Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.82/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 412 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.01/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 465 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $136.29/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 519 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 687 0
Feeder cattle 351 575 0
Slaughter cattle 58 92 0
Replacement cattle 17 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 172.50 $172.50 $595 —
365–380 373 4 162.50–167.50 $164.95 $615 -3.26
410 410 2 157.50 $157.50 $646 -0.80
455–485 462 7 150.00–155.00 $151.16 $698 +1.17
530–535 534 7 144.00–148.00 $146.00 $780 +3.00
570–575 573 6 135.00–140.00 $136.66 $783 —
620–645 633 2 126.00–129.00 $127.53 $807 —
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 160.00 $160.00 $544 -1.25
385–395 390 2 155.00–157.50 $156.23 $609 +1.23
410 410 2 150.00–152.50 $151.25 $620 +1.25
465–475 472 3 142.50–147.50 $144.14 $680 +4.14
500–510 505 3 135.00–137.50 $136.50 $689 —
575 575 1 127.50 $127.50 $733 —
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 —
380–395 390 3 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $517 ±0.00
440–445 441 4 127.50–130.00 $129.37 $571 +2.14
450–465 452 8 125.00–127.50 $127.18 $575 +6.14
505–530 517 7 117.50–125.00 $121.00 $626 +4.31
550–565 561 4 112.50–115.00 $114.39 $642 +1.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 427 5 135.00–138.00 $135.61 $579 +1.04
450–470 458 4 132.50–135.00 $133.51 $611 +0.43
500–545 518 3 129.00–132.50 $130.50 $676 +1.31
555–585 575 3 125.00–129.00 $126.29 $726 +4.60
605–620 613 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $751 —
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 -3.46
355–390 378 6 152.50–157.50 $155.90 $589 -1.60
400–445 412 15 147.50–152.50 $149.82 $617 +0.51
450–475 465 11 142.50–147.50 $144.01 $670 -1.05
500–545 519 11 135.00–140.00 $136.29 $707 +0.57
550–565 559 7 127.50–132.50 $128.91 $721 +0.16
600–635 622 5 120.00–125.00 $121.74 $757 -3.15
650–655 653 2 117.50–119.00 $118.25 $772 -1.76
780–785 783 2 110.00–112.50 $111.25 $871 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 155.00 $155.00 $442 -3.37
305–320 315 3 147.50–152.50 $150.04 $473 ±0.00
350–395 384 9 140.00–147.50 $143.98 $553 -0.11
415–435 428 6 135.00–140.00 $136.61 $585 -2.58
470–495 487 9 130.00–135.00 $133.67 $651 +2.01
505–530 511 8 122.50–130.00 $127.54 $652 +3.05
550–580 567 7 117.50–122.50 $120.04 $681 -0.47
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 -5.00
710–715 712 3 100.00–107.50 $104.17 $742 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1100 964 80-85% 10 46.00–50.00 $48.75 $470 —
820–1180 1004 80-85% 10 52.00–56.00 $54.08 $543 -4.49
700–1330 1097 80-85% 3 58.00–60.00 $59.23 $650 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1285 948 85-90% 7 40.00–43.00 $41.16 $390 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1460 1358 75-80% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.82 $812 -2.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1470 1443 2 77.00–78.00 $77.49 $1,118 —
1205–2045 1659 4 81.00–86.00 $84.30 $1,399 —
1755 1755 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,580 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–885 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 380.00–550.00 $469.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1075–1165 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–900.00 $763.14
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–945 823 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–525.00 $510.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.