Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.24/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 422 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.03/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 432 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.87/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 532 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 576 630
Feeder cattle 494 458 532
Slaughter cattle 101 54 68
Replacement cattle 80 64 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter Bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested and feeder bulls and 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 2 150.00–152.50 $151.31 $636 +2.13
460 460 1 147.50 $147.50 $678 +2.50
520–545 533 2 140.00–142.50 $141.22 $753 +3.09
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 +10.00
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 +5.66
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 145.00 $145.00 $392 —
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 +5.99
355–365 362 7 132.50–137.50 $135.36 $490 +3.58
410–435 424 9 125.00–132.50 $129.67 $550 +2.42
470 470 2 125.00 $125.00 $588 +3.17
500–540 532 11 120.00–124.00 $122.87 $654 +4.87
560–585 571 4 117.50–120.00 $118.24 $675 +1.24
600–635 621 5 110.00–115.00 $113.07 $702 -1.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 317 5 147.50–149.00 $148.71 $471 —
390 390 2 140.00 $140.00 $546 +0.90
415–445 432 13 135.00–139.00 $137.03 $592 +2.67
455–495 463 10 132.50–135.00 $134.54 $623 +3.55
500–510 506 4 127.50–132.00 $129.87 $657 +3.85
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 +1.88
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 312 8 157.50–165.00 $161.72 $505 -2.69
380 380 4 150.00 $150.00 $570 -7.23
405–442 422 24 142.50–147.50 $144.24 $609 +2.70
460–480 463 7 137.50–142.50 $138.58 $642 +0.17
535 535 2 132.50 $132.50 $709 -4.17
550–555 553 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $705 -3.14
600–635 626 7 120.00–125.00 $121.10 $758 -4.23
670–695 689 4 115.00–120.00 $116.22 $801 -2.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 7 145.00–150.00 $148.41 $484 -9.09
355–390 378 10 138.00–145.00 $142.54 $539 -0.36
435–440 438 3 135.00–137.50 $135.83 $595 +0.83
460–490 475 2 130.00–132.50 $131.21 $623 -1.34
500–535 516 5 120.00–127.50 $124.04 $640 -2.20
560–585 570 6 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $670 -4.97
600–620 604 5 110.00–112.50 $111.11 $671 —
685–695 688 3 105.00–110.00 $108.32 $745 -6.68
715–720 718 2 100.00–102.50 $101.25 $727 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1145 1000 80-85% 8 70.00–74.00 $72.22 $722 +6.91
975–1135 1075 80-85% 10 55.00–58.00 $56.59 $608 —
975–1510 1088 80-85% 20 62.00–66.00 $63.92 $695 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1485 1204 75-80% 7 73.00–76.00 $74.27 $894 —
1195–1500 1289 75-80% 9 67.00–70.00 $68.29 $880 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–800 770 85-90% 4 48.00–51.00 $49.50 $381 —
790–1140 979 85-90% 5 53.00–57.00 $54.46 $533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1685 1306 4 87.00–92.00 $89.09 $1,164 —
1570 1570 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,303 -11.31
1690–1910 1823 6 98.00–102.00 $100.32 $1,829 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–890 826 (<2 yrs)Open 6 595.00–800.00 $696.71
990–1045 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 525.00–615.00 $561.27
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–945 836 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 400.00–570.00 $496.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1200 1101 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 625.00–800.00 $701.36
1020–1245 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–900.00 $813.73
1030–1235 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–950.00 $872.41
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–960 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 525.00–750.00 $620.20
905–995 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–825.00 $785.72
965–970 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–725.00 $712.53

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–970 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–750.00 $685.59
920 920 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1090 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 575.00–775.00 $673.48 -274.11
845–1110 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 700.00–900.00 $849.14 -98.45
1110–1160 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,061.67 +11.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1370 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 800.00–1,000.00 $899.03 —
1450–1625 1535 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,160.00–1,325.00 $1,241.27 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 (<2 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.