Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2026-06-15

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 15
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 131▲ 29 vs year ago 261 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 38▲ 30 vs year ago 44 · +68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 21 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.62/cwt on 24 head, down $34.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 24 comparable sales and sits +20.97 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.
Average price
$376.62
▼ 34.88 vs prior sale
24 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.48
vs AL average
−34.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544387.552,10715thin
Medium and Large 2543358.421,9479thin
One grade step is worth $29.13/cwt here — about $160 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
376.62
—
AL average16 barns · 472 hd
380.10
−3.48
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−34.88
This barn, trailing median24 sales
355.65
+20.97
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

24 sales
427382337292median 355.6503/0206/0108/1009/2811/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.80, low $305.56, median $355.65 across 24 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,664201.483,3527thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189175.392,08526
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468169.842,4932thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053162.151,70727

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,3754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,9673thin

Every lot

60 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305564.84/cwt555.00–575.001,7232
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380467.60/cwt465.00–470.001,7772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413490.03/cwt485.00–495.002,0242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453467.49/cwt465.00–470.002,1182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521432.41/cwt425.00–445.002,2536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569417.36/cwt407.50–430.002,3758
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4172
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679374.86/cwt360.00–385.002,5454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735347.53/cwt345.00–350.002,5542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758332.52/cwt330.00–335.002,5212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2269481.21/cwt470.00–490.001,2945
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278517.30/cwt510.00–525.001,4382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327504.92/cwt500.00–510.001,6513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375486.62/cwt470.00–500.001,8253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380445.13/cwt435.00–450.001,6913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415454.40/cwt440.00–475.001,88612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474435.31/cwt425.00–445.002,06311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488409.95/cwt400.00–420.002,0012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521390.91/cwt380.00–415.002,0379
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521359.06/cwt330.00–375.001,8714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561357.90/cwt335.00–370.002,0085
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578382.50/cwt375.00–390.002,2116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614316.38/cwt305.00–330.001,9434
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665340.11/cwt335.00–345.002,2622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683287.56/cwt270.00–305.001,9642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275624.45/cwt610.00–640.001,7172
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317568.84/cwt545.00–595.001,8033
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333517.22/cwt510.00–530.001,7224
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365502.97/cwt480.00–525.001,8367
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377455.27/cwt440.00–470.001,7163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424466.63/cwt460.00–475.001,9796
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428432.24/cwt410.00–450.001,85010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468457.05/cwt445.00–465.002,13910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479422.35/cwt410.00–430.002,0234
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513414.32/cwt405.00–430.002,1259
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578386.62/cwt375.00–405.002,2356
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616377.00/cwt365.00–390.002,3225
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,8011
Bulls——1,457182.72/cwt175.00–192.502,6623
Bulls——1,975218.24/cwt215.00–220.004,3103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045161.33/cwt150.00–167.501,68625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140173.66/cwt170.00–175.001,98013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148172.46/cwt170.00–175.001,9802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162164.05/cwt160.00–167.501,9065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284185.30/cwt180.00–195.002,3798
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468169.84/cwt165.00–175.002,4932
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,375.00/head2,800.00–4,000.003,3754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,966.67/head1,700.00–2,400.001,9673
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.