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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report, Russellville, AL

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

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

443 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $428.15/cwt -23.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 372 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $426.08/cwt -30.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 426 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $340.98/cwt ≈ $1,964/hd at 576 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 338 359
Feeder cattle 394 307 312
Slaughter cattle 35 26 25
Replacement cattle 14 5 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,137 —
580 580 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,088 —
620 620 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,077 —
660 660 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,828 —
450–495 480 3 370.00–405.00 $389.84 $1,871 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 272 3 420.00–450.00 $434.63 $1,182 -25.37
335–340 337 3 410.00–425.00 $419.95 $1,415 -17.51
355–380 364 7 400.00–415.00 $406.53 $1,480 -13.40
410–435 425 4 390.00–415.00 $399.85 $1,699 +10.91
450–465 460 3 380.00–385.00 $381.63 $1,755 +6.65
505–530 511 9 340.00–360.00 $345.61 $1,766 -2.01
560–570 566 10 335.00–345.00 $338.48 $1,916 -3.16
600–625 609 7 315.00–345.00 $328.52 $2,001 +8.57
650–655 652 3 315.00–325.00 $320.01 $2,086 +10.01
790 790 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,449 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 373 6 370.00–395.00 $378.31 $1,411 -16.69
405–445 429 9 360.00–380.00 $370.41 $1,589 +11.32
465–495 478 4 345.00–355.00 $348.86 $1,668 -2.15
505–540 528 8 305.00–335.00 $324.51 $1,713 -4.41
560–590 570 6 300.00–330.00 $317.60 $1,810 +1.22
605–645 624 5 285.00–310.00 $295.88 $1,846 -9.12
715–735 725 2 270.00–300.00 $284.79 $2,065 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,161 -30.00
255 255 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,377 +10.00
310–345 325 5 480.00–510.00 $489.26 $1,590 —
350–380 364 8 445.00–480.00 $461.74 $1,681 -25.21
400–435 426 12 415.00–445.00 $426.08 $1,815 -30.26
465–480 474 6 400.00–425.00 $408.22 $1,935 -8.73
505–520 514 5 360.00–395.00 $382.97 $1,968 -4.65
565–590 576 10 330.00–350.00 $340.98 $1,964 —
600–645 614 9 310.00–340.00 $318.27 $1,954 -21.81
690–695 693 2 290.00–295.00 $292.51 $2,027 -25.07
700–735 724 4 285.00–295.00 $291.29 $2,109 —
750–795 764 5 265.00–290.00 $274.91 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 7 445.00–470.00 $456.53 $1,443 —
350–390 372 15 415.00–440.00 $428.15 $1,593 -23.35
400–445 426 5 390.00–410.00 $399.92 $1,704 -10.01
455–495 480 8 370.00–395.00 $383.76 $1,842 +10.59
505–540 519 10 320.00–350.00 $337.33 $1,751 -17.65
575–595 583 3 300.00–315.00 $308.41 $1,798 -31.59
620–635 628 2 280.00–290.00 $285.06 $1,790 -18.33
655–690 671 5 255.00–280.00 $274.09 $1,839 -15.91
700 700 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,855 -7.47
795 795 2 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $2,027 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1085 916 85-90% 4 129.00–135.00 $130.79 $1,198 —
705–1195 970 85-90% 7 102.50–117.50 $108.68 $1,054 —
885–1115 986 85-90% 5 120.00–125.00 $121.52 $1,198 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1175 1027 80-85% 3 127.50–137.50 $132.83 $1,364 —
1050–1190 1122 80-85% 3 120.00–125.00 $123.23 $1,383 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,781 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1725 1550 75-80% 3 130.00–135.00 $131.72 $2,042 +4.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660 1660 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,407 —
2265 2265 1 165.00 $165.00 $3,737 —

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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) 2 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,050.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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Price trend

high 455.00 low 357.01 Nov 2025 Oct 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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