Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $137.05/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 474 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	316	730
Feeder cattle	250	654
Slaughter cattle	36	59
Replacement cattle	30	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Feeder steers were lightly tested, Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
270	270	1	187.50	$187.50	$506	—
300–310	305	2	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$526	—
405	405	2	162.50–165.00	$163.75	$663	-0.45
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	3	127.50–140.00	$134.97	$395	-7.08
300–305	301	4	132.50–137.50	$135.62	$408	-1.61
380–390	383	3	130.00–132.50	$130.85	$501	-2.63
440–445	442	3	125.00–127.50	$125.84	$556	-3.20
485–490	488	3	121.00–125.00	$122.32	$597	-2.49
500–540	515	3	118.00–120.00	$118.97	$613	-1.80
550–575	565	5	115.00–117.50	$115.97	$655	-1.07
620	620	4	115.00	$115.00	$713	-0.28
660–690	680	3	110.00–115.00	$111.62	$759	+5.37
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	±0.00
750	750	1	102.50	$102.50	$769	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	467	5	130.00–134.00	$132.07	$617	-1.83
520–525 fancy	523	2	133.00–135.00	$134.00	$701	—
500–540	525	3	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$677	-0.42
550–585	569	5	122.50–126.00	$124.88	$711	-0.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—
350–385	359	5	162.50–167.50	$164.56	$591	+5.63
405–445	427	9	152.50–157.50	$154.66	$660	+3.06
455–485	471	5	145.00–150.00	$147.96	$697	+1.93
500–530	521	6	137.50–142.50	$138.70	$723	-1.19
550–590	577	5	130.00–136.00	$132.25	$763	-2.76
600–645	628	8	122.50–129.00	$124.85	$784	-5.46
650–685	676	5	117.50–122.50	$119.16	$806	-5.07
740	740	2	117.50	$117.50	$870	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	3	150.00–155.00	$152.59	$499	+2.59
385	385	1	147.50	$147.50	$568	+4.20
415–445	435	3	142.50–147.50	$145.91	$635	+6.43
450–490	474	11	132.50–140.00	$137.05	$650	+4.06
535–545	538	6	127.50–132.50	$131.24	$706	+2.70
550–560	557	3	122.50–127.50	$125.85	$701	+0.31
610	610	1	117.50	$117.50	$717	-1.37
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	+2.51
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1240	1110	80-85%	6	52.00–55.00	$53.76	$597	—
1125–1160	1136	80-85%	4	59.00–62.00	$60.51	$687	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1615	1389	75-80%	9	63.00–67.00	$64.04	$890	—
1875	1875	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$1,106	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1110	978	85-90%	2	45.00–48.00	$46.70	$457	—
905–1070	1015	85-90%	3	40.00–41.00	$40.30	$409	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	69.00	$69.00	$976	—
1535–1850	1693	2	82.00–84.00	$83.09	$1,407	-14.39
1610–2255	1933	2	99.00–100.00	$99.42	$1,922	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–585.00	$561.67
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
995–1330	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–925.00	$802.06
1035–1350	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,000.00	$903.92
1405	1405	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–970	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–800.00	$723.81

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–880	827	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$662.05

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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
1120–1375	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–975.00	$942.49	—

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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.