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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $124.30/cwt ≈ $641/hd at 516 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.20/cwt ≈ $456/hd at 325 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.49/cwt ≈ $583/hd at 440 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 367 471 669
Feeder cattle 367 — 669

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available, market not covered last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
265–290 276 4 175.00–187.50 $179.42 $495
315–345 334 7 165.00–175.00 $170.00 $568
370–390 380 2 160.00–170.00 $164.87 $627
415–435 425 2 150.00–152.50 $151.22 $643
460–465 461 7 137.50–145.00 $140.73 $649
505–515 513 4 130.00–132.50 $130.62 $670
650–665 654 4 110.00–115.00 $113.11 $740
766 value added 766 4 114.00 $114.00 $873
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
315–340 324 4 150.00–157.50 $154.31 $500
380–390 385 5 150.00–157.50 $154.04 $593
415–425 418 3 135.00–145.00 $138.39 $578
450–455 452 3 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $599
535–545 542 3 120.00–122.50 $120.82 $655
800 800 1 102.50 $102.50 $820
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516
615 615 1 80.00 $80.00 $492

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
290–295 293 2 140.00–142.50 $141.24 $414
305–345 325 17 137.50–142.50 $140.20 $456
370–395 379 11 130.00–140.00 $136.32 $517
410–445 423 5 125.00–135.00 $131.41 $556
450–490 465 13 122.50–130.00 $124.00 $577
500–545 518 10 110.00–115.00 $111.49 $578
555–580 561 4 110.00–115.00 $111.29 $624
671–675 value added 672 7 100.00–105.00 $100.72 $677
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
210–225 219 4 125.00–135.00 $131.23 $287
315 315 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 $373
355–380 375 5 117.50–120.00 $119.53 $448
405–445 412 9 115.00–120.00 $116.39 $480
460–490 477 9 115.00–120.00 $117.28 $559
505–545 532 6 100.00–105.00 $101.58 $540
560–590 576 8 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $591
620 620 6 95.00–100.00 $96.67 $599
670–695 679 4 90.00–97.50 $93.15 $632
735 735 1 97.50 $97.50 $717
785 785 1 90.00 $90.00 $706
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
445 445 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $478
465–495 480 6 105.00–110.00 $107.42 $516
590 590 1 90.00 $90.00 $531
620 620 2 85.00 $85.00 $527
685 685 1 80.00 $80.00 $548

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
300–345 330 3 130.00–137.50 $134.13 $443
385–390 386 4 140.00–147.50 $144.98 $560
415–445 440 13 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $583
465–480 469 9 120.00–130.00 $127.75 $599
530–545 540 6 110.00–115.00 $113.36 $612
555–580 573 7 110.00–112.50 $110.69 $634
605–645 618 3 100.00–105.00 $103.26 $638
695 695 2 102.50–105.00 $103.75 $721
760 760 1 95.00 $95.00 $722
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
320–345 331 4 150.00–167.50 $157.09 $520
410–420 415 4 137.50–145.00 $140.62 $584
450–480 464 6 135.00–142.50 $138.69 $644
512 value added 512 6 130.00 $130.00 $666
505–520 518 12 120.00–125.00 $121.45 $629
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678
615 615 2 110.00 $110.00 $676
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
345 345 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $423
410–445 428 2 120.00–125.00 $122.60 $525
450–495 458 6 115.00–125.00 $123.20 $564
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535
555–590 573 2 85.00–95.00 $90.15 $517

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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.