Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $439.10/cwt on 6 head, up $28.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 22 comparable sales and sits +41.04 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$439.10

▲ 28.08 vs prior sale

6 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$58.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	448.92	2,448	5thin
Medium and Large 2	590	390.00	2,301	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.92/cwt here — about $147 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 sale6 hd

439.10

—

AL average14 barns · 345 hd

428.29

+10.81

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

+41.04

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	—	Average	1,587	205.37	3,259	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	179.49	2,744	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,367	178.41	2,438	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	160.62	1,719	8thin

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)	—	$2,760	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,558	205.79/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	184.31/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,590	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	220.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	3,854	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	178.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,753	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	160.62/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,719	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.53/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	489.86/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	440.42/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	357.57/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	670.00/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	454.74/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	403.23/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	537.67/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	483.95/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	514.39/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	464.85/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	425.01/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	531.30/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	509.93/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	596.26/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	438.30/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	612.38/cwt	595.00–630.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	474.98/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,247	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	188.45/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	178.78/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	546.47/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,984	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
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	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,760.00/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,760	5

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 179Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
3	—	1,558	202.00–210.00	205.79
3	—	1,405	178.00–190.00	184.31
4	—	1,745	215.00–230.00	220.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	175.00–180.00	178.40
1	—	1,445	186.00	186.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,070	157.00–165.00	160.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	165.00–170.00	167.38
3	—	1,383	185.00–195.00	188.45
8	—	1,430	175.00–180.00	178.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	480	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	580	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	620	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	500.00–520.00	509.93
2	400–450	425	435.00–465.00	450.53
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	338	530.00–545.00	537.67
5	350–400	374	495.00–530.00	514.39
4	400–450	418	470.00–495.00	483.95
3	450–500	475	440.00–465.00	454.74
5	500–550	519	415.00–435.00	425.01
3	550–600	565	395.00–415.00	403.23
1	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
4	300–350	318	590.00–610.00	596.26
4	350–400	363	535.00–570.00	546.47
5	400–450	423	475.00–500.00	489.86
2	450–500	475	430.00–450.00	440.42
1	550–600	590	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	603	340.00–375.00	357.57
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	700.00	700.00
2	250–300	280	650.00–690.00	670.00
2	300–350	310	640.00	640.00
2	350–400	363	595.00–630.00	612.38
4	400–450	414	520.00–550.00	531.30
3	450–500	473	465.00–490.00	474.98
2	500–550	508	455.00–475.00	464.85
3	550–600	570	435.00–440.00	438.30
1	600–650	620	390.00	390.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,760.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle