Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 359 230
Feeder cattle 165 309 115
Slaughter cattle 35 36 97
Replacement cattle 16 14 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Market Lightly Tested. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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
355–395 385 5 172.50–177.50 $175.56 $676 +5.56
425–445 439 7 165.00–170.00 $166.41 $731 +5.64
455–495 469 7 157.50–165.00 $161.41 $757 +7.29
505–515 510 2 145.00–155.00 $149.95 $765 -0.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 3 160.00–162.50 $160.83 $576 +2.27
405–410 408 2 155.00–160.00 $157.52 $643 +5.88
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -4.16

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 326 7 142.50–147.50 $144.28 $470 +2.37
375–380 378 4 137.50–142.50 $140.02 $529 +4.69
405–410 406 9 130.00–135.00 $132.22 $537 +1.65
455–495 474 8 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $605 +3.24
505–525 515 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $631 +3.67
575 575 2 120.00 $120.00 $690 +5.02
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 +6.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 288 3 135.00–140.00 $138.29 $398 —
310–340 320 3 130.00–135.00 $131.77 $422 —
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 —
505–540 527 5 110.00–115.00 $113.50 $598 —
555–595 575 2 105.00–110.00 $107.59 $619 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 479 7 135.00–139.00 $137.11 $657 -2.56

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 167.50 $167.50 $620 +7.92
440–445 443 2 160.00–165.00 $162.49 $720 +8.55
480–490 483 3 147.50–155.00 $150.83 $729 +3.93
505–545 534 4 140.00–145.00 $143.19 $765 +3.78
555–575 565 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $748 +0.78
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 368 3 150.00–157.50 $154.29 $568 +5.90
405–425 420 4 145.00–147.50 $145.60 $612 +4.77
455–465 460 2 130.00–137.50 $133.79 $615 +0.02
505–540 523 2 125.00–127.50 $126.29 $660 -1.23
555–560 558 2 120.00–122.50 $121.26 $677 +1.67

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1170 1044 80-85% 9 57.00–60.00 $58.25 $608 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1675 1442 75-80% 5 59.00–62.00 $60.41 $871 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–940 877 85-90% 3 45.00–48.00 $46.40 $407 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1760 1592 3 76.00–79.00 $77.61 $1,236 +0.87
1645 1645 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,497 —
1375–2175 1801 4 84.00–88.00 $86.45 $1,557 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1185 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $723.96
1080–1290 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,027.22
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–935 848 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–625.00 $584.68

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1160 1055 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 870.00–905.00 $878.86

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365–1435 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,137.19 —

↑ Back to top

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.