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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 14

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Aug 31Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 149▼ 272 vs year ago 443 · −61.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 22▼ 29 vs year ago 38 · −76.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 26 vs year ago 35 · −74.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough slaughter cattle to trend today. 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 $344.35/cwt on 22 head, up $8.42 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −32.74 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$344.35

▲ 8.42 vs prior sale

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$14.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	354.10	1,992	7thin
Medium and Large 2	535	339.80	1,818	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $174 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 sale22 hd

344.35

—

AL average13 barns · 329 hd

339.98

+4.37

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−32.74

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	140.93	1,452	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	140.00	1,946	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,054	137.43	1,448	4thin

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)	—	$2,317	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,992	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,980	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	427.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	962	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	440.05/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,461	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	420.57/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,569	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	390.06/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,533	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	402.25/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,702	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	366.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,570	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	376.57/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,777	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	351.34/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,830	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	342.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,918	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,112	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,696	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	486.24/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,823	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	438.56/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,645	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	446.70/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,885	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	407.21/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,735	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	425.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,947	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	384.09/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,855	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	348.49/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,819	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	346.45/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,968	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	305.03/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,791	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	326.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,993	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	300.09/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,903	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	295.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,464	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	140.93/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,452	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,515	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,946	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,316.67/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,317	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 149Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 35

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough slaughter cattle to trend today. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	430.00–450.00	440.05
7	350–400	373	410.00–435.00	420.57
4	400–450	423	385.00–415.00	402.25
3	450–500	472	365.00–390.00	376.57
4	500–550	521	340.00–365.00	351.34
4	550–600	560	335.00–350.00	342.52
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	315.00–320.00	317.52
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	420.00–435.00	427.50
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	393	380.00–400.00	390.06
3	400–450	428	360.00–375.00	366.81
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	528	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	520.00–530.00	525.03
3	350–400	375	465.00–500.00	486.24
8	400–450	422	430.00–465.00	446.70
2	450–500	458	420.00–430.00	425.08
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	568	335.00–360.00	346.45
4	600–650	611	320.00–335.00	326.20
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	720	290.00–300.00	295.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	430.00–455.00	438.56
7	400–450	426	390.00–425.00	407.21
6	450–500	483	370.00–395.00	384.09
12	500–550	522	330.00–365.00	348.49
3	550–600	587	295.00–320.00	305.03
4	600–650	634	295.00–305.00	300.09
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	152.50	152.50
2	—	1,093	135.00–142.50	138.60
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	137.50–142.50	140.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	140.00	140.00

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)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,316.67

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.