Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.00/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 662 lb · 33 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $126.00/cwt ≈ $992/hd at 787 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.59/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 426 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 794 0
Feeder cattle 770 671 0
Slaughter cattle 85 87 0
Replacement cattle 25 36 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers and 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
360–385 370 3 162.50–170.00 $166.58 $616 +7.86
480–490 485 4 153.00–157.00 $155.02 $752 +3.75
606–646 624 27 138.00–143.00 $140.70 $878 —
662 662 33 137.00 $137.00 $907 —
787 787 28 126.00 $126.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 8 160.00 $160.00 $493 +7.50
393 393 3 158.00 $158.00 $621 +8.00
425–438 433 16 150.00–155.00 $153.50 $665 —
474 474 4 148.00 $148.00 $702 +4.65
521 521 11 139.00 $139.00 $724 +4.00
553–593 562 9 130.00–137.00 $135.36 $761 +5.36
643 643 2 126.00 $126.00 $810 -0.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 142.50 $142.50 $392 —
345 345 1 140.00 $140.00 $483 —
355–375 372 6 137.50–140.00 $137.90 $513 +0.03
422 value added 422 13 139.00 $139.00 $587 —
400–448 430 14 135.00–137.50 $136.28 $586 +0.50
458–485 463 12 132.50–135.00 $132.94 $616 -0.40
510 fancy 510 3 136.00 $136.00 $694 +0.51
505–545 520 4 130.00–132.50 $130.91 $681 +1.03
590–596 596 16 122.00–126.00 $125.75 $749 +1.99
660–696 690 20 116.00–119.50 $119.04 $821 —
700–710 705 3 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $804 +1.50
723 fancy 723 5 118.00 $118.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–286 282 12 135.00–137.50 $135.96 $383 —
300–340 327 3 132.50–135.00 $133.27 $436 -1.15
372–375 372 17 127.50–130.00 $129.70 $482 -1.50
480–495 488 2 120.00–124.00 $122.03 $596 -3.68
525–535 530 2 115.00–117.50 $116.26 $616 -2.88
600–625 613 2 110.00–112.50 $111.28 $682 -2.46
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 +3.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 381 10 157.50–162.50 $160.37 $611 +2.05
405–435 418 10 147.50–155.00 $150.94 $631 -4.29
460–480 467 14 142.50–147.50 $144.47 $675 -0.43
505–530 520 7 135.00–142.50 $138.19 $719 +1.96
560–585 570 6 127.50–135.00 $132.24 $754 +2.67
628 628 2 124.00 $124.00 $779 -1.10
730 730 1 122.50 $122.50 $894 +8.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 314 5 147.50–155.00 $152.36 $478 -2.64
350–390 363 6 140.00–147.50 $142.14 $516 -8.37
420–425 424 4 135.00–140.00 $138.76 $588 -6.41
480–495 484 4 130.00–135.00 $131.28 $635 -3.71
525–540 537 5 120.00–127.50 $121.47 $652 -7.55
660–675 668 2 116.00–117.50 $116.76 $780 —
700–735 718 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $793 +4.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 8 142.50–147.50 $144.71 $402 +7.56
315–340 326 9 135.00–140.00 $137.32 $448 +5.67
350–380 365 2 127.50–130.00 $128.70 $470 +1.14
470–475 473 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $579 +7.49
505–545 518 3 110.00–115.00 $111.75 $579 -0.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1105 986 80-85% 7 41.00–44.00 $42.95 $423 —
845–1190 1039 80-85% 10 46.00–50.00 $47.40 $492 -11.65
1000–1335 1168 80-85% 5 53.00–58.00 $55.32 $646 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1550 1318 75-80% 5 65.00–68.00 $66.80 $880 —
1330–1565 1406 75-80% 4 61.00–63.00 $62.22 $875 -0.33
1425–1675 1508 75-80% 3 56.00–57.00 $56.63 $854 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1225 941 85-90% 9 38.00–40.00 $38.97 $367 -3.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1510 1184 4 65.00–68.00 $66.51 $787 —
1005–1750 1424 6 80.00–84.00 $81.05 $1,154 —
1805 1805 2 97.00 $97.00 $1,751 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1150 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–875.00 $790.32
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
755–985 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–750.00 $669.99

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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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
1195–1385 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 750.00–950.00 $816.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 475.00 $475.00 —
1130–1175 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–800.00 $787.26 —
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.