	500–550	527	340.00–345.00	341.68
12	550–600	569	330.00–340.00	335.07
8	600–650	628	317.00–330.00	322.60
3	650–700	667	305.00–310.00	306.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	355.00–367.00	360.89
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
5	400–450	404	420.00–425.00	423.02
2	500–550	505	370.00–372.00	370.99
4	550–600	564	350.00–360.00	352.55
2	600–650	618	345.00–350.00	347.57
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	265	470.00–490.00	480.00
3	300–350	338	440.00–450.00	443.30
9	350–400	368	420.00–440.00	427.10
9	400–450	418	390.00–410.00	399.87
10	450–500	482	360.00–375.00	367.86
12	500–550	516	347.00–365.00	355.17
7	550–600	571	340.00–350.00	345.05
4	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	324.96
4	650–700	669	305.00–320.00	313.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
9	300–350	333	410.00–445.00	430.32
8	350–400	370	400.00–415.00	407.42
9	400–450	431	370.00–385.00	377.24
11	450–500	468	345.00–355.00	349.02
11	500–550	520	335.00–345.00	340.45
8	550–600	563	325.00–335.00	331.78
6	600–650	627	305.00–315.00	310.09
4	650–700	673	295.00–300.00	297.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,134	140.00–147.00	143.72
11	—	1,278	165.00–175.00	167.59
10	—	1,227	150.00–160.00	153.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	140.00–150.00	144.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,325.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.