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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 3

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 271▼ 105 vs year ago 535 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 23▲ 14 vs year ago 29 · +48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 16▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 $376.40/cwt on 31 head, up $7.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −0.69 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$376.40

▲ 7.66 vs prior sale

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.35

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	386.67	2,116	12thin
Medium and Large 2	551	369.91	2,037	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

376.40

—

AL average14 barns · 392 hd

368.05

+8.35

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−0.69

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	1,811	206.02	3,731	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	179.45	2,956	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	178.00	2,053	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	158.79	1,771	12

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)	—	$3,100	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	431.08/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,065	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	403.79/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,975	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	383.42/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,044	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	376.75/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,355	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	347.42/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,356	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,204	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	336.52/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,453	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	432.67/cwt	425.00–440.00	974	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	464.91/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,255	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	434.94/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,387	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	408.33/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,388	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	424.80/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,593	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	418.66/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,737	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	381.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,640	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	397.18/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,879	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	369.92/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,776	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	371.70/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,000	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	342.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,860	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	355.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,059	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	336.98/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,083	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	312.35/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,993	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	328.47/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,270	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	555.16/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,321	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	573.90/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,509	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	502.14/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,622	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	477.39/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,623	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	494.46/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,839	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	460.86/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,816	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	468.00/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,914	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	435.88/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,905	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	450.79/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,083	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	420.97/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,021	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,037	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	382.35/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,011	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	383.01/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,130	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	356.09/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,058	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	357.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,208	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,135	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,932	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	214.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	4,024	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	190.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,002	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,720	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	167.72/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,929	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,899	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	178.63/cwt	172.50–182.50	2,197	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	179.45/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,956	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 271Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 23Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 11

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	470.00–485.00	477.39
6	350–400	394	450.00–475.00	460.86
10	400–450	437	425.00–455.00	435.88
14	450–500	480	400.00–435.00	420.97
10	500–550	526	360.00–400.00	382.35
9	550–600	578	345.00–365.00	356.09
2	600–650	628	335.00–345.00	339.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	550.00–560.00	555.16
4	250–300	263	540.00–610.00	573.90
6	300–350	323	490.00–525.00	502.14
9	350–400	372	480.00–510.00	494.46
13	400–450	409	440.00–480.00	468.00
6	450–500	462	440.00–460.00	450.79
2	500–550	503	400.00–410.00	404.98
10	550–600	556	370.00–405.00	383.01
6	600–650	618	350.00–375.00	357.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	460.00–470.00	464.91
5	300–350	319	430.00–445.00	434.94
7	350–400	375	410.00–435.00	424.80
8	400–450	415	410.00–435.00	418.66
13	450–500	473	387.50–415.00	397.18
6	500–550	538	365.00–380.00	371.70
2	550–600	580	345.00–365.00	355.00
5	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	336.98
19	650–700	691	300.00–330.00	328.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	425.00–440.00	432.67
3	300–350	340	400.00–420.00	408.33
2	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	430	370.00–400.00	381.41
4	450–500	480	360.00–375.00	369.92
2	500–550	543	335.00–350.00	342.53
2	600–650	638	300.00–325.00	312.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	479	420.00–445.00	431.08
1	500–550	510	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
6	600–650	625	365.00–385.00	376.75
2	650–700	678	340.00–355.00	347.42
19	700–750	729	317.50–340.00	336.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	489	390.00–415.00	403.79
3	500–550	533	375.00–395.00	383.42
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	678	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,585	185.00	185.00
6	—	1,880	210.00–220.00	214.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	160.00–170.00	164.87
4	—	1,230	172.50–182.50	178.63
3	—	1,052	185.00–195.00	190.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	150.00–160.00	155.81
3	—	1,150	165.00–172.50	167.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	175.00–185.00	179.45

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.