Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.50/cwt on 22 head, up $0.52 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 20 comparable sales and sits +24.41 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$411.50

▲ 0.52 vs prior sale

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.85

vs AL average

+6.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	413.64	2,254	20
Medium and Large 2	515	390.05	2,009	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $245 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

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 sale22 hd

411.50

—

AL average15 barns · 348 hd

395.65

+15.85

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

+6.74

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

+24.41

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	1,637	211.35	3,460	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	178.81	2,066	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	175.04	2,617	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	165.47	1,664	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	385.11/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	463.91/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	443.96/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	507.36/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	481.91/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	421.95/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	424.85/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	511.08/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	453.40/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	409.17/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,267	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	653.15/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	483.14/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	622.22/cwt	605.00–640.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,666	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	192.77/cwt	185.00–202.50	2,209	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	175.79/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,976	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	161.72/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,638	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,728	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	163.23/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	377.58/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	546.44/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	430.06/cwt	415.00–445.50	1,974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	418.63/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	461.92/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	359.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	431.72/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	306.76/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	479.89/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	497.30/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	530.83/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	390.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	411.72/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	428.75/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	224.22/cwt	220.00–232.50	3,805	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	199.85/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	466.96/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,190	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,393	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,200	2

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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 252Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 22

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	530.00–570.00	546.44
6	350–400	381	470.00–490.00	479.89
5	400–450	412	455.00–470.00	463.91
3	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	431.72
5	500–550	517	365.00–395.00	385.11
2	550–600	568	375.00–380.00	377.58
4	600–650	623	350.00–365.00	359.95
3	650–700	682	300.00–315.00	306.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	270	630.00–680.00	653.15
2	300–350	315	605.00–640.00	622.22
4	350–400	376	500.00–540.00	511.08
8	400–450	423	475.00–490.00	483.14
10	450–500	469	450.00–485.00	466.96
2	500–550	508	415.00–435.00	424.85
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	435	485.00	485.00
14	550–600	563	425.00	425.00
24	650–700	687	388.00	388.00
6	750–800	767	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	470.00	470.00
11	400–450	421	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	459	415.00–445.50	430.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	515.00–540.00	530.83
2	300–350	308	490.00–525.00	507.36
16	350–400	378	460.00–485.00	481.91
9	400–450	430	435.00–470.00	453.40
5	450–500	470	435.00–450.00	443.96
7	500–550	528	405.00–445.00	421.95
13	550–600	554	400.00–410.00	409.17
1	650–700	675	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	495.00–500.00	497.30
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	336	445.00–475.00	461.92
4	350–400	375	425.00–430.00	428.75
4	400–450	434	410.00–430.00	418.63
3	450–500	470	400.00–425.00	411.72
2	500–550	515	385.00–395.00	390.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,146	185.00–202.50	192.77
6	—	1,124	170.00–182.00	175.79
6	—	1,200	150.00–167.50	163.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,013	155.00–167.50	161.72
2	—	988	170.00–180.00	174.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	170.00–180.00	175.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,697	220.00–232.50	224.22
2	—	1,505	195.00–205.00	199.85

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	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle