Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $161.61/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 466 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.70/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 529 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.19/cwt ≈ $947/hd at 591 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	703	931	835
Feeder cattle	572	706	698
Slaughter cattle	106	182	83
Replacement cattle	25	43	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower with a high 74.00. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	315	3	200.00–202.50	$200.91	$633	—
355	355	2	192.50–195.00	$193.75	$688	—
500–515	506	6	165.00–173.00	$169.33	$857	-5.67
550–595	591	12	160.00–162.50	$160.19	$947	—
748	748	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	182.50–185.00	$183.72	$698	-2.88
420–445	431	4	170.00–175.00	$172.51	$744	-4.90
455–460	457	3	167.50–170.00	$168.34	$769	-0.35
510–530	517	3	157.50–160.00	$158.35	$819	-6.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	167.50	$167.50	$494	—
330–340	333	5	157.50–165.00	$159.52	$531	—
350–385	364	5	155.00–157.50	$156.44	$569	-2.32
405–445	430	8	145.00–152.50	$148.06	$637	-4.43
455–465	459	7	140.00–145.00	$143.55	$659	-2.14
465 value added	465	4	155.00–157.50	$155.63	$724	—
500 value added	500	2	142.50	$142.50	$712	—
505–510	508	3	135.00–137.50	$135.83	$690	-4.17
550–555	553	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$740	+0.44
615	615	1	127.50	$127.50	$784	±0.00
665–695	680	2	120.00–122.50	$121.28	$825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	-0.72
330–335	333	6	150.00–152.50	$150.83	$502	-0.85
355–380	374	7	140.00–147.50	$143.97	$538	+0.46
420–430	424	5	135.00–140.00	$137.48	$583	+1.24
460–475	465	6	130.00–135.00	$133.30	$620	+2.07
500–505	503	3	127.50–130.00	$129.17	$650	+2.15
570	570	4	120.00	$120.00	$684	-1.01
605–635	620	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$728	-1.29
650	650	1	110.00	$110.00	$715	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	262	3	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$373	—
310–325	320	3	135.00–140.00	$138.39	$443	—
395	395	2	132.50	$132.50	$523	—
415–420	418	2	120.00–122.50	$121.24	$507	—
470	470	3	120.00	$120.00	$564	—
505–530	522	6	110.00–115.00	$111.61	$583	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	315	5	180.00–182.50	$180.95	$570	+3.45
380–395	386	5	170.00–177.50	$175.00	$676	+2.53
415–445	441	8	165.00–170.00	$167.16	$737	+1.79
460–480	466	20	157.50–165.00	$161.61	$753	+4.54
515–545	529	14	150.00–157.50	$154.70	$818	+2.25
550–580	569	6	145.00–148.00	$146.78	$835	+0.39
635–645	640	2	135.00–140.00	$137.48	$880	+0.81
670–690	673	6	130.00–135.00	$133.73	$900	+2.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$474	—
255–260	258	2	192.50–195.00	$193.74	$500	—
330–335	333	2	187.50–192.50	$190.02	$633	+0.44
380–390	385	5	182.50–187.50	$184.97	$712	+0.51
410–445	416	7	175.00–182.50	$178.38	$742	+2.61
450–460	456	8	170.00–175.00	$171.86	$784	+4.60
505–535	526	7	162.50–167.50	$164.23	$864	+3.40
550–565	557	7	152.50–157.50	$155.33	$865	—
650	650	2	140.00	$140.00	$910	—
705–740	719	4	132.50–137.50	$135.60	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	170.00	$170.00	$450	—
320–345	333	2	160.00–165.00	$162.59	$541	—
360–365	363	2	155.00–160.00	$157.52	$572	—
410–435	418	4	145.00–152.50	$148.76	$622	—
450–455	453	3	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$646	—
535–545	538	3	130.00–137.50	$132.53	$713	—
560–580	568	5	110.00–125.00	$115.11	$654	—
685	685	1	115.00	$115.00	$788	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1100	921	80-85%	15	57.00–61.00	$59.48	$548	—
820–1345	1095	80-85%	19	63.00–68.00	$64.98	$712	-7.45

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–920	794	85-90%	5	50.00–51.00	$50.68	$402	—
810–985	856	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$43.37	$371	-8.74
755–1120	881	85-90%	19	54.00–58.00	$55.45	$489	+3.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1445	1367	75-80%	9	68.00–71.00	$69.32	$948	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1450	1250	4	87.00–93.00	$89.80	$1,122	—
1290–1490	1423	3	75.00–78.00	$75.91	$1,080	—
1455–1995	1694	5	101.00–107.00	$103.41	$1,752	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590–670	616	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	340.00–385.00	$369.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–845	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	420.00–725.00	$553.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1025–1035	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–850.00	$775.36
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–845	809	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–725.00	$629.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–830	820	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	510.00–550.00	$530.24

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–820	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–700.00	$674.05	—

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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.