Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $340.33/cwt on 23 head, down $3.12 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 22 comparable sales and sits −41.51 against this barn's trailing median of $381.83.

Average price

$340.33

▼ 3.12 vs prior sale

23 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$40.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.63

vs AL average

+2.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	372.05	2,017	5thin
Medium and Large 2	532	331.51	1,764	18thin

One grade step is worth $40.53/cwt here — about $253 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.01, low $305.56, median $381.83 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 sale23 hd

340.33

—

AL average16 barns · 542 hd

330.69

+9.63

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+2.31

This barn, trailing median22 sales

381.83

−41.51

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	1,393	199.04	2,773	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	167.69	1,996	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	150.17	1,500	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	—	1,280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	179.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,944	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	151.17/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	197.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	416.80/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,951	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	494.94/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	412.54/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.65/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	439.35/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	395.04/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	402.68/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,868	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	339.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	414.84/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	454.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	477.30/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	463.49/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	429.78/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	421.54/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	341.86/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	348.21/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,849	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	312.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	323.28/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	403.39/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	395.83/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	375.06/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	320.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	398.38/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	383.36/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	307.31/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	365.02/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	145.25/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,624	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	426.20/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	335.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	358.47/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,681	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 157Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,378	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,465	195.00–200.00	197.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,118	135.00–155.00	145.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	175.00–185.00	179.80
2	—	1,280	150.00–152.50	151.17
2	—	1,318	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	429	425.00–430.00	426.20
9	450–500	468	400.00–422.50	416.80
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	621	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	770	300.00–307.50	305.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	360.00–370.00	365.02
3	550–600	568	325.00–350.00	341.86
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	785	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	490.00–500.00	494.94
2	250–300	278	470.00–485.00	477.30
4	300–350	328	445.00–480.00	463.49
9	350–400	379	430.00–465.00	439.35
9	400–450	424	410.00–435.00	421.54
11	450–500	464	390.00–420.00	402.68
9	500–550	531	335.00–360.00	348.21
6	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	339.97
5	600–650	615	305.00–325.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	450.00–460.00	454.95
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	382	390.00–405.00	398.38
7	500–550	521	310.00–330.00	320.05
2	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	415.00–435.00	429.78
7	350–400	368	405.00–425.00	414.84
2	400–450	423	410.00–415.00	412.54
4	450–500	464	380.00–415.00	395.04
4	500–550	535	365.00–385.00	375.06
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	395.00–410.00	403.39
6	350–400	376	385.00–400.00	395.83
10	400–450	422	370.00–395.00	383.36
7	450–500	469	345.00–375.00	358.47
12	500–550	514	320.00–350.00	335.63
6	550–600	568	310.00–335.00	323.28
4	600–650	619	295.00–312.50	307.31
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	722	260.00–270.00	265.09

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)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle