Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.81/cwt ≈ $821/hd at 541 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.81/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 580 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.91/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 533 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	835	499
Feeder cattle	698	397
Slaughter cattle	83	53
Replacement cattle	54	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	4	172.50–177.50	$174.38	$584	-5.62
360–365	361	4	167.50–172.50	$168.76	$609	-7.92
415–435	426	5	160.00–165.00	$162.97	$694	-7.27
450–495	461	5	155.00–159.00	$157.85	$728	-6.58
510–547	541	44	150.00–155.00	$151.81	$821	—
550–580	557	12	142.50–150.00	$147.59	$822	—
610	610	8	142.00	$142.00	$866	+5.35
730	730	2	131.00	$131.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	162.50–165.00	$163.27	$542	-11.73
370–397	384	6	155.00–162.00	$158.62	$609	-9.77
400	400	1	152.50	$152.50	$610	—
485–490	489	7	144.00–147.50	$144.79	$708	-10.22
500–540	518	6	140.00–144.00	$142.11	$736	-0.22
585–590	588	3	132.50–137.50	$135.84	$799	+3.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–270	265	2	152.50–157.50	$155.05	$411	—
330–345	336	9	147.50–152.50	$149.43	$502	+1.94
370–390	382	15	142.50–147.50	$144.96	$554	+1.47
415–445	434	18	137.50–142.50	$139.91	$607	+0.29
455–486	475	17	135.00–137.50	$136.32	$648	+0.57
500–530	507	17	132.50–135.00	$133.82	$678	+1.89
575–595	580	20	130.00–132.50	$131.81	$764	+1.81
605–625	610	4	128.00–130.00	$129.49	$790	+2.49
660	660	2	120.00	$120.00	$792	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	4	145.00–147.50	$146.19	$399	—
300–305	304	5	140.00–142.50	$140.49	$427	—
360–395	370	10	135.00–140.00	$138.67	$513	+2.44
425–440	430	3	130.00–132.50	$130.85	$563	—
485	485	2	130.00	$130.00	$630	+0.79
500–545	523	2	125.00–127.50	$126.30	$661	+1.30
578–585	580	5	120.00–125.00	$123.39	$716	+3.39
655–680	668	2	110.00–112.50	$111.23	$743	-2.08
705–745	729	7	105.00–110.00	$108.36	$790	+0.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	170.00	$170.00	$570	-6.66
350–395	380	6	162.50–167.50	$165.87	$630	-5.62
410–445	433	8	157.50–162.50	$161.31	$698	+0.82
455–465	458	6	150.00–157.50	$152.90	$700	-0.04
510–540	533	18	140.00–147.50	$142.91	$762	-0.11
550–575	565	7	132.50–139.00	$136.00	$768	+0.28
600–645	631	8	125.00–130.00	$127.27	$803	-4.03
650–695	670	4	120.00–125.00	$122.88	$823	-5.36
740	740	2	115.00	$115.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	165.00	$165.00	$503	—
365–385	375	2	155.00–160.00	$157.43	$590	-2.12
425–435	428	3	147.50–150.00	$148.35	$635	+0.48
465–490	479	5	140.00–147.50	$141.97	$680	+1.97
515–535	528	6	130.00–137.50	$134.64	$711	-0.34
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	±0.00
615–645	623	4	120.00–122.50	$120.65	$752	-5.21
670	670	1	115.00	$115.00	$770	—
720	720	1	112.50	$112.50	$810	—
765	765	2	110.00	$110.00	$842	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1155	944	80-85%	11	56.00–60.00	$58.62	$553	—
885–1100	972	80-85%	12	62.00–66.00	$63.84	$621	—
940–1200	1079	80-85%	4	69.00–72.00	$70.30	$759	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1365	1309	75-80%	10	72.00–75.00	$73.59	$963	+5.89
1340–1545	1417	75-80%	5	65.00–69.00	$67.22	$953	-6.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1070	972	85-90%	7	46.00–50.00	$48.46	$471	—
840–1115	980	85-90%	5	54.00–58.00	$55.48	$544	—
985	985	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$394	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1695	1301	4	90.00–93.00	$91.46	$1,190	—
1430–2265	1970	5	95.00–100.00	$98.11	$1,933	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–850	737	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	495.00–645.00	$596.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1265	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–925.00	$804.83
1000–1515	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	875.00–1,075.00	$977.90
1275–1410 fancy	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,218.81
1380–1555	1497	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,090.37

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–765	708	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	375.00–475.00	$429.06
785–980	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–875.00	$719.57

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–825	758	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–875.00	$806.68
910–1000	948	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,000.00	$918.45

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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
1275–1600	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	975.00–1,175.00	$1,074.47	—
1525 fancy	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1585–1645	1615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,701.86	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1125	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–950.00	$891.96	—
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.