Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $146.44/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 469 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.66/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 523 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $165.88/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 377 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	783	880
Feeder cattle	631	770
Slaughter cattle	87	85
Replacement cattle	65	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
375–395	388	3	172.50–177.50	$174.11	$676	+7.53
400–435	409	5	167.50–170.00	$168.11	$688	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	167.50	$167.50	$611	+9.50
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	+6.50
455–460	458	2	150.00–152.50	$151.26	$693	+3.26
555	555	2	130.00	$130.00	$722	-5.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	360	6	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$495	-0.35
410–415	414	7	132.50–135.00	$134.29	$556	-1.99
460–475	463	11	130.00–132.50	$130.47	$604	-2.47
500–520	510	7	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$650	-3.42
565–595	577	5	118.00–122.00	$119.61	$690	-6.14
630–645	635	4	115.00–117.50	$115.88	$736	—
700–730	715	2	108.00–112.50	$110.30	$789	-3.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	137.50–140.00	$139.19	$399	+3.23
315–335	323	10	132.50–137.50	$135.72	$438	+2.45
355–395	375	4	127.50–130.00	$128.68	$483	-1.02
440	440	5	125.00	$125.00	$550	—
480–490	487	7	120.00–125.00	$123.23	$600	+1.20
515–540	528	2	117.50–120.00	$118.72	$627	+2.46
560–585	573	2	112.50–115.00	$113.72	$652	—
600–630	615	3	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$661	-3.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	6	170.00–177.50	$172.89	$557	—
360–395	377	14	162.50–170.00	$165.88	$625	+5.51
400–435	410	10	152.50–160.00	$156.66	$642	+5.72
450–490	469	28	142.50–150.00	$146.44	$687	+1.97
500–535	523	18	132.50–140.00	$134.66	$704	-3.53
555–580	565	5	127.50–132.50	$130.45	$737	-1.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	6	167.50–172.50	$169.59	$470	—
315–325	319	5	157.50–162.50	$159.54	$509	+7.18
365–385	373	3	150.00–157.50	$153.27	$572	+11.13
410–445	424	4	140.00–147.50	$144.94	$615	+6.18
450–490	463	3	130.00–137.50	$132.64	$614	+1.36
515–545	533	4	120.00–125.00	$123.15	$656	+1.68
585–595	588	3	117.50–120.00	$119.16	$701	—
605	605	1	117.50	$117.50	$711	—
685–695	688	3	110.00–115.00	$111.68	$768	-5.08
715–745	728	3	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$782	-3.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	285	3	150.00–155.00	$151.55	$432	+6.84
320–345	328	3	140.00–145.00	$143.25	$470	+5.93
350–365	360	5	130.00–137.50	$134.01	$482	+5.31
400–420	408	5	125.00–130.00	$127.94	$522	—
470–490	483	3	120.00–125.00	$121.62	$587	-0.87
500–525	513	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$577	+0.69
550–560	558	4	107.50–110.00	$109.38	$610	—
605–645	625	2	100.00–105.00	$102.58	$641	—
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	—
770	770	1	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1370	1007	80-85%	11	46.00–50.00	$48.34	$487	+0.94
965–1180	1103	80-85%	8	52.00–56.00	$54.35	$599	—
1200–1250	1233	80-85%	3	59.00–62.00	$61.03	$752	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1380	1257	75-80%	6	64.00–66.00	$64.85	$815	—
1205–1480	1362	75-80%	8	58.00–62.00	$60.84	$829	—
1410–1555	1483	75-80%	2	52.00–53.00	$52.48	$778	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1180	977	85-90%	10	37.00–41.00	$39.23	$383	—
760–1205	995	85-90%	3	44.00–45.00	$44.40	$442	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1150	1113	2	64.00–66.00	$64.97	$723	—
1300	1300	1	76.00	$76.00	$988	—
1540–2060	1800	4	88.00–92.00	$89.80	$1,616	-7.20

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–880	754	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	410.00–610.00	$496.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
1030–1180	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	675.00–825.00	$758.89
1055–1285 fancy	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,016.19
1065–1265	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–950.00	$852.47

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–870	776	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–750.00	$652.82
790–860	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–600.00	$567.62
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625–775	700	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00–750.00	$694.20
935–1120	1028	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$886.37

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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
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–990	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	575.00–600.00	$587.69	—

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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.