Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $168.17/cwt -6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 386 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.78/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 466 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.01/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 454 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	402	681
Feeder cattle	404	240	543
Slaughter cattle	112	127	87
Replacement cattle	35	35	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high of 99.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
365–395	380	2	180.00–182.50	$181.30	$689	—
400–445	418	3	170.00–177.50	$174.04	$727	—
455–475	465	2	162.50–170.00	$166.33	$773	—
500	500	1	155.00	$155.00	$775	—
550–570	555	4	147.50–150.00	$149.36	$829	—
605	605	1	142.50	$142.50	$862	—
660–695	678	2	130.00–137.50	$133.85	$908	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	323	9	155.00–162.50	$156.57	$506	—
365–380	370	7	152.50–155.00	$153.30	$567	-1.70
405–440	420	9	145.00–150.00	$147.89	$621	-0.01
480–495	489	7	142.50–145.00	$143.95	$704	-3.55
505–530	519	5	135.00–140.00	$138.49	$719	-4.86
570–590	579	7	130.00–135.00	$132.16	$765	-5.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	275	4	152.50–160.00	$156.23	$430	+2.85
305–320	310	6	145.00–150.00	$147.11	$456	-5.39
380–395	387	9	140.00–145.00	$142.91	$553	-1.23
420–445	427	5	135.00–140.00	$136.53	$583	-4.18
450–460	454	10	130.00–135.00	$132.01	$599	-4.82
510–525	514	7	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$655	-3.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	284	4	182.50–185.00	$184.35	$524	—
325–345	338	6	175.00–180.00	$177.03	$598	-7.27
350–395	386	11	165.00–172.50	$168.17	$649	-6.53
400–410	403	8	160.00–165.00	$161.88	$652	-4.98
455–485	466	11	155.00–160.00	$156.78	$731	-1.89
510–545	530	8	145.00–152.50	$147.25	$780	-0.55
550–595	564	4	140.00–145.00	$143.49	$809	+1.74
600–645	627	3	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$830	-0.47
690–695	693	4	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$849	—
755–770	765	3	110.00–117.50	$112.47	$860	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	282	3	167.50–172.50	$170.99	$482	—
300–340	321	7	160.00–167.50	$162.09	$520	—
365–375	371	4	152.50–157.50	$154.99	$575	-8.22
400–445	417	3	147.50–152.50	$149.99	$625	-2.88
465–480	470	5	140.00–148.00	$143.13	$673	-1.89
500–540	525	5	135.00–140.00	$138.56	$727	+2.86
565–580	577	5	130.00–135.00	$133.52	$770	+2.24
600–635	618	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$757	-1.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	—
350–365	359	7	177.50–180.00	$178.95	$642	—
405–420	413	6	170.00–177.50	$172.06	$711	—
450	450	2	167.50	$167.50	$754	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1070	943	80-85%	18	74.00–78.00	$75.78	$715	—
875–1120	945	80-85%	10	65.00–70.00	$68.32	$646	—
1005–1270	1085	80-85%	15	82.00–86.00	$83.83	$910	+9.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1520	1224	75-80%	13	89.00–93.00	$90.98	$1,114	—
1180–1725	1420	75-80%	6	81.00–85.00	$82.87	$1,177	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–870	798	85-90%	4	55.00–60.00	$56.75	$453	—
675–1090	898	85-90%	3	48.00–53.00	$50.52	$454	-1.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1255	1130	3	90.00–95.00	$93.01	$1,051	-3.99
1260–1675	1428	3	104.00–109.00	$106.64	$1,523	—
1650–2130	1851	5	118.00–124.00	$121.28	$2,245	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–830	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	640.00–775.00	$733.94
795–840 fancy	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	915.00–925.00	$920.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–600	566	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	435.00–600.00	$502.33

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–910	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–850.00	$707.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1075	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$800.85
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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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
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
875–975	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–900.00	$864.53	—
1245–1395	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,060.40	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.