Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.03/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 479 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.14/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 534 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.71/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 528 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	500	635	181
Feeder cattle	409	561	160
Slaughter cattle	74	55	21
Replacement cattle	17	19	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	4	175.00–185.00	$179.37	$579	+5.64
385–395	393	11	162.50–170.00	$165.44	$650	-1.73
405–435	417	10	155.00–162.50	$159.03	$663	-4.51
455–460	459	4	150.00–152.50	$150.62	$691	-1.58
520–545	529	4	137.50–145.00	$140.66	$744	-3.81
555–570	566	4	130.00–135.00	$131.23	$743	-0.92
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	167.50	$167.50	$528	+1.68
360–365	361	7	157.50–160.00	$159.28	$575	-2.62
410–440	429	7	142.50–150.00	$148.56	$637	-6.74
465	465	3	140.00	$140.00	$651	-5.01
505	505	2	132.50	$132.50	$669	+1.40
580	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	—
620–625	623	2	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$701	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	376	10	147.50–153.00	$149.00	$560	+3.32
415–435	428	6	140.00–147.50	$143.45	$614	+0.61
455–465	461	4	135.00–140.00	$136.86	$631	+3.00
515–545	534	15	129.00–135.00	$131.14	$700	+0.64
560–590	577	9	122.50–129.00	$125.23	$723	-0.56
605–625	618	3	115.00–122.50	$117.45	$726	+2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	324	4	142.50–147.50	$145.03	$470	+4.43
360–365	361	5	135.00–142.50	$140.50	$507	+5.44
430–435	433	5	130.00–135.00	$133.01	$576	+3.34
455–460	458	11	125.00–130.00	$127.26	$583	+4.77
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	—
585	585	1	117.50	$117.50	$687	—
660–690	682	5	100.00–107.50	$103.46	$706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	3	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$515	—
365–395	388	7	150.00–157.50	$153.19	$594	-7.17
435–445	439	9	145.00–150.00	$148.03	$650	-4.56
460–495	479	19	135.00–145.00	$139.03	$666	-3.10
515–545	528	12	127.50–135.00	$131.71	$695	-1.86
555–595	578	6	120.00–127.50	$122.49	$708	-2.51
605–630	616	9	115.00–120.00	$116.94	$720	-2.13
660–675	669	5	107.50–111.00	$109.19	$730	-2.80
725–735	728	4	100.00–105.00	$103.74	$755	-2.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	4	160.00–167.50	$163.73	$442	—
305–335	323	6	152.50–157.50	$154.52	$499	-0.06
380	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	-6.14
445	445	5	132.50–140.00	$137.50	$612	-1.44
455	455	3	130.00	$130.00	$592	-0.09
520–540	532	3	117.50–122.50	$120.03	$639	-1.96
575–585	578	3	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$650	-3.63
620–635	628	4	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$675	-1.18
655	655	4	102.50	$102.50	$671	—
735	735	5	95.00	$95.00	$698	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1335	1104	80-85%	10	59.00–62.00	$59.77	$660	+5.35
980–1550	1143	80-85%	9	51.00–55.00	$52.96	$605	-1.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1635	1324	75-80%	7	62.00–66.00	$64.17	$850	—
1375–1605	1469	75-80%	7	55.00–59.00	$56.36	$828	-8.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1150	1022	85-90%	7	40.00–44.00	$42.35	$433	-1.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	2	74.00	$74.00	$1,099	—
1405–1750	1540	3	78.00–81.00	$79.55	$1,225	+2.14
2090–2370	2230	2	86.00–90.00	$87.87	$1,960	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
495–690	593	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	595.00–795.00	$695.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1035–1210	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–675.00	$605.85

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–900	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	425.00–475.00	$457.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1115–1630	1373	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,218.76	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–765	698	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–450.00	$427.42	—

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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.