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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 26

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

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Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 394▼ 27 vs year ago 374 · −7.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 22 · +31.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 14▲ 7 vs year ago 23 · +30.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.75/cwt on 20 head, down $16.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −45.77 against this barn's trailing median of $362.53.

Average price

$316.75

▼ 16.49 vs prior sale

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$33.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs AL average

−58.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	328.41	1,804	13thin
Medium and Large 2	559	295.12	1,649	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about $155 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

316.75

—

AL average12 barns · 479 hd

323.41

−6.66

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−58.68

This barn, trailing median23 sales

362.53

−45.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.80, low $305.56, median $362.53 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,594	170.63	2,720	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	965	144.21	1,392	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	134.34	2,140	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	124.40	1,318	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,580	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	3thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	400.08/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,832	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,991	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	408.42/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,315	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	355.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,303	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	381.85/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,455	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	343.47/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,443	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	370.24/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,577	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	319.56/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,508	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	341.42/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,622	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	303.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,578	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	334.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,748	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	322.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,850	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	288.86/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,698	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,269	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	483.95/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,345	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	499.68/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,574	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	459.93/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,555	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	478.03/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,750	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	431.81/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,632	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	410.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,692	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	447.87/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,872	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	414.86/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,913	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	375.76/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,777	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	349.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,785	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	376.16/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,949	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	329.52/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,921	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	318.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,964	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,120	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	317.64/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,090	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	282.42/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,042	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	266.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,052	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	889	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,332	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	134.02/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,320	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,453	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	120.78/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,288	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,463	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,140	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,580.00/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,580	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,950	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Oct 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 394Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 23

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	3	—	—	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,580.00

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)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	245	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	322	395.00–420.00	408.42
10	350–400	381	375.00–400.00	381.85
15	400–450	426	355.00–380.00	370.24
10	450–500	475	335.00–365.00	341.42
6	500–550	522	320.00–350.00	334.90
7	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	322.84
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	350.00–365.00	355.90
3	400–450	420	335.00–350.00	343.47
13	450–500	472	305.00–330.00	319.56
3	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	303.46
4	550–600	588	275.00–305.00	288.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	800	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	458	395.00–405.00	400.08
3	550–600	577	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	470.00–500.00	483.95
4	300–350	338	450.00–470.00	459.93
3	350–400	378	415.00–450.00	431.81
6	400–450	412	400.00–420.00	410.74
7	450–500	473	370.00–385.00	375.76
3	500–550	510	340.00–360.00	349.93
10	550–600	583	315.00–340.00	329.52
4	600–650	616	310.00–325.00	318.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	315	490.00–520.00	499.68
5	350–400	366	470.00–490.00	478.03
2	400–450	418	435.00–460.00	447.87
10	450–500	461	395.00–430.00	414.86
4	500–550	518	365.00–390.00	376.16
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	633	330.00–340.00	334.90
2	650–700	658	305.00–330.00	317.64
2	700–750	723	280.00–285.00	282.42
3	750–800	770	260.00–275.00	266.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,125	130.00	130.00
4	—	889	145.00–155.00	149.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	110.00	110.00
3	—	985	132.50–135.00	134.02
4	—	1,066	115.00–127.50	120.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	130.00–140.00	134.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,630	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,593	170.00–172.50	171.26

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.