Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

182 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (240)

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 182 309 0
Feeder cattle 149 274 0
Slaughter cattle 22 19 0
Replacement cattle 11 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,185 -8.39
365–385 372 3 360.00–365.00 $363.27 $1,351 -32.56
405–420 410 3 340.00–350.00 $346.59 $1,421 -36.77
460–495 476 4 320.00–330.00 $323.71 $1,541 -34.76
500–525 513 4 300.00–310.00 $305.12 $1,565 -30.51
565–585 575 2 285.00–290.00 $287.54 $1,653 -35.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,224 —
355–365 358 3 385.00–400.00 $390.09 $1,397 -24.75
400–440 425 3 360.00–370.00 $365.02 $1,551 -47.52
450–490 468 4 335.00–345.00 $338.73 $1,585 -56.31
500–520 510 2 320.00–325.00 $322.55 $1,645 -52.51
570–580 575 2 305.00–310.00 $307.48 $1,768 -52.52
720 720 2 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $2,016 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,279 +5.05
300–345 326 4 430.00–445.00 $436.09 $1,422 +11.09
355–395 365 6 415.00–425.00 $419.24 $1,530 +20.86
410–435 429 4 385.00–405.00 $398.73 $1,711 —
455–485 473 3 365.00–375.00 $370.09 $1,751 —
500–515 505 3 335.00–340.00 $338.30 $1,708 +18.25
550–595 569 4 315.00–330.00 $321.11 $1,827 +16.11
615–645 625 3 305.00–310.00 $308.28 $1,927 +33.28
675 675 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,518 -3.49
355 355 2 435.00–450.00 $442.50 $1,571 +3.15
410–440 425 5 410.00–430.00 $419.86 $1,784 -1.68
460–470 465 4 380.00–390.00 $382.53 $1,779 -20.15
500–505 503 2 350.00–365.00 $357.46 $1,798 +9.25
585 585 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,018 +5.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1435 1163 80-85% 6 145.00–152.00 $148.93 $1,732 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,316 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,277 -40.00
1315–1830 1577 3 190.00–192.00 $190.67 $3,007 —
1650–1680 1665 2 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $3,372 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Price trend

high 455.00 low 357.01 Sep 2025 Aug 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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