Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. 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 $412.64/cwt on 13 head, up $15.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 21 comparable sales and sits +13.90 against this barn's trailing median of $398.74.

Average price

$412.64

▲ 15.27 vs prior sale

13 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$41.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	419.00	2,242	11thin
Medium and Large 2	535	377.66	2,020	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.34/cwt here — about $222 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $347.90, median $398.74 across 21 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 sale13 hd

412.64

—

AL average5 barns · 133 hd

409.09

+3.55

This barn, trailing median21 sales

398.74

+13.90

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	1,613	201.25	3,245	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	171.04	1,970	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	165.00	2,582	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	161.11	1,738	10

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)	—	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	184.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	158.79/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	158.45/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,713	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	3,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	375.09/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	428.09/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,230	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	579.43/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	394.77/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	527.89/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	377.66/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	473.98/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	557.84/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	499.37/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	408.66/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	542.61/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	447.78/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	443.44/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	322.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	389.93/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	458.18/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	483.29/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	170.04/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,959	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	364.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	534.89/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	463.48/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 185Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 33Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 11

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. 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
2	—	1,260	180.00–190.00	184.80
2	—	1,043	155.00–162.50	158.79
3	—	1,152	167.50–172.50	170.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	165.00–170.00	167.33
7	—	1,081	147.50–162.50	158.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	217.50	217.50
1	—	1,760	185.00	185.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	278	550.00–565.00	557.84
4	300–350	320	510.00–545.00	527.89
3	350–400	370	480.00–520.00	499.37
3	400–450	427	450.00–475.00	463.48
1	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	540.00–545.00	542.61
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	367	450.00–470.00	458.18
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	570.00–600.00	579.43
5	350–400	370	510.00–545.00	534.89
6	400–450	419	460.00–495.00	473.98
7	450–500	474	430.00–465.00	447.78
8	500–550	521	415.00–440.00	428.09
3	550–600	573	385.00–415.00	394.77
5	600–650	624	360.00–390.00	375.09
3	650–700	653	360.00–375.00	364.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	375	465.00–500.00	483.29
3	400–450	432	435.00–450.00	443.44
3	450–500	483	390.00–425.00	408.66
2	500–550	535	360.00–395.00	377.66
2	650–700	688	315.00–330.00	322.42
1	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	385.00–395.00	389.93
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	465	460.00	460.00

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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150.00

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

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