Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 $412.80/cwt on 12 head, up $13.77 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 20 comparable sales and sits +25.71 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$412.80

▲ 13.77 vs prior sale

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,226

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$47.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs AL average

−9.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	436.42	2,273	6thin
Medium and Large 2	558	389.17	2,170	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.25/cwt here — about $103 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

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 sale12 hd

412.80

—

AL average15 barns · 479 hd

408.85

+3.95

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−9.37

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

+25.71

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	1,418	201.96	2,863	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	180.96	2,452	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	174.72	2,078	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	164.31	1,773	4thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,880	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,540	217.93/cwt	215.00–222.00	3,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	200.94/cwt	200.00–202.00	2,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	186.66/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,341	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	165.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,877	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	176.94/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,148	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	176.88/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	557.70/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	447.51/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	589.29/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	575.06/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	440.71/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	505.17/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	502.59/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	403.31/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	531.90/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	401.05/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	508.93/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	488.37/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	517.01/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,135	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	622.78/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	416.05/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,571	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	447.03/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,128	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	421.33/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,191	7
Bulls	—	—	1,270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	164.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,773	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	166.64/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	194.59/cwt	192.00–197.00	2,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	539.92/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	466.30/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,010	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	486.18/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,061	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	501.53/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	568.75/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	482.41/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,214	4

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 311Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 46Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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
2	—	1,540	215.00–222.00	217.93
2	—	1,443	200.00–202.00	200.94
2	—	1,270	187.00	187.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	183.00–192.00	186.66
7	—	1,131	160.00–170.00	165.99
6	—	1,214	175.00–180.00	176.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	175.00–180.00	176.88
2	—	1,333	165.00–168.00	166.64
3	—	1,267	192.00–197.00	194.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	160.00–170.00	164.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	550.00–565.00	557.70
5	300–350	320	490.00–525.00	505.17
11	350–400	378	490.00–520.00	502.59
12	400–450	431	450.00–485.00	466.30
8	450–500	476	430.00–465.00	447.03
3	500–550	538	400.00–405.00	403.31
3	550–600	577	370.00–380.00	375.03
2	600–650	618	345.00–350.00	347.45
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
5	300–350	319	550.00–590.00	568.75
5	350–400	379	525.00–545.00	531.90
3	400–450	415	495.00–510.00	501.53
4	450–500	459	475.00–495.00	482.41
5	500–550	515	420.00–465.00	440.71
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
7	250–300	267	560.00–610.00	589.29
4	300–350	329	570.00–585.00	575.06
5	350–400	382	480.00–525.00	508.93
13	400–450	424	470.00–505.00	486.18
2	450–500	488	445.00–450.00	447.51
7	500–550	520	400.00–430.00	421.33
2	550–600	583	390.00–412.00	401.05
1	600–650	640	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	338	610.00–635.00	622.78
8	350–400	378	530.00–550.00	539.92
8	400–450	413	510.00–525.00	517.01
6	450–500	472	475.00–505.00	488.37
3	500–550	515	450.00–455.00	451.68
2	600–650	618	412.00–420.00	416.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	730.00	730.00
1	300–350	325	670.00	670.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,450.00

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