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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 15

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

443 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 371▲ 252 vs year ago 191 · +131.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 35▼ 22 vs year ago 60 · −36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▲ 17 vs year ago 18 · +94.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $349.16/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 13 of 24 comparable sales and sits −6.50 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$349.16

28 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$12.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs AL average

−10.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	356.05	1,900	12thin
Medium and Large 2	544	343.99	1,871	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.05/cwt here — about $29 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 sale28 hd

349.16

—

AL average15 barns · 645 hd

351.52

−2.36

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−10.50

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−6.50

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	1,652	194.43	3,213	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	159.80	2,056	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	151.75	2,307	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	382.99/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,126	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,157	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,209	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	443.21/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,609	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	419.76/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,570	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	391.28/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,604	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	412.14/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,727	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	380.04/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,771	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	360.47/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,723	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	351.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,794	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	361.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,868	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.83/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,930	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,963	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,934	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	331.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,050	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,062	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	532.99/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,482	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	505.24/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,566	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	464.80/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,455	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	432.29/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,578	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	464.62/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,719	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	418.52/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,795	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	405.61/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,781	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	404.96/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,867	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	383.32/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,794	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	379.20/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,949	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	358.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,863	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,995	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	338.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,970	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	320.14/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,978	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	334.82/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,083	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	192.86/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	184.12/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,034	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	202.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,426	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,083	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,880	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	162.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,136	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,067	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,816	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 371Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 35Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	525.00–545.00	532.99
2	300–350	310	490.00–520.00	505.24
6	350–400	370	450.00–480.00	464.62
7	400–450	429	415.00–420.00	418.52
11	450–500	461	395.00–415.00	404.96
12	500–550	514	370.00–390.00	379.20
6	550–600	562	350.00–360.00	355.00
5	600–650	622	330.00–337.00	334.82
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	460.00–470.00	464.80
4	350–400	365	425.00–440.00	432.29
8	400–450	439	400.00–410.00	405.61
12	450–500	468	370.00–390.00	383.32
12	500–550	519	350.00–365.00	358.90
7	550–600	582	335.00–340.00	338.56
2	600–650	618	315.00–325.00	320.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	595	362.50	362.50
4	600–650	618	355.00–360.00	357.49
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	555	380.00–385.00	382.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	374	415.00–425.00	419.76
11	400–450	410	375.00–400.00	391.28
12	450–500	478	350.00–375.00	360.47
9	500–550	511	345.00–355.00	351.02
7	550–600	586	330.00–340.00	334.96
7	600–650	614	310.00–320.00	314.91
2	650–700	655	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	435.00–455.00	443.21
12	400–450	419	405.00–420.00	412.14
12	450–500	466	370.00–390.00	380.04
6	500–550	517	360.00–365.00	361.26
6	550–600	550	345.00–360.00	350.83
7	600–650	619	325.00–335.00	331.23
2	650–700	660	310.00–315.00	312.48

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,500.00

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	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900.00

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	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	190.00–195.00	192.86
3	—	1,648	180.00–187.00	184.12
4	—	1,688	200.00–210.00	202.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,317	160.00–165.00	162.15
3	—	1,268	145.00–150.00	148.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,400	145.00–150.00	147.63

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.