Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2026-07-13

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
372 head
▲ 255 vs last sale 117▼ 47 vs year ago 419 · −11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 28▼ 8 vs year ago 42 · −19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $414.64/cwt on 27 head, up $2.00 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 25 comparable sales and sits +37.55 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.
Average price
$414.64
▲ 2.00 vs prior sale
27 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.32
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537427.482,29610thin
Medium and Large 2538407.092,19117thin
One grade step is worth $20.39/cwt here — about $105 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 sale27 hd
414.64
—
AL average16 barns · 487 hd
406.31
+8.32
This barn, trailing median25 sales
377.09
+37.55
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
447405363320median 377.0903/0206/0107/2709/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,803208.373,7576thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,159183.552,1278thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,580174.982,7657thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,013155.901,5798thin

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)—$3,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,1001thin

Every lot

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424482.92/cwt470.00–500.002,0485
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428449.82/cwt440.00–460.001,9252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465472.45/cwt470.00–475.002,1972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485432.42/cwt425.00–440.002,0972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513447.32/cwt435.00–460.002,2952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574418.07/cwt410.00–425.002,4005
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600410.00/cwt405.00–415.002,4602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4491
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663360.04/cwt350.00–370.002,3872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319521.16/cwt510.00–530.001,6635
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361475.49/cwt465.00–495.001,7177
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385448.13/cwt435.00–460.001,72515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424448.27/cwt440.00–475.001,90116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431420.87/cwt395.00–435.001,8145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467416.88/cwt395.00–425.001,9475
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470442.41/cwt435.00–450.002,0798
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525408.71/cwt400.00–430.002,1464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528379.95/cwt370.00–390.002,0069
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570400.00/cwt390.00–410.002,2802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585372.52/cwt370.00–375.002,1792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608347.43/cwt330.00–365.002,1122
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268627.80/cwt610.00–650.001,6835
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315599.71/cwt580.00–640.001,8895
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368525.24/cwt515.00–545.001,9336
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381487.02/cwt465.00–505.001,8567
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413494.70/cwt480.00–515.002,0435
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438470.10/cwt445.00–475.002,0599
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465464.57/cwt450.00–475.002,16017
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483425.17/cwt400.00–445.002,0546
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511440.94/cwt430.00–460.002,2535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529410.40/cwt400.00–425.002,17113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563414.01/cwt405.00–435.002,3315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568396.32/cwt390.00–400.002,2514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620378.31/cwt375.00–380.002,3463
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,763202.56/cwt200.00–205.003,5713
Bulls——1,830190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,4771
Bulls——1,850226.28/cwt220.00–235.004,1862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%868169.06/cwt165.00–172.501,4672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,059197.61/cwt190.00–205.002,0934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061151.51/cwt145.00–160.001,6086
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115161.47/cwt157.50–165.001,8002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,4902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573173.62/cwt170.00–177.502,7314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655185.20/cwt180.00–190.003,0652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.