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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.08/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 439 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.37/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 530 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.54/cwt -3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 354 499 416
Feeder cattle 273 407 312
Slaughter cattle 65 59 69
Replacement cattle 16 33 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 358 4 150.00–160.00 $152.55 $546 -11.17
425–445 438 6 145.00–147.50 $146.69 $643 +3.35
475–490 481 5 142.50–145.00 $143.98 $693 +7.63
505–520 513 5 130.00–142.50 $135.96 $697 +3.48
660–690 673 5 102.50–110.00 $106.03 $714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 366 5 140.00–147.50 $144.57 $529 -1.34
420–435 425 3 135.00–140.00 $138.29 $588 +5.83
465–480 471 5 130.00–137.50 $133.06 $627 +7.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 130.00–132.50 $131.25 $407 —
355–365 361 5 125.00–127.50 $125.98 $455 -8.94
430–444 439 13 123.00–125.00 $124.08 $545 -4.43
455–495 478 10 117.00–122.50 $119.54 $571 -3.81
515–545 530 12 110.00–117.50 $114.37 $606 -2.66
605–645 630 6 105.00–112.50 $109.85 $692 +6.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 286 4 125.00–130.00 $126.14 $361 —
320–340 327 3 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $403 -5.81
380–395 389 8 115.00–120.00 $118.73 $462 -5.72
440–445 444 5 112.50–115.00 $113.00 $502 -4.83
455–465 458 4 110.00–112.50 $110.64 $507 -1.91
510–515 513 3 100.00–107.50 $102.48 $526 -2.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 390 3 147.50–150.00 $149.19 $582 +0.49
415–445 425 3 145.00–147.50 $145.87 $620 +2.55
455–485 467 5 137.50–145.00 $142.04 $663 +9.59
505–535 516 7 127.50–137.50 $132.56 $684 +6.15
555–595 569 9 115.00–125.00 $118.20 $673 —
615–645 628 3 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $706 —
675 675 4 102.50–107.50 $103.75 $700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 377 3 135.00–140.00 $138.27 $521 -0.74
420–425 422 7 127.50–135.00 $131.78 $556 +0.99
530–545 537 7 115.00–125.00 $120.06 $645 —
565–570 567 3 107.50–112.50 $110.01 $624 -3.45

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1635 1259 75-80% 15 51.00–55.00 $52.74 $664 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1170 1103 80-85% 14 46.00–50.00 $48.19 $532 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1155 1036 85-90% 4 43.00–44.00 $43.24 $448 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1445 1326 4 69.00–73.00 $71.39 $947 —
1930–2060 1980 4 78.00–82.00 $80.03 $1,585 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1150 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–725.00 $698.32
1010–1380 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00–850.00 $784.07
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–820 803 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 450.00–470.00 $459.78
900–990 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 375.00–425.00 $398.81

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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.