Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $411.02/cwt on 20 head, down $14.52 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 22 comparable sales and sits +12.97 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$411.02

▼ 14.52 vs prior sale

20 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$55.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	430.34	2,276	13thin
Medium and Large 2	555	375.14	2,082	7thin

One grade step is worth $55.20/cwt here — about $194 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 sale20 hd

411.02

—

AL average16 barns · 409 hd

422.72

−11.69

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

+12.97

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	1,500	201.23	3,018	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	178.88	2,867	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	178.76	2,244	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	163.55	1,608	7thin

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)	—	$2,888	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,705	215.82/cwt	215.00–217.00	3,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	190.65/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,459	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	185.48/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,326	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	178.88/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,867	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	161.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	528.05/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	338.41/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	372.21/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	505.78/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	582.89/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	505.00/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	441.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	463.17/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	464.83/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	522.40/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	430.94/cwt	422.00–450.00	2,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	555.93/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	426.64/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	408.75/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	431.45/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	501.14/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	478.50/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	421.98/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	386.65/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	541.66/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,260	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	177.72/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,237	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	171.53/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	468.98/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	501.75/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,646	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,887.50/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,888	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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 210Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 24Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	215.00–217.00	215.82
3	—	1,290	190.00–192.00	190.65
2	—	1,610	200.00–205.00	202.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	185.00–187.00	185.48
5	—	1,259	175.00–182.00	177.72
3	—	1,250	165.00–180.00	171.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,603	175.00–180.00	178.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	175.00	175.00
6	—	977	155.00–165.00	161.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	515.00–550.00	528.05
6	350–400	383	500.00–520.00	505.78
6	400–450	413	450.00–475.00	468.98
5	450–500	492	415.00–425.00	421.98
2	500–550	505	380.00–385.00	382.48
5	550–600	575	350.00–385.00	372.21
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	688	330.00–345.00	338.41
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	328	560.00–600.00	582.89
5	350–400	366	550.00–565.00	555.93
7	400–450	418	480.00–525.00	501.14
9	450–500	471	445.00–480.00	463.17
10	500–550	515	420.00–440.00	431.45
3	550–600	575	420.00–430.00	426.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	650.00	650.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	500.00–505.00	501.75
3	350–400	362	460.00–490.00	478.50
1	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	463	435.00–445.00	441.76
3	550–600	575	380.00–395.00	386.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	327	540.00–545.00	541.66
2	350–400	390	515.00–530.00	522.40
3	400–450	412	500.00–510.00	505.00
3	450–500	478	455.00–475.00	464.83
4	500–550	513	422.00–450.00	430.94
4	550–600	556	405.00–415.00	408.75
2	700–750	718	315.00–320.00	317.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,950.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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