Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $154.88/cwt +6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 467 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.43/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 434 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.89/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 416 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	728	762	563
Feeder cattle	557	685	471
Slaughter cattle	135	63	62
Replacement cattle	36	14	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with a high 103.00 on bulls. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacements 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
370–380	375	2	180.00–187.50	$183.80	$689	+10.79
405	405	1	175.00	$175.00	$709	+10.59
460–475	468	6	160.00–167.50	$163.31	$764	+5.31
505–515	506	7	155.00–160.00	$156.08	$790	+6.42
555	555	1	152.50	$152.50	$846	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	+18.69
425	425	1	160.00	$160.00	$680	+7.46
485–490	488	2	155.00–157.50	$156.26	$763	+7.62
540–545	542	3	147.50–150.00	$149.16	$808	—
550	550	1	137.50	$137.50	$756	—
610–620	615	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$815	+3.72
650–655	653	3	125.00–130.00	$126.66	$827	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–273	267	4	146.00–152.50	$147.52	$394	+1.73
300–330	315	2	140.00–145.00	$142.62	$449	—
355–390	379	6	135.00–140.00	$137.10	$520	+0.39
401–440	416	11	130.00–135.00	$131.89	$549	-2.27
460–480	470	2	127.50–130.00	$128.72	$605	-0.38
524–540	530	8	125.00–127.00	$126.24	$669	-0.38
550–590	577	7	120.00–125.00	$123.95	$715	+0.62
605	605	3	115.00–117.50	$115.83	$701	-2.94
695	695	1	115.00	$115.00	$799	-2.50
700–725	713	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$776	+0.23

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	367	5	147.50–155.00	$150.32	$552	+6.86
430–445	434	11	140.00–147.50	$143.43	$622	+5.00
460–490	471	5	135.00–140.00	$136.55	$643	—
515–530	522	7	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$692	-3.51
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	-5.29
610–625	616	4	122.50–128.00	$124.76	$769	-6.47
650	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	+8.50
805	805	1	117.50	$117.50	$946	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	177.50	$177.50	$586	—
375–395	388	3	172.50–175.00	$173.30	$672	+7.31
400–445	423	6	162.50–167.50	$165.04	$698	+7.22
455–492	467	12	152.50–157.50	$154.88	$723	+6.98
500–535	511	10	145.00–152.50	$148.76	$760	+7.12
560–565	563	2	142.50–145.00	$143.74	$809	+6.93
600–640	616	6	135.00–140.00	$137.43	$847	+3.26
660	660	2	130.00	$130.00	$858	-0.26
755–775	770	4	120.00–123.00	$120.74	$930	+8.26
810	810	2	115.00	$115.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$507	+10.33
350–390	376	4	157.50–165.00	$160.66	$604	+8.16
410–445	428	2	150.00–157.50	$153.90	$659	+11.51
460–490	470	4	142.50–147.50	$144.40	$679	+7.40
525–540	531	8	135.00–142.50	$139.67	$742	+8.01
570–585	573	5	130.00–135.00	$132.50	$759	+3.30
610–625	621	6	125.00–130.00	$128.77	$800	+4.28
655–690	673	2	117.50–120.00	$118.78	$799	-1.22
725	725	2	110.00	$110.00	$798	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1135	974	80-85%	5	54.00–58.00	$56.99	$555	—
770–1220	1077	80-85%	25	60.00–64.00	$62.52	$673	+6.10
1015–1260	1106	80-85%	8	66.00–69.00	$66.70	$738	+1.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1385	1206	75-80%	5	63.00–67.00	$64.77	$781	—
1045–1755	1296	75-80%	33	70.00–74.00	$72.09	$934	+6.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–810	800	85-90%	2	38.00–41.00	$39.48	$316	—
715–975	861	85-90%	9	47.00–50.00	$48.35	$416	—
800–980	898	85-90%	7	53.00–57.00	$54.77	$492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	2	74.00–76.00	$75.00	$765	—
1235–1735	1455	3	89.00–92.00	$91.15	$1,326	—
1620–2125	1862	3	96.00–100.00	$97.85	$1,822	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–935	875	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	770.00–910.00	$820.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1365	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00–995.00	$896.29
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1315–1555	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,135.00	$1,107.51

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–870	816	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	400.00–600.00	$503.26

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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
1325–1525	1392	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,154.79	—
1490–1615 fancy	1553	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,421.98	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1120	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–900.00	$857.78	—

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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.