Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. 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 $366.21/cwt on 12 head, up $21.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −31.85 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$366.21

▲ 21.86 vs prior sale

12 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$35.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	384.10	2,051	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	348.32	1,881	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.78/cwt here — about $170 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 sale12 hd

366.21

—

AL average15 barns · 446 hd

359.37

+6.83

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−31.85

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	1,608	185.07	2,975	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	143.63	1,760	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	142.29	2,238	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	127.04	1,283	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)	—	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	332.71/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	396.15/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	403.45/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	140.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	441.93/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	368.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	328.33/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	350.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	388.28/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	472.29/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	426.11/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	383.46/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	357.18/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	304.14/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	436.40/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	376.97/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	336.14/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	477.48/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	526.99/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	367.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	417.82/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	335.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	483.76/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	316.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	192.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	127.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,238	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	148.84/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,966	4
Bulls	—	—	1,190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,023	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 171Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	478	420.00–425.00	422.49
2	550–600	585	320.00–345.00	332.71
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	515	390.00–420.00	403.45
2	550–600	578	360.00–375.00	367.53
1	700–750	735	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	755	300.00–310.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	381	410.00–445.00	426.11
2	400–450	408	400.00–435.00	417.82
8	450–500	471	365.00–400.00	376.97
5	500–550	510	350.00–375.00	357.18
4	550–600	563	320.00–350.00	336.14
2	600–650	605	310.00–320.00	314.96
2	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	437	375.00–395.00	388.28
7	450–500	476	340.00–360.00	350.01
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	573	270.00–345.00	304.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	510.00–540.00	526.99
4	350–400	368	475.00–490.00	483.76
2	400–450	420	455.00–490.00	472.29
4	450–500	455	430.00–450.00	436.40
4	500–550	516	385.00–415.00	396.15
2	550–600	570	345.00–375.00	360.00
2	600–650	628	330.00–340.00	335.14
3	650–700	668	310.00–325.00	316.75
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	475.00–480.00	477.48
5	350–400	388	430.00–450.00	441.93
3	400–450	408	435.00–445.00	440.00
7	450–500	483	375.00–400.00	383.46
3	500–550	515	365.00–370.00	368.30
3	550–600	565	325.00–335.00	328.33
2	600–650	618	300.00–310.00	305.02
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,162	135.00–145.00	140.15
4	—	1,321	147.50–150.00	148.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	120.00–130.00	127.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	140.00–145.00	142.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	190.00–195.00	192.64
1	—	1,790	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,190	170.00	170.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle