Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $176.23/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 370 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.65/cwt +7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 519 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	404	662
Feeder cattle	285	552
Slaughter cattle	83	64
Replacement cattle	36	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady with high of 104.00 on bulls. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	185.00–187.50	$186.26	$639	+5.76
355–395	370	12	172.50–180.00	$176.23	$652	+1.39
415–425	418	3	170.00–172.50	$170.85	$714	+7.12
495	495	1	166.00	$166.00	$822	+8.50
670	670	1	136.00	$136.00	$911	+3.91
745	745	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	152.50	$152.50	$610	-0.03
565–595	580	2	138.00–142.50	$140.19	$813	—
600–630	611	6	127.50–133.00	$129.14	$789	—
650	650	1	127.50	$127.50	$829	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	314	4	152.50–157.50	$154.74	$486	—
355–370	367	5	145.00–147.50	$145.48	$534	-7.15
410	410	2	142.50	$142.50	$584	+0.36
455–460	459	7	140.00–142.50	$140.35	$644	+0.77
530–545	539	7	138.00–140.00	$138.84	$748	+2.43
565 fancy	565	1	142.50	$142.50	$805	—
555–590	566	7	131.00–137.00	$134.00	$758	+6.23
605–615	612	6	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$750	-3.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	285	5	147.50–152.50	$150.57	$429	—
315–345	335	3	140.00–142.50	$140.78	$472	-2.42
375–385	381	5	137.50–140.00	$138.48	$528	+1.12
410–420	413	7	135.00–137.50	$136.77	$565	+2.60
450–495	461	5	130.00–135.00	$133.43	$615	+3.48
510–545	527	3	125.00–130.00	$127.99	$675	+1.73
575–585	582	3	115.00–122.50	$117.47	$684	-5.63
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	-1.22
695	695	1	105.00	$105.00	$730	-5.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	259	5	185.00–190.00	$188.39	$488	+8.42
300–320	310	2	172.50–175.00	$173.79	$539	+5.08
445	445	1	162.50	$162.50	$723	—
465–480	475	3	150.00–152.50	$150.82	$716	+1.20
505–540	519	11	142.50–150.00	$146.65	$761	+7.18
555–592	581	7	139.00–142.50	$140.20	$815	+5.78
605–620	613	2	135.00–138.00	$136.52	$837	+6.53
650–680	659	7	127.50–134.00	$130.22	$858	+3.69
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	-0.01
775–795	785	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$895	-1.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$533	+0.02
385	385	2	157.50	$157.50	$606	+2.50
430–440	435	6	150.00–155.00	$152.47	$663	+9.30
450–495	479	4	140.00–147.50	$145.12	$695	+7.09
525–545	539	5	132.50–137.50	$134.48	$725	+4.26
555–585	562	9	125.00–130.00	$128.84	$724	+5.36
600–610	605	2	117.50–125.00	$121.28	$734	—
650–675	663	2	111.00–112.50	$111.76	$741	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1175	1009	80-85%	13	55.00–59.00	$57.37	$579	-7.95
920–1335	1084	80-85%	16	61.00–65.00	$63.21	$685	+2.59
985–1190	1091	80-85%	7	67.00–71.00	$68.84	$751	+8.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1330	1251	75-80%	9	65.00–69.00	$67.33	$842	—
1065–1560	1334	75-80%	12	71.00–75.00	$72.33	$965	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–950	824	85-90%	5	52.00–56.00	$54.04	$445	+2.69
780–940	847	85-90%	5	44.00–47.00	$45.29	$384	-10.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1755	1590	4	96.00–98.00	$97.23	$1,546	+7.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1135–1140	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$887.58
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1160–1220	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	885.00–1,050.00	$969.58

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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
1285–1330	1302	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,101.60	—
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1355 fancy	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–1150	903	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	875.00–900.00	$882.96	—
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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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
915	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1075 fancy	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1085	1085	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.