Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.50/cwt on 30 head, up $2.84 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −17.59 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$369.50

▲ 2.84 vs prior sale

30 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs AL average

−43.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	380.84	2,001	18thin
Medium and Large 2	548	352.50	1,932	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.01, low $343.45, median $387.09 across 20 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 sale30 hd

369.50

—

AL average16 barns · 478 hd

368.22

+1.28

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−43.98

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−17.59

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	—	Average	1,482	194.02	2,875	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	157.00	2,269	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	153.90	1,766	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	137.00	1,439	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)	—	$3,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	4thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	366.65/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,452	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,269	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	188.11/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	206.94/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	511.45/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	449.87/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,074	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	670.22/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	398.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	376.74/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	477.42/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	502.53/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	455.25/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	524.51/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,014	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	387.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,968	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	353.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	463.24/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	444.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	367.63/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	424.33/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	386.89/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.18/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	322.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	614.95/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	478.07/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,965	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	416.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	428.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	583.33/cwt	560.00–595.00	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	482.76/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	439.88/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	373.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,266.67/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	157.16/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,545	4

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 327Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 35Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	660.00–680.00	670.22
2	250–300	278	610.00–620.00	614.95
3	300–350	320	560.00–595.00	583.33
9	350–400	376	500.00–525.00	511.45
8	400–450	411	465.00–495.00	478.07
9	450–500	461	435.00–465.00	449.87
7	500–550	527	390.00–405.00	398.54
3	550–600	567	375.00–380.00	376.74
3	600–650	637	365.00–370.00	366.65
4	700–750	711	320.00–330.00	322.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	475.00–490.00	482.76
6	400–450	427	430.00–450.00	439.88
5	450–500	479	410.00–420.00	416.03
6	500–550	527	365.00–380.00	373.24
4	550–600	570	360.00–365.00	362.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	561	437.00	437.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	620.00	620.00
10	350–400	384	520.00–525.00	524.51
2	400–450	405	500.00–505.00	502.53
2	450–500	465	470.00–485.00	477.42
1	500–550	545	425.00	425.00
2	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
5	750–800	776	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	450.00–475.00	463.24
11	350–400	385	445.00–465.00	455.25
5	400–450	413	435.00–455.00	444.78
10	450–500	462	410.00–445.00	424.33
12	500–550	508	370.00–395.00	387.44
6	550–600	560	360.00–372.00	367.63
3	600–650	613	350.00–355.00	353.37
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	430.00–440.00	435.03
5	350–400	373	420.00–440.00	428.00
6	400–450	425	415.00–425.00	420.18
5	450–500	481	380.00–405.00	386.89
6	500–550	528	350.00–360.00	355.03
6	550–600	568	345.00–355.00	349.97
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	152.00–162.00	157.16
2	—	1,138	170.00–172.00	170.98
4	—	1,081	140.00–145.00	142.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	185.00–192.00	188.11
2	—	1,595	202.00–212.00	206.94
1	—	1,440	180.00	180.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,266.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle