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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 13

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▲ 311 vs last sale 0▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $432.93/cwt on 16 head, up $30.34 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 25 comparable sales and sits +55.84 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$432.93

▲ 30.34 vs prior sale

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	439.99	2,396	8thin
Medium and Large 2	543	425.87	2,314	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $82 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 sale16 hd

432.93

—

AL average16 barns · 337 hd

434.44

−1.51

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

+55.84

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	—	Average	1,744	216.46	3,775	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	176.38	2,038	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	176.00	2,636	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	165.48	1,625	15

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)	—	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,920	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,050	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	560.08/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,848	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	486.46/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,776	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	522.96/cwt	512.00–535.00	1,956	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	486.38/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,018	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	455.71/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,914	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	432.49/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,015	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	458.11/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,158	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,073	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	405.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,281	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	381.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,357	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	329.84/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,203	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,430	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	299.98/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,115	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	332.93/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,367	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,656	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	720.10/cwt	710.00–730.00	1,750	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	255	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,862	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	596.86/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,576	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	656.67/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,839	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	567.38/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,787	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	611.74/cwt	590.00–645.00	1,951	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	564.89/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,090	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	532.04/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,995	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	495.09/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,094	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	517.78/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,195	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,401	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	506.04/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,358	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	464.95/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,236	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	439.97/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,288	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	424.99/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,363	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	402.37/cwt	385.00–412.00	2,342	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	396.78/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,412	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	370.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,379	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	368.19/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,460	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,521	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	326.58/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,384	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	213.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,611	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	173.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,690	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	162.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,601	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,634	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	173.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,993	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	183.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,186	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,424	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,814	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,920.00/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,920	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,233.33/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,233	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,100.00/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2

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 Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	710.00–730.00	720.10
3	250–300	280	640.00–690.00	656.67
5	300–350	319	590.00–645.00	611.74
5	350–400	370	550.00–580.00	564.89
9	400–450	424	505.00–530.00	517.78
16	450–500	466	490.00–510.00	506.04
2	500–550	510	485.00	485.00
6	550–600	556	420.00–430.00	424.99
3	600–650	608	385.00–405.00	396.78
3	650–700	668	360.00–380.00	368.19
2	700–750	715	350.00–355.00	352.52
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	580.00–620.00	596.86
2	300–350	315	560.00–575.00	567.38
5	350–400	375	515.00–550.00	532.04
2	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	495.09
9	450–500	481	445.00–480.00	464.95
5	500–550	520	435.00–445.00	439.97
3	550–600	582	385.00–412.00	402.37
2	600–650	643	365.00–375.00	370.02
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	730	315.00–335.00	326.58
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	770.00	770.00
1	250–300	255	730.00	730.00
1	400–450	425	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	330	545.00–575.00	560.08
4	350–400	374	512.00–535.00	522.96
8	400–450	415	475.00–505.00	486.38
10	450–500	471	445.00–470.00	458.11
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	563	400.00–410.00	405.11
4	600–650	618	370.00–395.00	381.44
2	650–700	675	355.00–365.00	360.04
4	700–750	711	325.00–355.00	332.93
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	365	475.00–495.00	486.46
7	400–450	420	445.00–465.00	455.71
4	450–500	466	420.00–440.00	432.49
2	500–550	515	400.00–405.00	402.52
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	668	320.00–335.00	329.84
3	700–750	705	285.00–320.00	299.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	985	160.00–167.00	162.50
4	—	973	170.00–175.00	173.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,310	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,192	180.00–190.00	183.42
10	—	1,150	170.00–175.00	173.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	210.00–215.00	213.43
1	—	1,655	207.00	207.00
1	—	1,990	235.00	235.00

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	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,150.00

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	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,100.00

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.