Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 $377.09/cwt on 31 head, up $0.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −20.97 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$377.09

▲ 0.69 vs prior sale

31 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	389.52	2,104	13thin
Medium and Large 2	522	368.11	1,923	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

377.09

—

AL average16 barns · 451 hd

370.64

+6.45

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−20.97

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	—	Low	1,726	209.17	3,611	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	178.81	2,553	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,096	169.18	1,854	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	150.58	1,550	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	400–450	430	476.67/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	437.39/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	370.93/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	388.44/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.12/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	433.34/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,833	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	374.68/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,896	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	347.28/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,362	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	399.39/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	469.42/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	375.36/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	410.56/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	328.33/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	217.79/cwt	210.00–240.00	3,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	444.58/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	381.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,883	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,733.33/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	427.44/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	403.34/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	500.00/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	373.62/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	404.96/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	353.26/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,137	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	414.96/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	436.38/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	404.78/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	333.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	147.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,512	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	178.81/cwt	177.50–180.00	2,553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,985	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	171.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,685	3

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 430Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 43Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	362	490.00–520.00	500.00
3	400–450	430	465.00–495.00	476.67
3	450–500	472	430.00–460.00	444.58
5	500–550	510	405.00–425.00	414.96
8	550–600	559	365.00–390.00	373.62
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	665	325.00–340.00	333.30
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	368	445.00–485.00	469.42
9	400–450	423	415.00–450.00	433.34
4	450–500	473	375.00–415.00	388.44
14	500–550	506	360.00–395.00	374.68
4	550–600	580	335.00–355.00	345.12
3	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	425.00–450.00	437.39
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	415	425.00–430.00	427.44
9	450–500	473	395.00–425.00	404.96
3	500–550	503	390.00–420.00	403.34
5	550–600	578	365.00–385.00	370.93
6	600–650	605	340.00–370.00	353.26
2	650–700	658	340.00–345.00	342.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	390.00–420.00	410.56
2	350–400	370	385.00–415.00	399.39
4	450–500	494	375.00–385.00	381.27
11	500–550	519	360.00–385.00	375.36
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	615	325.00–335.00	328.33
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	477	425.00–450.00	436.38
2	500–550	528	415.00–420.00	417.54
2	550–600	568	395.00–415.00	404.78
1	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	685	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	591	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
9	650–700	680	325.00–350.00	347.28
3	700–750	732	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,685	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,817	210.00–240.00	217.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,024	140.00–155.00	147.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	177.50–180.00	178.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,103	180.00	180.00
3	—	983	165.00–175.00	171.42

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	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,733.33

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