Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $424.95/cwt on 5 head, down $3.68 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 22 comparable sales and sits +26.89 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$424.95

▼ 3.68 vs prior sale

5 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$33.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	445.00	2,448	2thin
Medium and Large 2	562	411.58	2,312	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.42/cwt here — about $136 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 sale5 hd

424.95

—

AL average15 barns · 317 hd

426.47

−1.52

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

+26.89

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	1,262	193.27	2,439	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	169.72	1,857	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	151.46	1,547	5thin

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)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,185	203.59/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	166.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,609	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	175.58/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,116	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	402.37/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	453.94/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	413.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	603.64/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	449.24/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	458.23/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,961	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	609.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	482.67/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	436.57/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	482.09/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	493.23/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,076	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	554.80/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	442.24/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	500.12/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	429.80/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	510.50/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	698.33/cwt	670.00–730.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	183.58/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	575.16/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	458.18/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,512	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	3

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 215Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 161

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	200.00–207.00	203.59
2	—	1,205	182.00–185.00	183.58
1	—	1,530	192.00	192.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	165.00–170.00	166.76
4	—	1,205	172.00–180.00	175.58
2	—	1,065	160.00–165.00	162.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,024	150.00–155.00	151.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	590.00–620.00	603.64
8	300–350	323	560.00–590.00	575.16
3	350–400	380	485.00–525.00	510.50
9	400–450	428	440.00–475.00	458.23
5	450–500	464	450.00–465.00	453.94
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	575	395.00–410.00	402.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	750.00	750.00
2	250–300	270	670.00–730.00	698.33
7	300–350	319	600.00–630.00	609.98
3	350–400	370	540.00–565.00	554.80
7	400–450	421	480.00–510.00	493.23
5	450–500	464	475.00–490.00	482.09
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	330	445.00–475.00	458.18
7	350–400	373	440.00–455.00	449.24
2	400–450	428	425.00–435.00	429.80
6	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	413.43
2	550–600	578	365.00–375.00	370.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	310	490.00–520.00	500.12
5	350–400	382	470.00–500.00	482.67
7	450–500	470	435.00–460.00	442.24
6	500–550	518	430.00–445.00	436.57
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	650	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	650.00	650.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle