Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $161.16/cwt +11.21 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 464 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.40/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 425 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $177.99/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 367 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	716	634	475
Feeder cattle	576	517	367
Slaughter cattle	88	72	107
Replacement cattle	52	45	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher on light weight and heavy weight sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
360–365	363	2	187.50–190.00	$188.76	$685	+14.52
405–445	420	5	177.50–182.50	$179.08	$752	+15.48
460	460	1	172.50	$172.50	$794	—
745	745	2	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	147.50	$147.50	$686	—
545	545	1	155.00	$155.00	$845	+13.58
625	625	1	142.50	$142.50	$891	—
670–680	675	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$903	+6.24
740	740	1	120.00	$120.00	$888	—
750–765	758	2	110.00–120.00	$115.05	$872	-6.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	154.00	$154.00	$511	+12.95
370–380	378	9	147.50–152.50	$148.60	$562	+9.82
405–438	425	18	137.00–147.50	$140.40	$597	+5.04
465–485	476	11	132.50–137.50	$134.97	$642	+1.72
500–520	512	9	130.00–132.50	$131.18	$672	+1.50
555–560	556	4	125.00–130.00	$128.25	$713	+3.44
635–640	637	3	120.00–123.00	$121.99	$777	+0.48
665	665	1	115.00	$115.00	$765	-2.76
700–715	705	3	110.00–112.00	$110.68	$780	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	320	5	135.00–142.50	$140.61	$450	+7.19
350–395	379	4	130.00–135.00	$131.88	$500	+4.35
430–435	431	5	127.50–130.00	$129.50	$558	+8.49
455–460	456	7	125.00–127.50	$126.78	$578	+6.78
500–535	518	3	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$635	+4.13
575–585	577	5	115.00–117.50	$115.51	$666	+2.70
605–630	613	3	110.00–115.00	$113.29	$694	+8.29
655–660	658	2	107.50–110.00	$108.75	$716	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	187.50–192.50	$189.17	$653	+13.44
350–390	367	14	175.00–182.50	$177.99	$653	+13.90
415–445	431	14	165.00–172.50	$169.38	$730	+11.93
450–485	464	21	157.50–165.00	$161.16	$748	+11.21
525–540	532	13	147.50–155.00	$149.59	$796	+3.89
555–560	559	5	142.50–147.50	$146.00	$816	+9.93
645	645	2	134.00	$134.00	$864	+2.49
680	680	2	125.00	$125.00	$850	+4.17
725–745	732	3	120.00–125.00	$123.30	$903	—
755	755	1	115.00	$115.00	$868	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	4	177.50–180.00	$178.13	$525	+13.13
300–315	310	6	170.00–177.50	$173.78	$539	+14.89
350–395	375	6	160.00–167.50	$163.87	$615	+13.88
400–435	418	12	155.00–160.00	$156.95	$656	+14.37
450–490	456	7	150.00–152.50	$150.38	$686	+12.01
525–535	532	3	140.00–142.50	$140.82	$749	+7.09
550–570	565	6	127.50–137.50	$131.29	$742	+10.45
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	+12.51
710–740	730	3	110.00–115.00	$113.38	$828	+13.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	260	3	162.50–170.00	$165.71	$431	—
335–340	336	5	150.00–160.00	$156.98	$527	—
350–395	378	3	140.00–150.00	$144.82	$547	—
400–445	423	2	135.00–140.00	$137.37	$581	—
490–495	493	5	130.00–132.50	$130.99	$646	—
500–545	523	4	120.00–125.00	$121.83	$637	—
550–595	573	2	115.00–120.00	$117.60	$674	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1345	1097	80-85%	10	43.00–47.00	$44.28	$486	—
1060–1245	1145	80-85%	5	56.00–60.00	$58.24	$667	+0.12
1020–1485	1180	80-85%	6	50.00–53.00	$51.11	$603	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1445	1363	75-80%	2	63.00–65.00	$63.94	$872	+11.33
1275–1535	1448	75-80%	4	57.00–60.00	$58.45	$846	—
1385–1645	1485	75-80%	4	52.00–54.00	$53.19	$790	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1105	939	85-90%	6	39.00–42.00	$40.41	$379	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1440	1193	3	70.00–73.00	$71.76	$856	—
1350–1700	1550	4	77.00–80.00	$77.80	$1,206	—
1620–1785	1731	4	84.00–87.00	$85.48	$1,480	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–915	752	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–780.00	$748.82

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–835	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	505.00–625.00	$572.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1005–1370	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	780.00–975.00	$863.62
1160–1325	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–800.00	$717.87
1080–1465	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–775.00	$732.56
1140–1425	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	785.00–975.00	$869.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
840–900	872	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–850.00	$825.33
925–980	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	575.00–700.00	$639.30
915–1030	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$898.52

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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
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1190–1280	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,050.00	$959.31	—
1165–1410	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,075.00	$992.86	—
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1075	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–725.00	$712.77	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	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.