Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.62/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 472 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.36/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 378 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.77/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 585 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	662	835
Feeder cattle	552	698
Slaughter cattle	64	83
Replacement cattle	46	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high of 102.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	190.00	$190.00	$504	—
328–330	328	10	180.00–182.50	$180.50	$592	+6.12
350–385	362	3	170.00–177.50	$174.84	$633	+6.08
405–410	408	2	160.00–167.50	$163.73	$668	+0.76
490	490	1	157.50	$157.50	$772	-0.35
535	535	2	147.50	$147.50	$789	-4.31
555	555	1	142.50	$142.50	$791	-5.09
625	625	1	137.00	$137.00	$856	-5.00
650–661	659	11	130.00–135.00	$132.09	$870	—
700	700	5	125.00	$125.00	$875	-6.00
775–780	778	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$943	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	162.50–165.00	$163.76	$611	+5.14
400–435	417	3	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$636	+0.03
495	495	3	145.00	$145.00	$718	+0.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	3	140.00–147.50	$143.20	$475	+2.71
375–395	378	13	135.00–140.00	$137.36	$519	-1.31
440–445	443	3	132.50–135.00	$134.17	$594	+3.32
450–480	469	7	127.50–132.50	$129.95	$609	-0.05
540–545	543	2	125.00–127.50	$126.26	$686	-0.04
570–590	576	4	120.00–125.00	$123.10	$709	-0.29
600–625	613	2	115.00–117.50	$116.22	$712	—
690–695	694	4	110.00–112.50	$110.62	$768	-0.61
715–721	720	8	107.00–110.00	$107.37	$773	-0.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	147.50–157.50	$152.63	$572	+7.67
405–445	426	10	140.00–145.00	$142.14	$606	+2.23
455–460	456	6	137.50–140.00	$139.58	$636	+3.26
500–530	520	9	133.00–138.00	$136.41	$709	+2.59
550–592	585	11	127.00–133.00	$127.77	$747	-4.04
600–630	615	2	125.00–127.00	$126.02	$775	-3.47
650–670	657	3	120.00–125.00	$123.30	$810	+3.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	3	177.50–182.50	$179.97	$509	—
320–340	330	2	167.50–170.00	$168.71	$557	-1.29
375–385	383	4	162.50–167.50	$165.65	$634	-0.22
400–415	407	10	155.00–162.50	$158.71	$646	-2.60
465–485	472	19	145.00–155.00	$149.62	$706	-3.28
500–545	518	9	137.50–145.00	$139.47	$722	-3.44
560–580	570	6	132.00–137.50	$134.42	$766	-1.58
600–635	619	6	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$805	+2.72
660–690	675	2	125.00–128.00	$126.53	$854	+3.65
705–740	727	3	117.50–122.50	$120.01	$872	+5.01
750–790	767	5	112.50–117.50	$115.05	$882	—
800–815	808	2	107.50–110.00	$108.74	$879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	270	3	167.50–172.50	$170.03	$459	—
335–345	340	2	160.00–165.00	$162.46	$552	-2.54
375–390	380	3	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$589	-2.43
400–435	416	8	140.00–147.50	$143.17	$596	-5.18
450–490	478	5	135.00–140.00	$138.03	$660	-3.94
515–540	529	4	127.50–132.50	$130.22	$689	-4.42
550–595	573	5	120.00–127.50	$123.48	$708	-6.52
635–645	643	4	115.00–120.00	$118.76	$764	-1.89

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1475	1353	75-80%	9	65.00–67.00	$65.54	$887	—
1195–1615	1362	75-80%	8	69.00–72.00	$70.77	$964	—
1235–1705	1508	75-80%	6	74.00–76.00	$75.19	$1,134	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1270	1043	80-85%	4	64.00–67.00	$65.32	$681	—
1010–1215	1094	80-85%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.62	$663	-9.68
1035–1235	1104	80-85%	4	55.00–57.00	$56.03	$619	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–905	804	85-90%	6	50.00–53.00	$51.35	$413	—
800–895	848	85-90%	2	55.00–56.00	$55.53	$471	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1725	1580	2	87.00–92.00	$89.73	$1,418	—
1130–1920	1609	4	94.00–98.00	$95.89	$1,543	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585–825	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	630.00–700.00	$663.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1070	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.80
1005–1205	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	795.00–1,000.00	$915.55
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1170–1405	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,070.00	$967.70

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–945	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	575.00–700.00	$642.85
715–990	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	575.00–750.00	$659.89
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–720	650	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	625.00–725.00	$668.08
670–730	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–675.00	$639.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–975	933	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$738.21
1050 fancy	1050	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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
1222	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1205–1375	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,150.00	$1,053.57	—
1570	1570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1655	1655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725	725	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.