Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.59/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 433 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.68/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 390 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.79/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 581 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 631 551
Feeder cattle 561 562 492
Slaughter cattle 55 40 39
Replacement cattle 19 29 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
310–345 325 8 170.00–177.50 $173.73 $565 —
370–380 374 8 165.00–170.00 $167.17 $625 +1.56
415–425 420 12 160.00–165.00 $163.54 $687 +6.46
455–495 481 8 150.00–159.00 $152.20 $732 +10.07
505–545 519 13 140.00–148.00 $144.47 $750 +7.51
555–595 566 7 127.50–135.00 $132.15 $748 -1.85
605–625 618 4 120.00–127.50 $123.13 $761 -10.62
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 -11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
330–340 337 6 165.00–167.50 $165.82 $559 —
355–375 370 4 160.00–162.50 $161.90 $599 +8.90
410–420 415 8 152.50–157.50 $155.30 $644 —
455–495 479 7 140.00–147.50 $145.01 $695 +17.50
505–530 524 7 127.50–135.00 $131.10 $687 +7.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 13 147.50–157.50 $149.54 $480 —
375–395 390 15 142.50–147.50 $145.68 $568 +3.46
420–445 434 12 137.00–146.00 $142.84 $620 +8.63
455–470 463 10 132.50–136.00 $133.86 $620 —
505–520 513 14 129.00–132.50 $130.50 $669 +2.56
555–592 581 15 122.50–128.00 $125.79 $731 +7.79
605–640 623 5 110.00–120.00 $115.39 $719 -1.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 283 3 145.00–147.50 $145.76 $413 +0.76
325–340 331 4 137.50–142.50 $140.60 $465 +5.87
355–380 363 3 132.50–137.50 $135.06 $490 —
405–445 438 8 127.50–132.50 $129.67 $568 —
455–480 465 15 120.00–127.50 $122.49 $570 +2.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 376 4 157.50–165.00 $160.36 $603 —
405–445 433 19 147.50–157.00 $152.59 $661 -1.25
455–495 464 13 137.50–147.50 $142.13 $659 -1.20
505–548 535 13 127.50–137.50 $133.57 $715 +1.91
555 555 2 125.00 $125.00 $694 -0.95
630–635 633 8 117.50–120.00 $119.07 $754 -0.93
685–695 690 4 110.00–115.00 $111.99 $773 —
705–735 725 3 105.00–110.00 $106.62 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 6 152.50–157.50 $154.58 $495 +17.08
355–390 370 8 142.50–152.50 $146.14 $541 —
430–445 437 7 135.00–142.50 $138.94 $607 +8.94
455–485 471 9 125.00–132.50 $130.09 $613 +6.32
520–525 523 5 120.00–125.00 $121.99 $638 +2.82
575–595 581 5 115.00–118.00 $116.12 $675 +6.46
605–640 623 2 107.50–110.00 $108.71 $677 +1.70
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1260 1033 85-90% 8 42.00–46.00 $44.34 $458 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1590 1455 75-80% 3 64.00–66.00 $64.95 $945 —
1480–1520 1493 75-80% 4 55.00–57.00 $55.75 $832 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1165 1108 80-85% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.42 $603 —
1050–1245 1159 80-85% 4 61.00–63.00 $62.25 $721 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,292 —
1045–1800 1522 6 76.00–79.00 $77.41 $1,178 —
1005–2185 1714 4 84.00–88.00 $86.27 $1,479 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1140 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 625.00–785.00 $701.75
1045–1270 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 675.00–800.00 $723.61
1440 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–870 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 400.00–450.00 $428.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00 $775.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.