Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $184.20/cwt -4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 370 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $169.95/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 474 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $176.10/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 424 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	531	359	534
Feeder cattle	402	276	435
Slaughter cattle	75	64	65
Replacement cattle	54	19	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	3	172.50–177.50	$174.15	$528	+9.93
365–395	383	10	160.00–167.50	$163.77	$627	+3.97
405–435	426	10	155.00–160.00	$156.46	$667	+0.95
465–480	472	7	150.00–155.00	$151.80	$716	+0.44
500–525	509	5	145.00–150.00	$146.54	$746	+1.52
565–595	579	5	140.00–145.00	$142.96	$828	+5.47
600–625	614	8	132.50–139.00	$137.51	$844	+7.51
675	675	2	130.00	$130.00	$878	—
705–710	708	2	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	261	4	160.00–167.50	$162.55	$424	—
345	345	2	157.50	$157.50	$543	+2.55
355–385	365	6	145.00–150.00	$148.24	$541	+0.76
400	400	3	145.00	$145.00	$580	+2.03
450–490	469	6	135.00–140.00	$137.17	$643	-0.01
540	540	1	132.50	$132.50	$716	+4.93
575	575	2	127.50–130.00	$128.75	$740	+8.75
645	645	2	120.00	$120.00	$774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	205.00–210.00	$207.63	$484	—
250	250	2	195.00–197.50	$196.25	$491	—
325–345	332	6	187.50–192.50	$189.97	$631	-5.06
350–395	370	22	180.00–187.50	$184.20	$682	-4.18
400–440	424	19	172.50–180.00	$176.10	$747	-4.15
455–485	474	20	165.00–172.50	$169.95	$806	-3.12
503–545	515	18	157.50–165.00	$161.58	$832	-1.51
550–595	569	7	152.50–155.00	$153.76	$875	-0.70
600–640	625	3	144.00–149.00	$146.01	$913	+4.73
675	675	2	142.50	$142.50	$962	—
710–720	715	3	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$947	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	185.00–187.50	$186.19	$527	—
305–345	335	4	172.50–180.00	$177.01	$593	+0.42
365–395	376	7	165.00–172.50	$169.19	$636	-2.60
435–445	437	5	155.00–162.50	$160.47	$701	-3.02
450–495	477	5	150.00–155.00	$153.11	$730	-6.05
505–540	529	6	145.00–150.00	$148.38	$785	-5.15
560	560	4	140.00–145.00	$141.25	$791	-0.25
650–690	670	6	126.00–132.50	$128.93	$864	—
720	720	3	120.00–122.50	$121.67	$876	—
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1235	950	80-85%	4	85.00–87.50	$86.09	$818	—
795–1240	1034	80-85%	15	75.00–80.00	$77.82	$805	+6.75
1020–1130	1090	80-85%	3	66.00–70.00	$67.72	$738	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–975	882	85-90%	5	46.00–51.00	$47.81	$422	—
735–1040	892	85-90%	6	57.00–60.00	$57.79	$515	—
700–1090	950	85-90%	3	38.00–40.00	$39.26	$373	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1355	1282	75-80%	5	86.00–90.00	$88.47	$1,134	—
1225–1505	1424	75-80%	9	78.00–83.00	$80.93	$1,152	+6.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2200	1768	6	106.00–112.00	$109.35	$1,933	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1015	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	775.00–825.00	$799.79
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00
995–1315	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,085.00	$953.38
1030–1315	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,164.72
1120–1300	1202	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,023.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
810–980	866	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–825.00	$737.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1240–1355	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,375.00	$1,268.59	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1065	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–875.00	$792.04	—
1090–1115	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–950.00	$937.64	—

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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.