Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.12/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 571 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $699/hd at 454 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.70/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 472 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 576 534 0
Feeder cattle 458 402 0
Slaughter cattle 54 78 0
Replacement cattle 64 54 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high of 99.00 and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder bulls and Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with 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
330 330 1 175.00 $175.00 $578 —
410 410 1 157.50 $157.50 $646 —
454 454 19 154.00 $154.00 $699 —
505–515 510 2 140.00–147.00 $143.47 $732 —
554 554 8 139.00 $139.00 $770 —
605–628 617 4 133.00–135.00 $134.02 $827 —
671–690 678 13 129.50–131.00 $130.41 $884 —
703–730 715 7 128.00–129.00 $128.56 $919 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 7 164.00 $164.00 $499 -3.58
426–440 430 6 148.00–151.00 $149.18 $641 -1.64
460 460 2 145.00 $145.00 $667 ±0.00
510–541 538 9 135.00–138.50 $138.13 $743 +3.13
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 -4.01
675–690 680 3 124.00–125.00 $124.34 $846 —
730–745 738 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $889 -5.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 375 11 137.50–140.00 $139.10 $522 -1.73
410–430 418 6 132.50–137.00 $134.36 $562 -2.37
466 value added 466 10 139.00 $139.00 $648 —
475–490 480 7 129.00–132.00 $130.99 $629 +0.10
525–545 535 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $674 +0.28
560–595 571 25 120.00–124.00 $123.12 $703 +4.02
636 636 4 119.00 $119.00 $757 +3.02
655 655 2 116.00 $116.00 $760 +2.00
732 732 7 108.00 $108.00 $791 -4.50
798 798 5 105.00 $105.00 $838 -3.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 5 132.50–135.00 $134.01 $453 —
393–395 393 9 130.00–132.00 $131.78 $518 -2.02
405–445 428 4 125.00–130.00 $127.25 $545 -0.49
465–490 483 4 120.00–125.00 $121.83 $588 -2.15
540 540 3 117.00–120.00 $118.00 $637 +1.70
555 555 2 117.00 $117.00 $649 +2.81
617–636 623 3 113.00–115.00 $114.32 $712 +4.97
660 660 2 107.50 $107.50 $710 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 7 160.00–167.50 $164.41 $539 -0.76
370–380 378 4 155.00–160.00 $157.23 $594 +4.05
430–445 438 8 140.00–145.00 $141.54 $620 -4.72
455–490 481 6 137.50–140.00 $138.41 $666 +0.23
510–515 513 3 135.00–137.50 $136.67 $701 +1.67
555–565 560 3 129.00–133.00 $130.65 $732 +2.53
605–645 619 4 122.50–128.00 $125.33 $776 +2.26
655–691 680 6 118.00–121.00 $118.98 $809 +2.35
720–745 735 3 110.00–115.00 $112.52 $827 +5.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 157.50 $157.50 $520 +2.56
355–385 367 5 140.00–145.00 $142.90 $524 -0.11
445 445 3 135.00 $135.00 $601 -2.91
460–490 477 3 130.00–135.00 $132.55 $632 +2.53
505–510 508 2 125.00–127.50 $126.24 $641 +1.11
555–590 568 3 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $696 +3.97
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 —
665 665 3 115.00 $115.00 $765 +9.65
755–775 765 2 95.00–100.00 $97.47 $746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1050 885 80-85% 2 73.00 $73.00 $646 —
840–1145 993 80-85% 2 57.00 $57.00 $566 —
895–1215 1017 80-85% 13 63.00–67.00 $65.31 $664 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1655 1365 75-80% 6 68.00–73.00 $70.98 $969 —
1115–1595 1428 75-80% 6 75.00–79.00 $76.95 $1,099 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $891 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1000 830 85-90% 6 52.00–56.00 $54.63 $453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 82.00 $82.00 $988 —
1315–1560 1438 2 86.00–90.00 $88.17 $1,268 —
1530–1715 1599 4 93.00–96.00 $94.31 $1,508 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
590–950 724 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 460.00–635.00 $557.93

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
620–985 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 625.00–835.00 $704.74
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
820–995 929 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 600.00–925.00 $748.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1100 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 685.00–825.00 $757.13
1120–1210 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 775.00–875.00 $825.48
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–700 692 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–900.00 $841.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–1035 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–875.00 $788.32 —
825–1085 1001 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 875.00–1,075.00 $947.59 —
1070–1140 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,175.00 $1,050.64 +172.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–880 828 (<2 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,200.00 $1,102.92 —

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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.