Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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 $423.78/cwt on 9 head, down $1.76 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 22 comparable sales and sits +25.73 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$423.78

▼ 1.76 vs prior sale

9 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$30.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	434.04	2,361	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	403.27	2,171	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.77/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

423.78

—

AL average13 barns · 330 hd

429.57

−5.79

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

+25.73

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	—	Low	1,692	209.03	3,537	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,660	176.88	2,936	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	174.01	2,213	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	161.04	1,897	2thin

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)	—	$2,883	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	331.08/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	457.58/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	472.77/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,236	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	506.33/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	495.15/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	584.77/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	443.99/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	409.90/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	547.53/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	446.64/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	503.31/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	366.63/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	376.19/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	356.65/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,468	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	181.10/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,897	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,160	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	177.32/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,919	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	164.12/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,899	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,883.33/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,883	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	418.49/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	455.04/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	482.75/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	191.65/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	4,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	560.52/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	423.08/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	375.08/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	448.97/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	487.41/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	520.08/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	457.35/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	444.19/cwt	420.00–500.00	2,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	503.83/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 284Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 51Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	580.00–590.00	584.77
4	300–350	324	545.00–550.00	547.53
4	350–400	380	500.00–510.00	505.03
4	400–450	431	455.00–465.00	457.58
5	450–500	491	440.00–450.00	443.99
2	500–550	515	400.00–420.00	409.90
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	365.00–385.00	375.08
1	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	715	315.00–340.00	331.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	595.00	595.00
7	350–400	377	530.00–570.00	560.52
9	400–450	423	490.00–525.00	506.33
10	450–500	473	460.00–490.00	472.77
3	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
3	550–600	563	405.00–435.00	423.08
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	585.00	585.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	435.00–460.00	448.97
2	600–650	605	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	500.00–510.00	503.31
3	550–600	565	440.00–450.00	446.64
4	600–650	635	375.00–380.00	376.19
3	650–700	692	350.00–360.00	356.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	335	490.00–500.00	495.15
2	350–400	383	475.00–490.00	482.75
3	400–450	402	450.00–465.00	455.04
3	450–500	470	400.00–435.00	418.49
1	500–550	540	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	590	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	618	360.00–370.00	366.63
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	317	515.00–525.00	520.08
4	350–400	380	495.00–515.00	503.83
2	400–450	405	480.00–495.00	487.41
9	450–500	457	440.00–475.00	457.35
5	500–550	511	420.00–500.00	444.19
2	550–600	558	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	180.00–182.00	181.10
5	—	1,157	155.00–170.00	164.12
2	—	1,420	185.00–197.00	191.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	160.00–162.00	161.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,690	187.00	187.00
4	—	1,646	172.00–182.00	177.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	192.00	192.00
2	—	1,883	215.00–220.00	217.55

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,883.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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