Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trend available due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $380.16/cwt on 23 head, up $10.86 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 22 comparable sales and sits −17.89 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$380.16

▲ 10.86 vs prior sale

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	387.87	2,112	12thin
Medium and Large 2	534	371.76	1,984	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $128 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $347.90, median $398.06 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

380.16

—

AL average5 barns · 117 hd

387.91

−7.74

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−17.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,837	189.20	3,476	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	157.26	2,261	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	155.40	1,826	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	150.00	1,898	1thin

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)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,463	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	170.83/cwt	160.00–185.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,462.50/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	587.50/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	451.49/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	393.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	361.29/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,908	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	401.66/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	416.65/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	477.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	569.14/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	363.31/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	369.91/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	424.26/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	437.95/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	396.22/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	413.37/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	469.53/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	437.75/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,856	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	374.07/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	447.22/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	410.96/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	495.62/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	542.59/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	406.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	378.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	406.76/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	427.51/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	326.76/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,006	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,947	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	157.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,261	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	193.28/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,697	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,050	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 238Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 25

No Trend available due to market being closed for holidays.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	160.00–185.00	170.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	560.00–615.00	587.50
5	300–350	314	540.00–590.00	569.14
6	350–400	372	460.00–490.00	477.91
13	400–450	424	420.00–450.00	437.75
6	450–500	461	415.00–420.00	416.65
6	500–550	516	395.00–415.00	401.66
6	550–600	573	370.00–385.00	374.07
3	600–650	603	355.00–370.00	363.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	540.00–545.00	542.59
3	300–350	322	480.00–525.00	495.62
7	350–400	375	435.00–455.00	447.22
5	400–450	413	405.00–415.00	410.96
8	450–500	474	400.00–410.00	406.13
7	500–550	515	370.00–385.00	378.50
4	550–600	566	355.00–365.00	359.97
2	600–650	610	340.00–350.00	345.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	313	445.00–455.00	451.49
4	350–400	376	420.00–430.00	427.51
5	400–450	426	400.00–415.00	406.76
10	450–500	469	380.00–400.00	393.00
7	500–550	528	350.00–375.00	361.29
4	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	344.89
3	600–650	617	320.00–330.00	326.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	320	460.00–480.00	469.53
5	350–400	366	435.00–450.00	437.95
7	400–450	426	420.00–430.00	424.26
3	450–500	460	410.00–415.00	413.37
4	500–550	503	390.00–405.00	396.22
2	550–600	560	365.00–375.00	369.91
2	600–650	608	335.00–340.00	337.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,180	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,240	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	155.00–160.00	157.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,913	190.00–197.00	193.28
2	—	1,685	180.00–182.00	181.03

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle