Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cattle sold firm. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.37/cwt on 20 head, down $1.37 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 22 comparable sales and sits −0.69 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$397.37

▼ 1.37 vs prior sale

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$15.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	400.47	2,173	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	384.96	2,099	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.52/cwt here — about $74 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

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

397.37

—

AL average16 barns · 348 hd

402.71

−5.34

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−0.69

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	1,685	206.27	3,475	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	174.69	2,612	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	172.55	2,233	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	146.70	1,429	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)	—	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	438.74/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	421.18/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	414.93/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	540.64/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	380.16/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	484.24/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	401.54/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	337.76/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	504.02/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	430.09/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	457.16/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	389.23/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,207	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	478.52/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,737	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,966	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	170.78/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	183.95/cwt	177.50–200.00	2,408	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	190.86/cwt	190.00–192.50	2,943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	158.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,014	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	139.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	349.65/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.30/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	559.67/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	459.53/cwt	425.00–505.00	1,944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	439.73/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	312.30/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	550.36/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	391.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	509.98/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	470.29/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,735	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	174.58/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,271	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	165.81/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,981	2
Bulls	—	—	1,827	221.67/cwt	215.00–230.00	4,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	615.00/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,261	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,225.00/head	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 290Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 74Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cattle sold firm. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	538	410.00–450.00	430.09
3	600–650	617	370.00–390.00	380.16
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	575	340.00–360.00	349.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	460.00–490.00	478.52
3	400–450	420	440.00–465.00	450.30
5	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	438.74
3	500–550	535	380.00–420.00	401.54
3	550–600	567	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	320.00–355.00	337.76
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	375	430.00–450.00	439.73
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	528	360.00–375.00	367.54
2	650–700	673	305.00–320.00	312.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	550.00–570.00	559.67
2	250–300	275	540.00–560.00	550.36
4	300–350	329	500.00–525.00	509.98
4	350–400	369	440.00–485.00	470.29
8	400–450	423	425.00–505.00	459.53
4	450–500	476	405.00–435.00	421.18
3	500–550	537	390.00–395.00	391.61
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	600.00–630.00	615.00
1	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	324	530.00–560.00	540.64
5	350–400	374	495.00–515.00	504.02
7	400–450	421	470.00–500.00	484.24
6	450–500	471	440.00–475.00	457.16
7	500–550	511	405.00–430.00	414.93
9	550–600	567	375.00–405.00	389.23
2	600–650	640	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	344.91
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	182.50	182.50
2	—	1,430	167.50–175.00	170.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	177.50–200.00	183.95
4	—	1,270	150.00–165.00	158.61
5	—	1,301	172.50–175.00	174.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	135.00–145.00	139.05
2	—	1,195	160.00–172.50	165.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	190.00–192.50	190.86
3	—	1,827	215.00–230.00	221.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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