Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.00/cwt ≈ $888/hd at 663 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.56/cwt -0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 425 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $128.65/cwt +11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 567 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 477 675 570
Feeder cattle 412 494 461
Slaughter cattle 42 101 79
Replacement cattle 23 80 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. 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
330–345 338 2 177.50–180.00 $178.78 $604 —
350–360 355 4 172.50–175.00 $173.77 $617 —
400–420 411 5 160.00–167.50 $163.57 $672 —
465–495 480 6 157.50–158.00 $157.76 $757 —
500–520 516 5 145.00–150.00 $145.97 $753 —
580 580 2 137.50–140.00 $138.75 $805 —
663 663 13 134.00 $134.00 $888 —
767 767 6 125.00 $125.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 404 5 150.00–155.00 $153.96 $622 +2.65
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -1.22
610–630 620 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 ±0.00
370–395 381 8 130.00–135.00 $132.26 $504 -3.10
410–440 430 6 127.50–130.00 $129.21 $556 -0.46
460–465 461 4 125.00–127.50 $125.63 $579 +0.63
520–545 538 9 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $659 -0.39
555–560 558 7 115.00–120.00 $117.13 $654 -1.11
600–635 626 4 112.50–115.00 $114.40 $716 +1.33
670–685 678 2 107.50–112.50 $110.03 $746 —
705–745 723 9 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $741 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 425 12 134.00–140.00 $136.56 $580 -0.47
510–515 514 4 130.00–133.00 $132.26 $680 +2.39
550–585 560 7 123.00–130.00 $124.61 $698 -0.39
600–633 621 11 119.00–122.50 $119.57 $743 -0.43
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 384 7 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $643 +17.50
410–445 427 6 157.50–162.50 $159.17 $680 +14.93
460–495 474 10 152.50–157.50 $155.19 $736 +16.61
575–595 588 3 133.00–137.50 $134.47 $791 +6.96
600–645 612 6 125.00–130.00 $127.59 $781 +6.49
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 +8.78
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 150.00 $150.00 $638 +14.17
450–485 468 2 145.00–147.50 $146.20 $684 +14.99
520–545 529 8 130.00–135.00 $132.78 $702 +8.74
550–590 567 11 125.00–130.00 $128.65 $729 +11.11
620–640 628 4 112.50–117.50 $114.39 $718 +3.28
700 700 1 107.50 $107.50 $752 +6.25
790–795 793 3 100.00–105.00 $101.66 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1000 937 80-85% 3 57.00–59.00 $57.95 $543 —
785–1455 1052 80-85% 13 63.00–66.00 $64.31 $677 +7.72
1170–1210 1190 80-85% 2 71.00–75.00 $72.97 $868 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1480 1324 75-80% 7 69.00–74.00 $71.47 $946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1140 955 85-90% 2 55.00–58.00 $56.79 $542 +2.33
825–1105 965 85-90% 2 42.00–45.00 $43.72 $422 -10.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1415 1262 3 87.00–90.00 $88.71 $1,120 —
1145–1395 1270 2 83.00–84.00 $83.45 $1,060 —
1765 1765 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,818 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–975 873 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 550.00–675.00 $629.01
825–925 884 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 475.00–675.00 $591.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1225 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,050.00 $971.71
1040–1215 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–850.00 $793.96

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–835 820 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–825.00 $775.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 +76.52

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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.