Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.81/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 478 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.72/cwt ≈ $484/hd at 429 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.83/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $559/hd at 418 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 200 536
Feeder cattle 466 148 432
Slaughter cattle 62 38 68
Replacement cattle 16 14 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 324 8 172.50–182.50 $177.60 $575 +16.06
355–365 363 12 160.00–170.00 $165.40 $600 +12.99
405–440 429 5 152.50–160.00 $155.92 $669 +10.09
455–470 460 3 145.00–152.50 $147.55 $679 +14.83
505–545 519 7 135.00–142.50 $139.66 $725 —
555–565 562 3 125.00–130.00 $126.65 $712 —
605–630 624 4 120.00–122.50 $120.61 $753 —
715–745 725 6 112.50–117.00 $115.23 $835 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 390 7 137.50–145.00 $140.32 $547 +7.18
410–425 418 15 130.00–137.50 $133.83 $559 +5.78
455–490 478 25 120.00–128.00 $122.81 $587 -1.33
530–545 537 11 117.50–120.00 $118.60 $637 +1.75
565–590 582 15 110.00–118.00 $115.36 $671 +2.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 9 130.00–135.00 $131.99 $376 —
310–345 318 9 125.00–130.00 $128.79 $410 —
375–385 380 7 120.00–125.00 $123.93 $471 —
415–435 429 18 110.00–120.00 $112.72 $484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 382 5 147.50–152.50 $149.48 $571 —
430–440 436 5 142.50–147.50 $144.52 $630 —
465–495 480 6 137.50–140.00 $138.71 $666 —
525–545 532 11 127.50–136.00 $134.38 $715 —
555–575 560 4 117.00–125.00 $120.59 $675 —
605–620 612 11 107.50–115.00 $111.30 $681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 6 130.00–135.00 $132.41 $487 —
405–430 410 11 127.50–130.00 $129.52 $531 -3.90
465–470 466 6 120.00–125.00 $124.16 $579 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1260 1072 80-85% 13 50.00–54.00 $52.07 $558 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1125 966 85-90% 11 43.00–47.00 $45.75 $442 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1340 1206 75-80% 5 56.00–60.00 $58.13 $701 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1710 1460 3 72.00–74.00 $73.22 $1,069 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1220 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 675.00–750.00 $720.28
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–895 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–650.00 $612.61
830–1035 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 475.00–525.00 $502.75

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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.