Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough slaughter cattle to trend today. 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 $344.35/cwt on 22 head, up $8.42 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −53.71 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$344.35

▲ 8.42 vs prior sale

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$14.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	354.10	1,992	7thin
Medium and Large 2	535	339.80	1,818	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $174 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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $334.34, 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 sale22 hd

344.35

—

AL average13 barns · 329 hd

339.98

+4.37

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−53.71

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	140.93	1,452	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	140.00	1,946	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,054	137.43	1,448	4thin

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)	—	$2,317	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	140.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	420.57/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	486.24/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	376.57/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	351.34/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	326.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	440.05/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	346.45/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	446.70/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.25/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	407.21/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	390.06/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	427.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	300.09/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	384.09/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	348.49/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,819	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	425.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	295.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	366.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	438.56/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	305.03/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,316.67/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,317	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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 149Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 35

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough slaughter cattle to trend today. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,093	135.00–142.50	138.60
1	—	960	152.50	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	137.50–142.50	140.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	520.00–530.00	525.03
3	350–400	375	465.00–500.00	486.24
8	400–450	422	430.00–465.00	446.70
2	450–500	458	420.00–430.00	425.08
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	568	335.00–360.00	346.45
4	600–650	611	320.00–335.00	326.20
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	720	290.00–300.00	295.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	430.00–455.00	438.56
7	400–450	426	390.00–425.00	407.21
6	450–500	483	370.00–395.00	384.09
12	500–550	522	330.00–365.00	348.49
3	550–600	587	295.00–320.00	305.03
4	600–650	634	295.00–305.00	300.09
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	430.00–450.00	440.05
7	350–400	373	410.00–435.00	420.57
4	400–450	423	385.00–415.00	402.25
3	450–500	472	365.00–390.00	376.57
4	500–550	521	340.00–365.00	351.34
4	550–600	560	335.00–350.00	342.52
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	315.00–320.00	317.52
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	420.00–435.00	427.50
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	393	380.00–400.00	390.06
3	400–450	428	360.00–375.00	366.81
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	528	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,316.67

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

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