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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 215▲ 222 vs year ago 25 · +888.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 26▼ 36 vs year ago 65 · −55.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 150 vs year ago 161 · −93.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $424.95/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 24 of 25 comparable sales and sits +47.86 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$424.95

5 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$33.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	445.00	2,448	2thin
Medium and Large 2	562	411.58	2,312	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.42/cwt here — about $136 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

424.95

—

AL average15 barns · 317 hd

426.47

−1.52

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

+47.86

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $334.34, median $377.09 across 25 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	—	High	1,262	193.27	2,439	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	169.72	1,857	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	151.46	1,547	5thin

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)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	500.12/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,550	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	458.18/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,512	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	449.24/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,676	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	482.67/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,844	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	429.80/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,840	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	442.24/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,079	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	436.57/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,261	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	413.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,162	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,139	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,763	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	698.33/cwt	670.00–730.00	1,885	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	603.64/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,660	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	609.98/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,946	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	575.16/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,858	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	554.80/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,053	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	510.50/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,940	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	493.23/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,076	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	458.23/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,961	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	482.09/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,237	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	453.94/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,106	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	402.37/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,314	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	203.59/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	183.58/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,938	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	166.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,609	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,535	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,550	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,730	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	175.58/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,116	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 215Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 161

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	200.00–207.00	203.59
2	—	1,205	182.00–185.00	183.58
1	—	1,530	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	165.00–170.00	166.76
4	—	1,205	172.00–180.00	175.58
2	—	1,065	160.00–165.00	162.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,024	150.00–155.00	151.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	590.00–620.00	603.64
8	300–350	323	560.00–590.00	575.16
3	350–400	380	485.00–525.00	510.50
9	400–450	428	440.00–475.00	458.23
5	450–500	464	450.00–465.00	453.94
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	575	395.00–410.00	402.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	750.00	750.00
2	250–300	270	670.00–730.00	698.33
7	300–350	319	600.00–630.00	609.98
3	350–400	370	540.00–565.00	554.80
7	400–450	421	480.00–510.00	493.23
5	450–500	464	475.00–490.00	482.09
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	330	445.00–475.00	458.18
7	350–400	373	440.00–455.00	449.24
2	400–450	428	425.00–435.00	429.80
6	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	413.43
2	550–600	578	365.00–375.00	370.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	310	490.00–520.00	500.12
5	350–400	382	470.00–500.00	482.67
7	450–500	470	435.00–460.00	442.24
6	500–550	518	430.00–445.00	436.57
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	650	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	650.00	650.00

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)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00

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.