Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $412.59/cwt on 8 head, down $7.71 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 22 comparable sales and sits +14.54 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$412.59

▼ 7.71 vs prior sale

8 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$46.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	447.50	2,305	2thin
Medium and Large 2	536	400.96	2,149	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.54/cwt here — about $155 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 sale8 hd

412.59

—

AL average15 barns · 219 hd

427.63

−15.04

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

+14.54

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	1,473	202.54	2,982	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	185.88	2,500	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,009	171.56	1,730	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	162.00	1,733	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	412.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	476.42/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	542.65/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	380.09/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	639.62/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	587.90/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	488.36/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	392.51/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	447.50/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	646.69/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	471.62/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	376.64/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	566.64/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	460.93/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	702.58/cwt	695.00–710.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	534.29/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	640.32/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,017	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	185.88/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	411.39/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	490.06/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	412.55/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	449.17/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,931	6
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	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	211.23/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	193.85/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,879	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	173.13/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,097	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,733	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 Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 155Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 7

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	335	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	355	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	412	465.00–480.00	471.62
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	514	400.00–425.00	412.80
2	550–600	583	390.00–395.00	392.51
3	600–650	617	375.00–380.00	376.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	465.00–490.00	476.42
6	400–450	430	435.00–455.00	449.17
2	450–500	465	410.00–415.00	412.55
2	500–550	528	385.00–390.00	387.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	640.00–650.00	646.69
4	250–300	266	620.00–660.00	639.62
4	300–350	315	560.00–600.00	587.90
2	350–400	368	535.00–550.00	542.65
6	400–450	440	480.00–495.00	490.06
4	450–500	473	435.00–475.00	460.93
4	500–550	514	400.00–425.00	411.39
2	550–600	580	370.00–390.00	380.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	695.00–710.00	702.58
1	250–300	265	680.00	680.00
3	300–350	315	620.00–650.00	640.32
3	350–400	372	560.00–570.00	566.64
2	400–450	420	520.00–550.00	534.29
3	450–500	477	485.00–490.00	488.36
2	500–550	515	435.00–460.00	447.50
2	600–650	613	395.00–400.00	397.51
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	182.00–192.00	185.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	165.00	165.00
3	—	920	170.00–175.00	173.13
1	—	1,165	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	162.00	162.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	205.00–215.00	211.23
2	—	1,485	190.00–197.00	193.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle