Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $135.72/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 518 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.75/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 584 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $145.06/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	687	316
Feeder cattle	575	250
Slaughter cattle	92	36
Replacement cattle	20	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 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
350–390	361	7	165.00–172.50	$168.21	$607	—
400–425	414	6	155.00–162.50	$158.30	$655	-5.45
460–465	463	2	147.50–152.50	$149.99	$694	—
530	530	2	143.00	$143.00	$758	—
695	695	3	123.00	$123.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	$556	—
395	395	1	155.00	$155.00	$612	—
410	410	1	150.00	$150.00	$615	—
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	425	8	134.00–136.50	$134.57	$572	—
485–495	489	13	132.50–134.00	$133.08	$651	+1.01
515 fancy	515	1	139.50	$139.50	$718	+5.50
505–545	524	8	126.00–132.00	$129.19	$677	+0.19
550–595	578	8	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$703	-3.19
650	650	1	113.00	$113.00	$734	—
660 fancy	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
715–740	727	3	106.00–111.00	$108.97	$792	—
770	770	1	102.50	$102.50	$789	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	132.50	$132.50	$523	+1.65
400–420	410	10	125.00–130.00	$127.23	$522	+1.39
450–485	459	6	120.00–125.00	$121.04	$556	-1.28
505–515	508	3	115.00–120.00	$116.69	$593	-2.28
580–585	583	4	110.00–115.00	$113.13	$660	-2.84
600–645	623	4	100.00–105.00	$102.59	$639	-12.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	160.00–167.50	$163.46	$531	—
370–385	374	7	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$589	-7.06
400–410	409	11	147.50–155.00	$149.31	$611	-5.35
460–475	473	15	142.50–147.50	$145.06	$686	-2.90
505–540	518	24	132.50–140.00	$135.72	$703	-2.98
555–595	584	17	127.50–132.50	$128.75	$752	-3.50
600–640	620	14	122.50–127.50	$124.89	$774	+0.04
665–685	678	4	119.00–121.00	$120.01	$814	+0.85
705–745	727	6	115.00–119.00	$117.40	$853	-0.10
750–755	753	2	112.50–115.00	$113.75	$857	—
800–830	815	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$886	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	3	157.50–160.00	$158.37	$439	—
325–345	337	3	147.50–152.50	$150.04	$506	-2.55
360–385	375	3	140.00–147.50	$144.09	$540	-3.41
430–445	440	3	137.50–140.00	$139.19	$612	-6.72
470–490	480	2	127.50–136.00	$131.66	$632	-5.39
510–545	530	5	122.50–127.50	$124.49	$660	-6.75
550–595	572	8	117.50–122.50	$120.51	$689	-5.34
690	690	2	115.00	$115.00	$794	—
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	±0.00
800–815	808	2	97.50–100.00	$98.74	$798	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1190	1007	80-85%	5	57.00–61.00	$58.57	$590	—
835–1245	1051	80-85%	14	47.00–50.00	$48.83	$513	—
900–1370	1139	80-85%	8	52.00–55.00	$53.09	$605	-7.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1600	1305	75-80%	16	55.00–59.00	$56.98	$744	—
1180–1570	1369	75-80%	9	61.00–64.00	$62.40	$854	-1.64

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1065	882	85-90%	5	39.00–43.00	$40.07	$353	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	73.00	$73.00	$891	—
1350–1740	1548	5	80.00–84.00	$83.02	$1,285	—
1650–2010	1803	3	87.00–90.00	$88.44	$1,595	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
1065 fancy	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1025–1145	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	755.00–875.00	$816.15
1275–1355	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$801.52

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
695–825	773	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–775.00	$657.54

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	600.00	$600.00	—
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

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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.