Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.43/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 465 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.73/cwt ≈ $888/hd at 570 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.71/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	705	404	623
Feeder cattle	594	285	550
Slaughter cattle	70	83	43
Replacement cattle	41	36	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
330	330	2	187.50	$187.50	$619	+1.24
375–380	376	8	170.00–172.50	$170.32	$640	-5.91
400–440	428	6	165.00–170.00	$167.94	$719	-2.91
450–460	456	7	160.00–165.00	$161.41	$736	—
500–544	525	11	152.00–157.50	$153.96	$808	—
550	550	1	150.00	$150.00	$825	—
571 value added	571	21	156.00	$156.00	$891	—
605–640	619	4	135.00–141.00	$138.10	$855	—
660–670	665	3	130.00–135.00	$133.01	$885	-2.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	172.50–175.00	$173.80	$544	—
380–386	384	16	167.50–168.00	$167.85	$645	—
465	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	—
505–540	516	6	142.50–147.00	$145.24	$749	—
565–590	582	3	140.00–142.50	$140.81	$820	+0.62
620	620	1	130.00	$130.00	$806	+0.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	157.50	$157.50	$504	+2.76
370–390	387	9	147.50–152.50	$148.30	$574	+2.82
405–430	418	8	140.00–145.00	$141.55	$592	-0.95
460–495	472	16	135.00–140.00	$136.71	$645	-3.64
527 value added	527	4	139.00	$139.00	$733	—
555–595	573	4	129.00–133.00	$131.49	$753	-2.51
630	630	2	127.50–128.00	$127.75	$805	+5.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	4	152.50	$152.50	$419	+1.93
310–340	329	5	142.50–147.50	$145.35	$478	+4.57
350–380	368	4	135.00–142.50	$138.77	$511	+0.29
410–445	428	9	130.00–135.00	$132.95	$569	-3.82
455	455	2	130.00	$130.00	$592	-3.43
540–545	544	7	127.50–130.00	$129.65	$705	+1.66
550	550	2	125.00	$125.00	$688	+7.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	180.00–182.50	$181.31	$477	-7.08
345	345	3	177.50	$177.50	$612	+3.71
385–395	391	9	172.50–177.50	$175.00	$684	—
410–435	421	14	165.00–171.00	$167.35	$705	+4.85
455–495	465	34	155.00–162.50	$159.43	$741	+8.61
500–545	520	14	145.00–152.50	$147.67	$768	+1.02
555–575	568	4	137.50–144.00	$139.84	$794	-0.36
600–621	613	5	135.00–137.00	$136.22	$835	-0.30
665–695	672	8	130.00–134.00	$132.00	$887	+1.78
730–745	738	2	120.00–122.50	$121.26	$895	+1.26
770	770	2	115.00	$115.00	$886	+0.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	258	3	172.50–175.00	$174.11	$449	—
300–345	336	5	167.50–172.50	$170.00	$571	+7.52
365–375	367	5	165.00–167.50	$165.51	$607	+8.01
410–425	414	8	157.50–162.50	$161.54	$669	+9.07
455–470	466	8	147.50–152.50	$150.96	$703	+5.84
500–530	518	5	135.00–142.50	$139.54	$723	+5.06
550–575	555	5	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$735	+3.66
600–635	617	6	122.50–130.00	$128.17	$791	+6.89
675–680	678	2	117.50–120.00	$118.75	$805	+6.99
790–795	792	5	107.50–110.00	$108.50	$859	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1220	1019	80-85%	10	57.00–61.00	$58.86	$600	+1.49
770–1170	1058	80-85%	12	64.00–68.00	$66.03	$699	+2.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1310	1123	75-80%	6	65.00–69.00	$67.56	$759	—
995–1475	1292	75-80%	14	71.00–75.00	$73.18	$945	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	85-90%	2	41.00	$41.00	$297	—
850–1150	977	85-90%	3	45.00–49.00	$46.48	$454	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	84.00	$84.00	$987	—
1525–1535	1530	2	75.00–78.00	$76.50	$1,170	—
1555–1820	1732	3	98.00–102.00	$100.80	$1,746	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–895	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	400.00–655.00	$557.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1050	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	770.00–860.00	$818.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1070	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$776.09
900–1330	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	725.00–925.00	$822.48
1145 fancy	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–835	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	520.00–525.00	$522.39
935–960	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–800.00	$708.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–840	814	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–835.00	$793.33

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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
1170–1225	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,000.00	$961.64	—
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-250.00
1400–1515	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,327.96	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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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
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1030	1030	(<2 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.