Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $397.03/cwt on 5 head, down $14.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 20 comparable sales and sits +9.94 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$397.03

▼ 14.47 vs prior sale

5 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$29.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.07

vs AL average

−3.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	415.00	2,189	2thin
Medium and Large 2	525	385.05	2,022	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.95/cwt here — about $168 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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.01, low $343.45, median $387.09 across 20 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 sale5 hd

397.03

—

AL average16 barns · 336 hd

379.96

+17.07

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−3.49

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

+9.94

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	1,466	209.48	3,071	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	173.98	1,947	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	164.02	1,476	11

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)	—	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	450–500	480	475.21/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	508.24/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	470.98/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	440.24/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	461.43/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	430.04/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	485.04/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	470.00/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	474.85/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,562	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	162.89/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	176.85/cwt	172.50–180.00	2,021	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	220.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,014	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	158.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,394	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	357.05/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	519.34/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	434.90/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	433.80/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	393.25/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	508.49/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	441.93/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	492.50/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	474.84/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	385.05/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	173.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,626	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	345.36/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700	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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 359Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 42Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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	350	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	480	465.00–485.00	475.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	490.00–525.00	508.49
2	300–350	345	490.00–495.00	492.50
2	350–400	383	470.00–480.00	474.84
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	288	500.00–515.00	508.24
4	300–350	329	465.00–495.00	474.85
7	350–400	365	450.00–480.00	461.43
10	400–450	431	430.00–455.00	440.24
3	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	430.04
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	380	435.00–445.00	441.93
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	462	380.00–410.00	393.25
3	500–550	525	370.00–400.00	385.05
2	600–650	623	345.00–370.00	357.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	260	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	327	500.00–550.00	519.34
5	350–400	372	475.00–495.00	485.04
4	400–450	425	450.00–490.00	470.00
4	450–500	474	460.00–485.00	470.98
1	500–550	510	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	437	420.00–445.00	434.90
4	450–500	464	415.00–440.00	433.80
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	590	375.00–385.00	380.04
2	600–650	625	330.00–360.00	345.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	157.50–170.00	162.89
6	—	1,143	172.50–180.00	176.85
1	—	825	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	880	150.00–165.00	158.38
4	—	935	170.00–180.00	173.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,365	215.00–225.00	220.80
1	—	1,500	200.00	200.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700.00

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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Russellville Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle