Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $382.64/cwt on 42 head, down $32.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −16.10 against this barn's trailing median of $398.74.

Average price

$382.64

▼ 32.00 vs prior sale

42 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$12.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	389.02	2,182	21
Medium and Large 2	540	376.26	2,032	21

One grade step is worth $12.76/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale42 hd

382.64

—

AL average15 barns · 495 hd

389.83

−7.19

This barn, trailing median21 sales

398.74

−16.10

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	1,707	210.98	3,600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	177.57	2,242	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,655	177.52	2,939	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	153.21	1,497	3thin

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)	—	$2,667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,233	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,245	186.91/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,327	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,293	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	173.78/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	153.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,497	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,997	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	472.54/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	544.72/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	328.20/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	492.98/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	410.78/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	547.39/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	526.72/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.18/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	332.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	291.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	451.89/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,061	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	380.32/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,210	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	456.47/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	525.39/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	472.50/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	356.70/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	314.14/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	380.71/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	418.45/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,933	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	404.34/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,957	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	312.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	432.22/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,127	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	416.92/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	424.96/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	452.94/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	380.68/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,021	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	391.34/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,894	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	432.35/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	429.38/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	364.97/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	494.81/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,066	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	203.87/cwt	200.00–207.50	3,089	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	218.09/cwt	212.50–222.00	4,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.07/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,195	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	463.64/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,666.67/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,667	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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 372Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
3	—	1,245	179.00–190.00	186.91
1	—	1,210	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,298	170.00–175.00	172.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,593	172.50–175.00	173.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	150.00–160.00	153.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	200.00–207.50	203.87
2	—	1,898	212.50–222.00	218.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	530.00–560.00	544.72
2	300–350	318	515.00–535.00	525.39
2	400–450	418	465.00–480.00	472.54
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	492	430.00–432.50	432.22
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	535.00–560.00	547.39
2	300–350	320	515.00–540.00	526.72
5	350–400	373	480.00–505.00	492.98
11	400–450	418	450.00–475.00	463.64
15	450–500	456	430.00–465.00	451.89
6	500–550	511	400.00–435.00	410.78
15	550–600	581	365.00–390.00	380.32
7	600–650	620	335.00–375.00	354.07
3	650–700	663	320.00–340.00	328.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	329	485.00–500.00	494.81
5	350–400	379	440.00–465.00	452.94
8	400–450	423	410.00–445.00	432.35
8	450–500	484	390.00–425.00	404.34
17	500–550	531	365.00–395.00	380.68
4	550–600	578	355.00–360.00	357.49
2	600–650	623	300.00–325.00	312.45
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	455.00–490.00	472.50
6	350–400	375	445.00–475.00	456.47
2	400–450	420	435.00–465.00	450.18
10	450–500	462	405.00–435.00	418.45
8	500–550	518	375.00–405.00	380.71
6	550–600	568	345.00–375.00	356.70
2	600–650	630	325.00–340.00	332.38
6	650–700	684	305.00–320.00	314.14
3	700–750	703	285.00–300.00	291.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	415.00–440.00	429.38
8	350–400	378	410.00–440.00	424.96
11	400–450	433	390.00–430.00	416.92
17	450–500	484	375.00–400.00	391.34
5	500–550	511	355.00–370.00	364.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	515.00	515.00

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)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,666.67

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