Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.61/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 475 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.64/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 536 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.64/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 455 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	562	728
Feeder cattle	455	557
Slaughter cattle	68	135
Replacement cattle	39	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$683	+7.48
455–485	469	7	157.50–162.00	$159.54	$748	+3.28
513–545	523	7	150.00–157.50	$154.19	$806	+5.03
550–575	572	22	140.00–147.50	$145.12	$830	+7.62
605–635	619	4	135.00–140.00	$136.91	$847	+4.43
690	690	2	135.00	$135.00	$932	—
795	795	1	122.50	$122.50	$974	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	157.50	$157.50	$543	—
360–396	386	8	150.00–157.50	$151.87	$586	+1.55
400–430	412	9	140.00–147.50	$144.85	$597	+1.42
450–490	455	24	135.00–139.00	$137.64	$626	+1.09
525–530	528	11	130.00–135.00	$131.41	$694	-1.08
542 value added	542	15	137.00	$137.00	$743	—
550–590	562	6	122.50–127.50	$125.81	$707	-4.19
610	610	2	122.50	$122.50	$747	-2.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	363	3	135.00–145.00	$139.35	$506	+2.25
400–435	419	4	130.00–135.00	$133.20	$558	+1.31
450–495	460	9	125.00–130.00	$128.80	$592	+0.08
505–545	533	4	117.50–125.00	$120.01	$640	-6.23
580	580	2	117.50	$117.50	$682	-6.45
615–630	624	5	110.00–115.00	$113.03	$705	-2.80
695	695	1	107.50	$107.50	$747	-7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	175.00	$175.00	$595	-2.50
365–380	367	7	167.50–170.00	$169.63	$623	-3.67
415–425	420	2	162.50–167.50	$164.97	$693	-0.07
465–480	475	28	155.00–162.50	$156.61	$744	+1.73
500–545	522	15	145.00–152.50	$149.85	$782	+1.09
560–585	568	3	137.50–145.00	$140.07	$796	-3.67
605–630	617	3	132.50–137.50	$134.99	$833	-2.44
655–695	675	2	125.00–130.00	$127.43	$860	-2.57
725–740	733	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$913	—
770–795	783	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$936	-1.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	160.00–162.50	$161.24	$634	+0.58
405–415	410	2	150.00–157.50	$153.80	$631	-0.10
450–485	468	7	140.00–147.50	$144.24	$675	-0.16
500–545	530	4	135.00–140.00	$136.84	$725	-2.83
560–570	569	8	125.00–132.50	$130.32	$742	-2.18
605–645	620	5	117.50–125.00	$121.03	$750	-7.74
685–695	690	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$797	-3.28
730–745	740	3	107.50–115.00	$112.53	$833	+2.53
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1155	987	80-85%	5	56.00–60.00	$58.68	$579	+1.69
905–1100	997	80-85%	3	69.00–72.00	$70.29	$701	+13.30
900–1255	1014	80-85%	12	63.00–67.00	$64.58	$655	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1245	1126	75-80%	4	65.00–69.00	$66.90	$753	—
1140–1370	1276	75-80%	8	72.00–75.00	$73.74	$941	+1.65
1350–1600	1423	75-80%	6	77.00–80.00	$78.08	$1,111	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–945	798	85-90%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.70	$452	—
730–965	882	85-90%	3	40.00–44.00	$41.46	$366	-13.31
880–970	917	85-90%	5	50.00–53.00	$51.79	$475	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1675	1458	5	91.00–95.00	$93.39	$1,362	+2.24
1640	1640	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,214	—
1690	1690	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,774	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–730	708	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	660.00–685.00	$672.10
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1340	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–950.00	$854.71
1210–1650	1393	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,200.00	$1,070.39

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–915	862	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–875.00	$758.42
825–905	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–800.00	$773.84
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–925	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$779.52

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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
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1250–1475	1346	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,050.00	$959.73	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.