Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady, market lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $394.21/cwt on 15 head, up $13.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 22 comparable sales and sits −3.84 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$394.21

▲ 13.73 vs prior sale

15 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	414.77	2,153	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	380.51	2,086	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

394.21

—

AL average13 barns · 328 hd

396.39

−2.18

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−3.84

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	1,664	187.13	3,113	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	154.71	1,966	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	152.05	2,430	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	142.00	1,761	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)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	300–350	315	549.05/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	366.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	419.72/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	460.86/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	384.84/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	532.43/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	434.63/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	424.08/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,947	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	430.17/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	389.02/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	348.75/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	659.79/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	600.24/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	464.61/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	602.90/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	336.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	435.96/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,066	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	482.28/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	441.56/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,868	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	369.87/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	506.14/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	418.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	394.08/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	445.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,166	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,173	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,436	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	152.05/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,430	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	145.57/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,741	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	181.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,989	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	640.00–680.00	659.79
3	250–300	278	590.00–610.00	600.24
6	300–350	315	540.00–560.00	549.05
4	350–400	374	495.00–515.00	506.14
12	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	441.56
2	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	527	375.00–395.00	389.02
4	550–600	575	365.00–375.00	369.87
4	600–650	628	340.00–350.00	344.86
3	650–700	658	330.00–345.00	336.65
4	700–750	733	300.00–305.00	302.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	725.00	725.00
1	250–300	270	670.00	670.00
5	300–350	317	580.00–630.00	602.90
4	350–400	360	520.00–550.00	532.43
10	400–450	426	455.00–480.00	460.86
14	450–500	474	425.00–455.00	435.96
5	500–550	509	400.00–435.00	419.72
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	617	360.00–370.00	366.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	470.00–495.00	482.28
3	300–350	317	455.00–480.00	464.61
2	350–400	368	440.00–450.00	445.17
11	400–450	417	430.00–440.00	434.63
17	450–500	459	415.00–430.00	424.08
4	500–550	514	375.00–400.00	384.84
3	600–650	632	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	378	420.00–435.00	430.17
7	400–450	428	410.00–425.00	418.50
5	450–500	465	385.00–405.00	394.08
4	500–550	534	350.00–360.00	355.11
4	550–600	570	345.00–350.00	348.75
2	600–650	623	335.00–340.00	337.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	465	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	150.00–157.00	153.68
3	—	1,297	165.00–170.00	167.57
4	—	1,196	145.00–147.00	145.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	150.00–155.00	152.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	195.00–200.00	197.45
1	—	1,570	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,649	180.00–185.00	181.25

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)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle