Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.53/cwt on 11 head, up $18.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 20 comparable sales and sits +17.44 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$404.53

▲ 18.55 vs prior sale

11 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$42.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs AL average

−24.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	424.01	2,319	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	381.16	2,089	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.85/cwt here — about $231 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 sale11 hd

404.53

—

AL average16 barns · 556 hd

398.03

+6.50

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−24.64

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

+17.44

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	1,546	201.54	3,117	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	167.92	2,073	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	165.00	2,364	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	778	141.63	1,102	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	590.32/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	413.21/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	640.71/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	561.89/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	499.30/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	477.14/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	371.87/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	704.78/cwt	700.00–710.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	471.31/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	395.10/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	433.90/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	501.48/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	412.78/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,102	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,261	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	150.93/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	214.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	434.81/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	450.47/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,162	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	519.76/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	466.17/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	546.84/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	453.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	388.09/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	454.28/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	198.79/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	168.51/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,022	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	576.79/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	459.48/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	515.82/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,945	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 406Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 39Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	585.00–595.00	590.32
3	300–350	312	530.00–580.00	546.84
7	350–400	360	480.00–525.00	499.30
9	400–450	422	460.00–475.00	466.17
9	450–500	480	440.00–470.00	450.47
3	500–550	522	425.00–450.00	434.81
3	550–600	572	400.00–425.00	413.21
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	490.00–515.00	501.48
8	350–400	378	445.00–475.00	459.48
6	400–450	425	420.00–450.00	433.90
2	450–500	473	405.00–420.00	412.78
2	500–550	503	375.00–415.00	395.10
3	550–600	578	360.00–380.00	371.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	770.00	770.00
1	250–300	280	740.00	740.00
4	300–350	319	600.00–660.00	640.71
2	350–400	370	540.00–585.00	561.89
6	400–450	418	500.00–535.00	519.76
5	450–500	472	460.00–490.00	477.14
6	500–550	523	445.00–465.00	454.28
1	550–600	560	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	600	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	700.00–710.00	704.78
1	250–300	285	660.00	660.00
3	300–350	317	560.00–590.00	576.79
6	350–400	377	500.00–530.00	515.82
4	400–450	439	460.00–495.00	471.31
3	450–500	457	450.00–455.00	453.36
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	580	375.00–400.00	388.09
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	778	295.00–300.00	297.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	595.00	595.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	140.00–145.00	141.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,535	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	150.00–152.00	150.93
5	—	1,200	165.00–175.00	168.51
2	—	1,228	180.00–187.00	183.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	210.00–220.00	214.06
1	—	1,540	182.00	182.00
2	—	1,833	197.00–200.00	198.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Russellville Stockyards

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