Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.00/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 459 lb · 60 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.36/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 633 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.23/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 605 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	762	705	670
Feeder cattle	685	594	569
Slaughter cattle	63	70	57
Replacement cattle	14	41	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
360–385	373	5	170.00–177.50	$173.01	$645	+2.69
405–435	423	5	162.50–167.50	$164.41	$695	-3.53
459	459	60	158.00	$158.00	$725	-3.41
500–538	530	5	149.00–152.50	$149.66	$793	-4.30
628–645	633	26	139.00–139.50	$139.36	$882	+1.26
655–688	679	7	137.50–138.00	$137.86	$936	+4.85
726	726	4	137.00	$137.00	$995	—
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	4	160.00–165.00	$161.91	$531	-11.89
355–390	373	2	155.00–157.50	$156.31	$583	-11.54
405–440	429	4	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$654	—
450–465	459	8	145.00–150.00	$148.64	$682	-11.36
500	500	1	142.50	$142.50	$712	-2.74
570–590	587	6	132.50–139.00	$137.95	$810	-2.86
600–610	605	2	127.50–130.00	$128.76	$779	-1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	312	7	147.50–157.50	$150.10	$468	-7.40
370–380	374	5	140.00–147.50	$143.46	$537	-4.84
400–445	413	6	137.50–140.00	$138.43	$572	-3.12
540	540	4	136.00	$136.00	$734	—
543 value added	543	14	139.50	$139.50	$757	+0.50
562–585	577	11	134.00–136.00	$135.29	$781	+3.80
600–630	605	24	127.00–134.00	$131.23	$794	+3.48
650	650	1	126.50	$126.50	$822	—
700–710	705	3	115.00–121.00	$118.66	$837	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	142.50–147.50	$145.79	$413	-6.71
365–399	392	11	135.00–137.50	$136.71	$536	-2.06
400–405	402	6	132.50–135.00	$134.16	$539	+1.21
450–490	477	5	127.50–132.50	$129.10	$616	-0.90
500–540	513	3	125.00–127.50	$126.62	$650	-3.03
550–555	553	3	122.50–125.00	$123.33	$682	-1.67
600–616	608	2	117.50–120.00	$118.77	$722	—
670	670	1	117.50	$117.50	$787	—
710–745	728	2	107.00–110.00	$108.54	$790	—
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	375	9	162.50–172.50	$165.99	$622	-9.01
415–430	424	7	152.50–160.00	$157.82	$669	-9.53
455–475	463	7	145.00–152.50	$147.90	$685	-11.53
515–540	525	9	140.00–145.00	$141.64	$744	-6.03
550–595	570	6	135.00–140.00	$136.81	$780	-3.03
605–612	610	6	133.00–135.00	$134.17	$818	-2.05
650–655	653	2	127.50–133.00	$130.26	$851	-1.74
725–745	734	4	117.50–122.00	$120.36	$883	-0.90
750–765	758	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$853	-2.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–267	266	2	167.50–170.00	$168.75	$449	-5.36
310–330	320	6	155.00–160.00	$157.15	$503	-12.85
355	355	1	152.50	$152.50	$541	-13.01
405–445	435	4	140.00–147.50	$142.39	$619	-19.15
480	480	5	135.00–140.00	$137.00	$658	-13.96
505–515	512	6	130.00–135.00	$131.66	$674	-7.88
550–580	570	3	127.50–130.00	$129.20	$736	-3.30
605–610	608	2	123.00–126.00	$124.49	$757	-3.68
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	+1.25
715	715	2	110.00	$110.00	$786	—
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1335	1297	75-80%	6	65.00–67.00	$65.83	$854	-7.35
1050–1710	1345	75-80%	15	69.00–73.00	$70.83	$953	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1250	1092	80-85%	9	55.00–59.00	$56.42	$616	-9.61
1055–1145	1103	80-85%	7	63.00–66.00	$64.85	$715	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–985	900	85-90%	2	45.00–46.00	$45.45	$409	—
1095–1160	1128	85-90%	2	52.00–53.00	$52.49	$592	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1805	1492	3	84.00–87.00	$85.48	$1,275	—
1580–1850	1710	3	101.00–103.00	$102.02	$1,745	+1.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–985	887	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	610.00–830.00	$710.40

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–920	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	590.00–600.00	$594.70

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–945	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–660.00	$634.79
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.