Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.00/cwt on 1 head, up $4.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 20 comparable sales and sits +17.91 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$405.00

▲ 4.41 vs prior sale

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.46

vs AL average

−8.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	405.00	2,228	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

405.00

—

AL average16 barns · 278 hd

385.54

+19.46

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−8.78

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

+17.91

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	1,503	180.00	2,705	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	170.00	2,338	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	157.00	1,821	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	155.77	1,840	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	161.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,785	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	149.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,887	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	475.45/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	431.80/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	390.41/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	458.31/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	452.47/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	371.77/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	420.95/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	438.12/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	512.50/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	400.04/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	487.83/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,059	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	422.74/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	451.32/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	512.55/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	408.21/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	494.87/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	429.72/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	515.42/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,381	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 414Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 30Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,590	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	160.00–165.00	161.56
3	—	1,258	145.00–155.00	149.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	157.00	157.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	268	500.00–530.00	515.42
2	300–350	335	460.00–490.00	475.45
3	400–450	412	425.00–440.00	431.80
2	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	533	350.00–395.00	371.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	383	510.00–515.00	512.55
7	400–450	422	480.00–500.00	487.83
4	450–500	463	440.00–460.00	451.32
2	500–550	515	410.00–435.00	422.74
2	550–600	583	390.00–410.00	400.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
2	250–300	293	480.00–510.00	494.87
5	300–350	322	420.00–445.00	429.72
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	417	395.00–415.00	408.21
4	450–500	483	370.00–410.00	390.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	335	450.00–465.00	458.31
4	350–400	361	440.00–465.00	452.47
5	400–450	420	430.00–450.00	438.12
7	450–500	476	415.00–425.00	420.95
1	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	415	510.00–515.00	512.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle