Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Too few slaughter cattle to trend. Too few replacement cattle to trend. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 $347.90/cwt on 19 head, down $29.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −50.84 against this barn's trailing median of $398.74.

Average price

$347.90

▼ 29.19 vs prior sale

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$38.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	354.04	1,916	16thin
Medium and Large 2	582	315.14	1,834	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $82 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 sale19 hd

347.90

—

AL average16 barns · 403 hd

364.93

−17.03

This barn, trailing median21 sales

398.74

−50.84

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	1,773	200.00	3,545	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,459	166.71	2,432	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)	—	$2,325	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	347.50/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	407.83/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,909	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	378.34/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	421.55/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	427.56/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	366.67/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	370.22/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	354.34/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	430.70/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	403.43/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	288.36/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	315.14/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	460.08/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	405.88/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	416.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	334.92/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	465.97/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	293.36/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	323.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	362.79/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	342.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,923	7
Bulls	—	—	1,885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,486	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,660	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 265Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Too few slaughter cattle to trend. Too few replacement cattle to trend. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	421	350.00–385.00	370.22
2	450–500	480	335.00–360.00	347.50
2	500–550	525	320.00–325.00	322.55
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	387	410.00–425.00	416.53
4	400–450	418	390.00–425.00	405.88
4	450–500	479	365.00–400.00	378.34
8	500–550	522	345.00–365.00	354.34
2	550–600	550	340.00–345.00	342.50
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	360.00–365.00	362.50
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	671	325.00–345.00	334.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	450.00–475.00	460.08
4	350–400	363	450.00–495.00	465.97
5	400–450	414	420.00–445.00	430.70
10	450–500	468	385.00–425.00	407.83
9	500–550	526	355.00–385.00	362.79
7	550–600	561	330.00–355.00	342.79
3	600–650	627	315.00–330.00	323.42
2	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	720	285.00–300.00	293.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	303	420.00–435.00	427.56
3	350–400	392	410.00–435.00	421.55
6	400–450	430	395.00–410.00	403.43
3	450–500	475	350.00–380.00	366.67
3	550–600	582	300.00–325.00	315.14
3	600–650	608	280.00–295.00	288.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,660	210.00	210.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	160.00–165.00	162.57
1	—	1,520	175.00	175.00

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