Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $144.90/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.78/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 436 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.17/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 417 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	794	724
Feeder cattle	671	602
Slaughter cattle	87	85
Replacement cattle	36	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. 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
325–345	330	5	162.50–167.50	$165.95	$548	—
375–395	389	8	157.50–162.50	$158.72	$617	-13.15
405–440	423	4	152.50–155.00	$153.70	$650	-12.49
450–465	458	2	150.00–152.50	$151.27	$693	-4.13
510	510	1	142.50	$142.50	$727	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	152.50	$152.50	$511	—
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
455–485	468	3	140.00–145.00	$143.35	$671	+3.35
525	525	1	135.00	$135.00	$709	—
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	-2.50
600–645	623	2	125.00–128.00	$126.55	$788	+4.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$446	—
350–355	353	2	135.00–137.50	$136.24	$481	—
425–435	432	3	125.00–130.00	$128.36	$555	—
530	530	1	115.00	$115.00	$610	—
590	590	1	107.50	$107.50	$634	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	381	7	137.50–140.00	$137.87	$525	+2.56
400–445	436	17	134.00–137.50	$135.78	$592	—
475–495	484	7	132.50–134.00	$133.34	$645	+3.34
500–515 fancy	508	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$688	-0.55
500–540	527	11	127.50–132.50	$129.88	$684	+3.15
565–570	568	2	122.50–125.00	$123.76	$703	+0.22
715	715	1	112.50	$112.50	$804	+0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	330	6	132.50–137.50	$134.42	$444	-0.77
365–395	380	4	130.00–132.50	$131.20	$499	+2.19
430–445	439	5	127.50–130.00	$128.48	$564	—
450–485	456	7	122.00–127.50	$125.71	$573	+3.63
500–525	508	3	117.50–120.00	$119.14	$605	+1.64
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	+5.00
625–640	633	2	112.50–115.00	$113.74	$720	+6.23
650–685	676	4	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$726	+7.47
700–745	723	2	100.00–102.50	$101.29	$732	—
755	755	1	100.00	$100.00	$755	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	329	5	120.00–122.50	$121.02	$398	—
380–395	388	2	117.50–120.00	$118.73	$461	—
400–420	408	8	110.00–115.00	$113.07	$461	—
450–475	459	4	105.00–110.00	$108.09	$496	—
500–535	518	2	100.00–102.50	$101.21	$524	—
595	595	2	100.00	$100.00	$595	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	160.00–162.50	$161.26	$489	-8.13
365–375	372	6	157.50–160.00	$158.32	$589	-3.76
405–430	416	9	152.50–157.50	$155.23	$646	+0.92
465–490	476	17	142.50–150.00	$144.90	$690	+3.17
515–540	530	10	134.00–140.00	$136.23	$722	+1.63
575–595	590	6	127.50–132.50	$129.57	$764	+0.01
600–635	621	8	123.00–127.00	$125.10	$777	+4.10
660–675	670	3	120.00–122.50	$120.82	$809	+4.19
700–725	713	2	114.00–115.00	$114.49	$816	+1.74
755–760	758	3	110.00–112.50	$110.83	$840	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	155.00	$155.00	$473	-6.00
370–375	371	5	150.00–152.50	$150.51	$558	+1.72
400–440	417	15	140.00–147.50	$145.17	$605	+2.89
455–485	477	6	130.00–137.50	$134.99	$644	+2.51
500–530	508	8	125.00–130.00	$129.02	$655	+5.88
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	+2.89
600–645	632	5	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$711	+2.48
730–745	738	2	105.00–107.50	$106.24	$784	+6.24
790	790	2	95.00	$95.00	$750	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	6	135.00–140.00	$137.15	$383	-12.85
325–330	328	3	130.00–135.00	$131.65	$432	-12.57
375–395	385	2	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$491	-5.04
400–445	430	3	120.00–125.00	$121.55	$523	-6.64
450	450	2	115.00	$115.00	$518	—
505–520	513	2	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$577	-4.96
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	-5.00
605	605	2	95.00	$95.00	$575	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–960	911	80-85%	4	44.00–47.00	$46.27	$422	—
805–1125	1017	80-85%	6	58.00–61.00	$59.05	$601	—
705–1325	1137	80-85%	10	52.00–56.00	$54.06	$615	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1100	937	85-90%	16	40.00–44.00	$42.12	$395	-2.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1535	1408	75-80%	4	62.00–63.00	$62.55	$881	—
1045–1780	1443	75-80%	12	54.00–58.00	$56.10	$810	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1240	1230	4	73.00–76.00	$73.73	$907	—
1375–1890	1633	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,470	—
1370–1855	1660	5	83.00–87.00	$84.62	$1,405	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–660	620	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	445.00–600.00	$517.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1065 fancy	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$974.70
785–1395	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	700.00–850.00	$779.64
1050–1200	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–925.00	$829.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
750–990	852	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–750.00	$694.81

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.