Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 $436.05/cwt on 9 head, up $33.45 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 22 comparable sales and sits +37.99 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$436.05

▲ 33.45 vs prior sale

9 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$38.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	457.40	2,389	4thin
Medium and Large 2	527	418.96	2,208	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.44/cwt here — about $181 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

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 sale9 hd

436.05

—

AL average14 barns · 227 hd

429.70

+6.35

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

+37.99

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	1,509	207.50	3,131	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	177.70	2,071	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	171.76	2,547	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	160.64	1,606	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)	—	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	343	542.45/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	523.68/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	464.87/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	423.87/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	418.96/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	537.58/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	378.73/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	534.90/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	482.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	163.07/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,998	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	184.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,052	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	172.94/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,625	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,273	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	451.46/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	612.60/cwt	605.00–620.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	492.58/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	427.46/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	508.13/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	556.67/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	157.80/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,595	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	479.07/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	461.12/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,006	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,766.67/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 285Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 55Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	343	535.00–550.00	542.45
1	350–400	350	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	413	490.00–495.00	492.58
3	450–500	468	440.00–470.00	451.46
5	500–550	515	410.00–430.00	423.87
1	550–600	560	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	490.00–520.00	508.13
1	350–400	390	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	435	450.00–475.00	461.12
2	450–500	488	425.00–430.00	427.46
4	500–550	541	355.00–395.00	378.73
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	640.00	640.00
2	350–400	360	605.00–620.00	612.60
3	400–450	400	550.00–570.00	556.67
1	550–600	565	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	530.00–540.00	534.90
2	450–500	478	480.00–485.00	482.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	383	550.00–560.00	555.00
5	400–450	421	505.00–545.00	523.68
2	450–500	455	485.00–490.00	487.50
3	500–550	513	445.00–475.00	464.87
1	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	625	410.00–415.00	412.52
1	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	345	565.00	565.00
2	350–400	378	535.00–540.00	537.58
5	400–450	418	475.00–485.00	479.07
5	500–550	527	410.00–435.00	418.96
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	160.00–165.00	163.07
7	—	1,113	180.00–190.00	184.35
1	—	1,355	175.00	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	170.00–175.00	172.94
1	—	1,355	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,505	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	172.00	172.00
4	—	1,011	147.00–165.00	157.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	215.00	215.00
2	—	1,273	200.00	200.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,766.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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