Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $171.55/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 468 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.55/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 467 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $177.38/cwt -5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 434 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	670	302	328
Feeder cattle	581	236	237
Slaughter cattle	71	46	60
Replacement cattle	18	20	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher with high of 81.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 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
330–345	338	3	200.00–211.00	$205.36	$694	—
365–370	368	2	195.00–197.50	$196.24	$722	-3.76
415–425	420	4	185.00–187.50	$186.24	$782	-1.26
455	455	2	177.50	$177.50	$808	±0.00
500–515	509	4	172.50–176.00	$174.00	$886	+4.00
555	555	1	167.50	$167.50	$930	—
763	763	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	192.50	$192.50	$568	—
340	340	1	185.00	$185.00	$629	-3.78
380–395	388	2	182.50–185.00	$183.73	$713	—
415–425	420	2	177.50–180.00	$178.76	$751	—
450–455	452	3	167.50–172.50	$170.82	$772	+0.42
510–535	518	3	166.00–167.50	$166.98	$865	+9.77
565	565	1	152.50	$152.50	$862	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	270	3	165.00–170.00	$166.60	$450	+10.96
350–365 fancy	358	2	165.00–167.50	$166.22	$595	—
350–380	371	4	155.00–162.50	$158.05	$586	+4.07
425–445	434	6	152.50–155.00	$153.44	$666	+4.17
455–495	463	12	147.50–151.00	$149.99	$694	+8.18
465–480 fancy	475	5	154.00–156.75	$155.30	$738	+5.30
510–545	524	9	142.50–147.50	$145.21	$761	+6.20
575–590	584	4	135.00–140.00	$138.27	$807	+5.93
600–635	611	5	131.00–135.00	$132.03	$807	+4.28
650 fancy	650	1	136.00	$136.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	152.50	$152.50	$419	+1.46
320–345	328	6	150.00–152.50	$150.88	$495	+2.67
355–395	370	10	145.00–150.00	$148.69	$550	+6.14
400–440	422	8	140.00–145.00	$142.90	$603	+6.83
450–495	464	6	135.00–140.00	$137.77	$639	+7.77
505–510	508	4	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$673	+6.38
555	555	4	130.00	$130.00	$722	—
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	—
760–790	775	2	110.00–115.00	$112.55	$872	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	197.50–205.00	$201.42	$570	—
300–345	315	3	195.00–197.50	$196.59	$619	-0.95
370–390	381	8	182.50–190.00	$185.28	$706	-3.47
410–445	434	15	175.00–182.50	$177.38	$770	-5.11
450–485	468	25	167.50–175.00	$171.55	$803	+2.31
505–540	525	9	160.00–167.00	$163.84	$860	+3.70
560–570	565	4	150.00–157.50	$153.98	$870	+4.64
660	660	1	137.50	$137.50	$908	—
715	715	2	130.00	$130.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	190.00	$190.00	$494	—
305–345	334	4	177.50–182.50	$179.93	$601	-3.30
350–390	379	5	172.50–177.50	$175.05	$663	+1.30
405–440	424	7	160.00–167.50	$162.79	$690	-2.11
450–490	470	2	147.50–155.00	$151.09	$710	-5.22
500–535	518	2	145.00–147.50	$146.21	$757	-2.55
560–570	565	4	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$805	+4.95
600–625	612	3	130.00–136.00	$132.85	$813	+0.34
650	650	2	125.00	$125.00	$812	-2.50
750–790	770	2	105.00–107.50	$106.28	$818	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1340	1081	80-85%	13	64.00–68.00	$65.63	$709	—
1015–1330	1133	80-85%	8	57.00–60.00	$59.28	$672	+0.63
1145–1310	1208	80-85%	3	73.00–77.00	$74.91	$905	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–960	779	85-90%	4	45.00–49.00	$47.13	$367	—
865–1100	931	85-90%	11	53.00–56.00	$54.37	$506	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1545	1336	75-80%	4	67.00–79.00	$73.76	$985	—
1245–1525	1377	75-80%	3	64.00–65.00	$64.63	$890	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	77.00	$77.00	$855	—
1345–1480	1416	4	87.00–91.00	$88.47	$1,253	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–890	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–830.00	$814.87

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	535.00	$535.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1105 thin fleshed	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	625.00–650.00	$641.95
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–975	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–525.00	$479.47
970–1090	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$752.91

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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
1100–1185	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–910.00	$808.91	—

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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.