Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.24/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 433 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	328	544
Feeder cattle	237	466
Slaughter cattle	60	62
Replacement cattle	31	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement Cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	315	5	160.00–167.00	$162.50	$512	-15.10
355–380	368	6	150.00–160.00	$156.27	$575	-9.13
415–445	430	4	140.00–147.50	$145.09	$624	-10.83
460–490	480	3	135.00–140.00	$136.60	$656	-10.95
515–545	530	4	130.00–133.00	$131.98	$699	-7.68
565–575	572	3	122.50–127.50	$124.99	$715	-1.66
605–620	610	4	112.50–119.00	$116.61	$711	-4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	433	10	127.50–135.00	$131.24	$568	-2.59
455–480	466	8	122.50–127.50	$125.06	$583	+2.25
505–540	520	5	117.50–121.00	$119.93	$624	+1.33
550–590	563	6	112.50–116.00	$114.40	$644	-0.96
620–645	629	4	107.50–112.50	$110.63	$696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	330	7	127.50–135.00	$131.74	$435	+2.95
385–395	391	7	120.00–125.00	$122.89	$480	-1.04
405–435	421	5	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$495	+4.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	3	152.50–157.50	$155.00	$530	—
385–395	390	4	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$575	-2.01
405–425	413	8	137.50–145.00	$140.67	$581	-3.85
455–495	482	6	125.00–135.00	$130.92	$631	-7.79
530–535	534	8	120.00–125.00	$123.76	$661	-10.62
565–590	580	5	107.50–112.50	$109.60	$636	-10.99
670–690	685	4	105.00–106.00	$105.24	$721	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1295	1065	80-85%	12	49.00–53.00	$51.04	$544	-1.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1180	904	85-90%	10	42.00–45.00	$43.66	$395	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1300	1188	75-80%	6	58.00–60.00	$59.04	$701	—
1315–1565	1453	75-80%	4	47.00–50.00	$48.51	$705	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1685	1268	4	71.00–74.00	$72.13	$915	—
1495–1900	1748	4	79.00–83.00	$81.19	$1,419	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1135	1034	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	450.00–550.00	$513.72
990–1165	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–850.00	$781.31
985–1330	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–950.00	$880.66

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–990	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	575.00–750.00	$663.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–860	832	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–825.00	$752.56

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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.