Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $185.89/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 378 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.89/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 456 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.15/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 420 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	499	531	554
Feeder cattle	390	402	444
Slaughter cattle	66	75	60
Replacement cattle	43	54	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. 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
550–580	563	3	145.00–152.50	$149.11	$839	—
650–680	665	2	135.00–145.00	$139.89	$930	—
790	790	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,027	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	525	2	165.00–170.00	$167.43	$879	—
550–560	555	2	160.00–165.00	$162.52	$902	—
680	680	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	370	8	160.00–167.50	$164.36	$608	+0.59
410–435	420	15	155.00–160.00	$157.15	$660	+0.69
450–470	456	16	150.00–155.00	$151.89	$693	+0.09
525–540	535	9	145.00–150.00	$146.36	$783	-0.18
585	585	1	140.00	$140.00	$819	-2.96
600–625	606	4	132.50–137.50	$134.97	$818	-2.54
660–670	668	4	127.50–132.50	$130.63	$873	+0.63
720	720	2	125.00	$125.00	$900	+2.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	9	155.00–162.50	$160.05	$531	+2.55
350–385	366	5	145.00–152.50	$148.63	$544	+0.39
415–440	427	8	140.00–145.00	$142.16	$607	-2.84
480–495	490	3	137.50–140.00	$139.18	$682	+2.01
540	540	4	135.00–137.50	$135.63	$732	+3.13
570–575	573	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$766	+4.99
625	625	1	127.50	$127.50	$797	+7.50
690	690	2	120.00	$120.00	$828	—
720–730	725	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$843	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	197.50–200.00	$198.75	$507	+2.50
305–345	328	14	190.00–197.50	$194.22	$637	+4.25
350–395	378	18	182.50–190.00	$185.89	$703	+1.69
430–445	436	11	175.00–180.00	$178.17	$777	+2.07
465–490	482	13	170.00–175.00	$172.69	$832	+2.74
500–515	509	7	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$827	+0.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	268	6	180.00–185.00	$183.29	$491	-2.90
320	320	4	175.00–180.00	$178.75	$572	+1.74
375–395	385	7	170.00–175.00	$172.82	$665	+3.63
430–445	439	7	162.50–167.50	$165.37	$726	+4.90
480–495	484	4	157.50–162.50	$161.22	$780	+8.11
500–530	517	6	150.00–155.00	$152.97	$791	+4.59
575–590	583	5	145.00–150.00	$148.02	$863	+6.77
600–625	617	3	137.50–143.00	$139.28	$859	—
670–695	683	2	122.50–125.00	$123.77	$845	-5.16

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–990	933	85-90%	6	53.00–57.00	$55.59	$519	—
740–1050	940	85-90%	4	44.00–46.00	$44.78	$421	—
820–1125	951	85-90%	7	60.00–64.00	$61.83	$588	+22.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1230	1095	80-85%	7	68.00–73.00	$70.20	$769	+2.48
1140–1405	1245	80-85%	5	76.00–81.00	$79.08	$985	—
1175–1470	1300	80-85%	4	84.00–89.00	$86.60	$1,126	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1415	1350	75-80%	4	85.00–89.00	$86.30	$1,165	—
1270–1510	1352	75-80%	3	78.00–81.00	$79.69	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1620	1495	2	91.00–93.00	$92.08	$1,377	—
1600–1935	1726	4	105.00–110.00	$107.63	$1,858	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–840	825	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	715.00–800.00	$756.73
870–960	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–750.00	$702.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1075	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–1,000.00	$904.73
1025–1200	1113	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00–985.00	$922.81
1170 fancy	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00
1105–1230	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,000.00	$957.60

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–975	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–800.00	$788.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1070	958	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–1,000.00	$928.78

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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
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1125–1135	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,000.00	$900.44	—
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1210 fancy	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-268.59

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	+107.96

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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.