Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $161.35/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 365 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.11/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 556 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.42/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 505 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	730	562
Feeder cattle	654	455
Slaughter cattle	59	68
Replacement cattle	17	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 9.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder steers sold 4.00 - 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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
320–340	330	2	167.50–170.00	$168.71	$557	—
350–387	365	24	158.00–164.00	$161.35	$589	—
400	400	3	157.00	$157.00	$628	-10.48
460	460	1	145.00	$145.00	$667	-14.54
502–522	514	14	142.50–145.00	$144.48	$743	-9.71
600	600	2	130.00	$130.00	$780	-6.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	177.50–180.00	$178.78	$644	—
405–427	420	3	162.50–165.00	$164.20	$690	—
502	502	6	153.00	$153.00	$768	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	276	5	140.00–145.00	$142.05	$392	—
314 value added	314	9	142.00	$142.00	$446	—
305–340	318	6	135.00–140.00	$137.23	$436	—
355–385	364	18	131.00–135.00	$133.48	$486	-5.87
420–445	440	11	127.50–130.00	$129.04	$568	-4.16
450–490	476	6	122.50–127.50	$124.81	$594	-3.99
500–530	518	5	120.00–122.00	$120.77	$626	+0.76
555–585	572	3	115.00–120.00	$117.04	$669	-0.46
610–630	623	7	110.00–132.50	$115.28	$718	+2.25
665	665	2	105.00–107.50	$106.25	$707	-1.25
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	416	20	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$572	-7.27
465–490	476	7	132.50–135.00	$133.90	$637	-3.74
503–510	505	21	127.50–130.00	$129.42	$654	-1.99
555–575	556	23	125.00–127.50	$125.11	$696	-0.70
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	165.00–170.00	$167.57	$561	-7.43
365–395	388	7	155.00–162.50	$158.93	$617	-10.70
435–445	440	10	150.00–155.00	$151.60	$667	-13.37
453–495	463	9	143.00–148.00	$146.03	$676	-10.58
515–540	529	10	137.50–143.00	$139.89	$740	-9.96
550–560	555	7	132.50–137.50	$135.01	$749	-5.06
600–635	616	5	129.00–132.50	$130.31	$803	-4.68
650–665	658	2	122.50–126.00	$124.23	$817	-3.20
705	705	1	122.50	$122.50	$864	-1.99
753	753	3	116.00	$116.00	$873	-3.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
350–370	363	3	142.50–145.00	$143.30	$520	-17.94
430–445	436	7	138.00–142.50	$139.48	$608	-14.32
455–460	457	5	130.00–135.00	$132.99	$608	-11.25
505–545	522	3	127.50–130.00	$128.54	$671	-8.30
550–570	565	13	122.50–127.50	$125.54	$709	-4.78
605–645	616	4	117.50–122.50	$118.87	$732	-2.16
650–655	653	3	112.50–115.00	$114.17	$746	—
705–710	708	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$761	-5.04
750	750	1	105.00	$105.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	140.00	$140.00	$448	—
357	357	4	134.00	$134.00	$478	—
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—
450–465	460	3	120.00–125.00	$121.63	$559	—
525–545	540	4	117.50–120.00	$119.39	$645	—
565–595	575	3	115.00–117.50	$116.64	$671	—
605–640	624	4	107.50–112.50	$110.67	$691	—
680–690	685	2	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$702	—
780	780	1	95.00	$95.00	$741	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1135	1002	80-85%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.53	$607	-4.05
1010–1120	1045	80-85%	7	53.00–56.00	$54.43	$569	-10.15
1055–1355	1163	80-85%	6	65.00–69.00	$66.90	$778	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1275	1204	75-80%	5	66.00–69.00	$67.74	$816	—
1380–1680	1497	75-80%	5	72.00–75.00	$73.66	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–995	902	85-90%	3	42.00–46.00	$44.33	$400	-7.46
850–1030	944	85-90%	5	49.00–53.00	$50.82	$480	-0.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1255	1175	2	75.00–80.00	$77.67	$913	—
1335–1870	1528	3	82.00–85.00	$83.83	$1,281	—
1630–1715	1676	4	96.00–100.00	$97.48	$1,634	-7.52

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	568.00	$568.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1100	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–638.00	$619.95
1100–1345	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–900.00	$809.34
1345 fancy	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1040–1060	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00–960.00	$873.33	—

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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.