Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.24/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 512 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 806 500
Feeder cattle 205 640 409
Slaughter cattle 47 125 74
Replacement cattle 14 41 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher with a high of 90.00. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 182.50 $182.50 $721 —
415–445 428 3 172.50–177.50 $174.96 $749 +7.68
450–490 465 3 162.50–170.00 $166.55 $774 +3.60
580 580 2 155.00 $155.00 $899 +5.00
650–675 667 3 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $950 —
770–790 777 3 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 197.50–202.50 $200.00 $690 +7.50
355–375 365 2 192.50–195.00 $193.72 $707 +4.25
415 415 1 185.00 $185.00 $768 +5.98
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 +17.17
630 630 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,024 +7.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 375 5 155.00–160.00 $158.08 $593 +2.71
420–435 425 5 147.50–152.50 $149.51 $635 +2.82
480–490 487 3 142.50–147.50 $144.98 $706 +1.42
500–535 512 10 135.00–142.50 $138.24 $708 -4.26
560–585 577 3 132.50–135.00 $133.31 $769 -3.79
600–640 620 2 130.00–133.00 $131.55 $816 +4.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 147.50–152.50 $149.17 $477 -0.82
350–380 365 2 140.00–142.50 $141.20 $515 -0.19
410–445 418 6 130.00–137.50 $133.37 $557 -4.43
470–490 480 4 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $612 -7.45
510–540 520 6 120.00–125.00 $123.27 $641 -5.24
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 +1.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 313 3 175.00–180.00 $178.24 $558 +4.35
365–370 366 4 165.00–170.00 $168.74 $618 +1.25
445 445 2 157.50–160.00 $158.75 $706 -1.80
480–495 486 7 155.00–157.50 $156.09 $759 +1.09
500–535 518 2 147.50–150.00 $148.71 $770 +0.66
595 595 2 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 -8.35
670–685 678 4 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $831 -9.97
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 -13.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 190.00–195.00 $192.48 $641 +5.78
355–395 375 2 180.00–182.50 $181.32 $680 +1.32
440–445 443 3 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $764 -1.61
450–490 470 2 165.00–170.00 $167.61 $788 +3.00
500–530 520 5 157.50–162.50 $160.54 $835 -0.08
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 -3.04
635–640 638 2 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $909 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1165 1038 80-85% 5 84.00–87.00 $85.22 $885 +18.94
755–1300 1048 80-85% 5 68.00–73.00 $71.59 $750 +5.31
930–1335 1148 80-85% 6 76.00–81.00 $79.34 $911 -1.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–800 753 85-90% 2 54.00–60.00 $56.81 $428 —
950–1105 1028 85-90% 2 64.00–66.00 $64.92 $667 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1425 1355 75-80% 2 80.00–84.00 $82.10 $1,112 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1225 1205 3 85.00–89.00 $87.71 $1,057 —
1580–1970 1775 2 115.00–116.00 $115.45 $2,049 —
1655–2095 1875 2 103.00–107.00 $105.23 $1,973 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1010–1225 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–950.00 $841.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 -27.77
920 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 +22.23
1020 fancy 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.