Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $155.56/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 564 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.12/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 486 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $182.08/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 412 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	634	434	216
Feeder cattle	510	357	165
Slaughter cattle	92	49	35
Replacement cattle	32	28	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with good to very 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	207.50	$207.50	$716	+17.50
350–380	365	2	195.00–197.50	$196.30	$716	+10.12
425	425	1	182.50	$182.50	$776	—
455	455	1	175.00	$175.00	$796	—
525–540	535	3	167.50–170.00	$169.18	$905	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	170.00–177.50	$173.72	$500	-3.78
300–345	329	4	160.00–167.50	$162.37	$534	-6.41
370–390	381	14	157.50–160.00	$158.54	$604	-6.42
405–437	424	10	152.50–157.50	$154.27	$654	-2.53
472–485 value added	483	13	158.00–159.00	$158.15	$764	—
450–497	489	17	147.50–152.50	$151.04	$739	-0.13
530–545	538	2	142.50–147.50	$145.03	$780	-1.75
565–585	576	8	135.00–142.50	$138.41	$797	-4.52
600–640	625	6	132.50–135.00	$133.55	$835	-0.20
675–695	687	5	122.50–129.00	$125.77	$864	-6.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	281	7	155.00–162.50	$159.43	$448	-3.09
310–335	323	2	150.00–152.50	$151.20	$488	-6.61
360–395	381	8	145.00–148.00	$147.20	$561	-1.90
400–435	419	7	137.50–145.00	$140.06	$587	-5.66
450–465	460	5	132.50–137.50	$135.01	$621	-2.48
525–535	533	4	130.00–132.50	$130.62	$696	+0.62
555–585	563	5	120.00–127.50	$124.02	$698	-4.65
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	317	5	182.50–187.50	$185.03	$587	+6.05
365–395	381	9	175.00–182.50	$179.68	$685	+6.22
435–448	441	8	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$761	+4.50
460–490	479	15	162.50–170.00	$167.53	$802	+5.08
510–535	523	2	157.50–162.50	$159.94	$836	+2.44
550–575	564	30	150.00–157.50	$155.56	$877	+3.06
620–640	625	6	142.50–148.00	$144.68	$904	-1.79
655–670	665	6	137.50–142.00	$139.08	$925	+6.55
700	700	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	$922	—
765–795	780	6	120.00–127.50	$124.62	$972	+4.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	5	197.50–205.00	$200.59	$656	+5.59
365–395	387	16	190.00–197.50	$193.22	$748	+3.16
405–440	412	21	180.00–187.50	$182.08	$750	-1.51
455–470	458	9	175.00–180.00	$176.14	$807	+0.92
525–530	526	5	167.50–175.00	$170.01	$894	+1.29
615–620	618	2	152.00–152.50	$152.25	$941	-2.75

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1420	1050	80-85%	13	74.00–80.00	$77.99	$819	—
975–1160	1058	80-85%	12	65.00–70.00	$67.97	$719	—
1100–1245	1202	80-85%	6	83.00–87.00	$85.04	$1,022	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1520	1383	75-80%	8	83.00–88.00	$85.48	$1,182	—
1100–1510	1388	75-80%	4	90.00–93.00	$91.36	$1,268	—
1235–1775	1468	75-80%	5	77.00–81.00	$79.16	$1,162	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$452	-4.38
870–1025	945	85-90%	5	54.00–59.00	$56.37	$533	—
820–1190	970	85-90%	4	63.00–65.00	$64.10	$622	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1070	2	100.00–107.50	$103.50	$1,107	—
1040–1275	1187	3	83.00–85.00	$83.93	$996	—
1570–2035	1904	4	118.00–121.00	$119.41	$2,274	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–740	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	780.00–890.00	$826.08
895–915	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–625.00	$587.09

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–705	682	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	325.00–550.00	$405.93

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
715–960	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–750.00	$632.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1155	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–950.00	$885.65

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1450–1705	1578	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,331.06	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.