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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 22

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jun 15Jun 22Jul 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 290▼ 4 vs year ago 189 · −2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 74▲ 15 vs year ago 18 · +83.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 14 vs year ago 26 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cattle sold firm. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.37/cwt on 20 head, down $1.37 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 25 comparable sales and sits +20.28 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$397.37

▼ 1.37 vs prior sale

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$15.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	400.47	2,173	16thin
Medium and Large 2	545	384.96	2,099	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.52/cwt here — about $74 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 sale20 hd

397.37

—

AL average16 barns · 348 hd

402.71

−5.34

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

+20.28

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	—	Low	1,685	206.27	3,475	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	174.69	2,612	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	172.55	2,233	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	146.70	1,429	7thin

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)	—	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

57 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	430.09/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,314	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	349.65/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,010	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	380.16/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,346	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	478.52/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,737	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	439.73/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,649	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	450.30/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,891	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	438.74/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,040	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,941	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	401.54/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,148	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,155	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	337.76/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,246	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	312.30/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,102	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	615.00/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,261	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	559.67/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,276	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	550.36/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,513	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	540.64/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,752	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	509.98/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,678	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	470.29/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,735	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	504.02/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,885	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	484.24/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,039	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	459.53/cwt	425.00–505.00	1,944	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	457.16/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,153	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	421.18/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,005	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	414.93/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,120	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	391.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,103	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	389.23/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,207	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,321	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	190.86/cwt	190.00–192.50	2,943	3
Bulls	—	—	1,827	221.67/cwt	215.00–230.00	4,050	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	139.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,232	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	165.81/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,981	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	158.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,014	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	174.58/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,271	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	183.95/cwt	177.50–200.00	2,408	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	170.78/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,442	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,966	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,225.00/head	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 290Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 74Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cattle sold firm. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	538	410.00–450.00	430.09
3	600–650	617	370.00–390.00	380.16
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	575	340.00–360.00	349.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	460.00–490.00	478.52
3	400–450	420	440.00–465.00	450.30
5	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	438.74
3	500–550	535	380.00–420.00	401.54
3	550–600	567	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	320.00–355.00	337.76
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	375	430.00–450.00	439.73
1	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	528	360.00–375.00	367.54
2	650–700	673	305.00–320.00	312.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	550.00–570.00	559.67
2	250–300	275	540.00–560.00	550.36
4	300–350	329	500.00–525.00	509.98
4	350–400	369	440.00–485.00	470.29
8	400–450	423	425.00–505.00	459.53
4	450–500	476	405.00–435.00	421.18
3	500–550	537	390.00–395.00	391.61
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	600.00–630.00	615.00
1	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	324	530.00–560.00	540.64
5	350–400	374	495.00–515.00	504.02
7	400–450	421	470.00–500.00	484.24
6	450–500	471	440.00–475.00	457.16
7	500–550	511	405.00–430.00	414.93
9	550–600	567	375.00–405.00	389.23
2	600–650	640	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	673	340.00–350.00	344.91
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	182.50	182.50
2	—	1,430	167.50–175.00	170.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	177.50–200.00	183.95
4	—	1,270	150.00–165.00	158.61
5	—	1,301	172.50–175.00	174.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	135.00–145.00	139.05
2	—	1,195	160.00–172.50	165.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	190.00–192.50	190.86
3	—	1,827	215.00–230.00	221.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.