Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder Bulls and Steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. 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 $414.64/cwt on 27 head, up $2.00 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 21 comparable sales and sits +15.90 against this barn's trailing median of $398.74.

Average price

$414.64

▲ 2.00 vs prior sale

27 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$20.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	427.48	2,296	10thin
Medium and Large 2	538	407.09	2,191	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.39/cwt here — about $105 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 sale27 hd

414.64

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

406.31

+8.32

This barn, trailing median21 sales

398.74

+15.90

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	—	Average	1,803	208.37	3,757	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	183.55	2,127	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	174.98	2,765	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	155.90	1,579	8thin

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)	—	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	410.40/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,171	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	418.07/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	442.41/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	521.16/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	627.80/cwt	610.00–650.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	525.24/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	448.27/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,901	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	464.57/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,160	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	475.49/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	408.71/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	599.71/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	414.01/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	440.94/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	494.70/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	447.32/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	472.45/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	169.06/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	151.51/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,608	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	185.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,065	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	173.62/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,731	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	378.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	396.32/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	425.17/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	470.10/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,059	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	487.02/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	347.43/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	420.87/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	416.88/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	449.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	360.04/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	432.42/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	379.95/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	448.13/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	226.28/cwt	220.00–235.00	4,186	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	197.61/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,093	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	161.47/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	482.92/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,048	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 117Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	465.00–505.00	487.02
9	400–450	438	445.00–475.00	470.10
6	450–500	483	400.00–445.00	425.17
13	500–550	529	400.00–425.00	410.40
4	550–600	568	390.00–400.00	396.32
3	600–650	620	375.00–380.00	378.31
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
5	250–300	268	610.00–650.00	627.80
5	300–350	315	580.00–640.00	599.71
6	350–400	368	515.00–545.00	525.24
5	400–450	413	480.00–515.00	494.70
17	450–500	465	450.00–475.00	464.57
5	500–550	511	430.00–460.00	440.94
5	550–600	563	405.00–435.00	414.01
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	278	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	319	510.00–530.00	521.16
7	350–400	361	465.00–495.00	475.49
16	400–450	424	440.00–475.00	448.27
8	450–500	470	435.00–450.00	442.41
4	500–550	525	400.00–430.00	408.71
2	550–600	570	390.00–410.00	400.00
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
15	350–400	385	435.00–460.00	448.13
5	400–450	431	395.00–435.00	420.87
5	450–500	467	395.00–425.00	416.88
9	500–550	528	370.00–390.00	379.95
2	550–600	585	370.00–375.00	372.52
2	600–650	608	330.00–365.00	347.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
5	400–450	424	470.00–500.00	482.92
2	450–500	465	470.00–475.00	472.45
2	500–550	513	435.00–460.00	447.32
5	550–600	574	410.00–425.00	418.07
2	600–650	600	405.00–415.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	440.00–460.00	449.82
2	450–500	485	425.00–440.00	432.42
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	620	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	663	350.00–370.00	360.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	165.00–172.50	169.06
6	—	1,061	145.00–160.00	151.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,655	180.00–190.00	185.20
4	—	1,573	170.00–177.50	173.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,059	190.00–205.00	197.61
2	—	1,115	157.50–165.00	161.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	200.00–205.00	202.56
1	—	1,830	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,850	220.00–235.00	226.28

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	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00

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

Feeder Cattle

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