Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.47/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 583 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.61/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 537 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $174.67/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	511	703	662
Feeder cattle	438	572	552
Slaughter cattle	54	106	64
Replacement cattle	19	25	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly 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
510–543	533	6	165.00–170.00	$168.52	$898	-0.81
539 value added	539	9	177.00	$177.00	$954	—
565–580	569	4	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$925	+2.29
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	—
672–675	673	3	150.00–159.00	$155.99	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	192.50	$192.50	$597	—
369	369	7	185.00	$185.00	$683	+1.28
430–445	437	3	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$754	+0.01
480	480	3	167.50–170.00	$168.33	$808	-0.01
580–595	588	2	147.50–155.00	$151.20	$889	—
610–625	618	2	145.00–147.50	$146.23	$904	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	162.50	$162.50	$528	+2.98
357	357	6	152.00	$152.00	$543	-4.44
445	445	2	147.50	$147.50	$656	-0.56
465–475	469	5	142.50–145.00	$143.99	$675	+0.44
502–515 value added	511	7	148.00–153.00	$151.60	$775	+9.10
520–540	529	6	135.00–140.00	$137.89	$729	+2.06
560	560	2	135.00	$135.00	$756	+1.26
586 value added	586	17	140.00	$140.00	$820	—
600–635	621	4	125.00–132.50	$128.73	$799	+1.23
637 value added	637	2	138.00	$138.00	$879	—
690	690	1	125.00	$125.00	$862	+3.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	152.50–160.00	$156.01	$426	-3.99
330–345	339	4	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$500	-3.34
350–395	375	3	137.50–145.00	$140.91	$528	-3.06
400–415	405	3	135.00–137.50	$135.85	$550	-1.63
465–475	468	4	130.00–135.00	$133.73	$626	+0.43
555–575	564	6	120.00–127.50	$122.96	$693	+2.96
605–640	623	2	115.00–120.00	$117.57	$732	+0.13
735	735	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	$717	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	137.50	$137.50	$364	-4.98
320–345	324	6	125.00–130.00	$129.11	$418	-9.28
350–395	366	4	120.00–127.50	$123.67	$453	-8.83
400–420	415	4	117.50–120.00	$119.40	$496	-1.84
450–490	470	2	110.00–115.00	$112.39	$528	-7.61
545	545	2	110.00	$110.00	$600	-1.61
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	5	182.50–187.50	$184.91	$599	+3.96
380–395	387	6	172.50–180.00	$176.22	$682	+1.22
435–445	443	10	165.00–172.50	$168.48	$746	+1.32
465–490	482	11	160.00–165.00	$162.00	$781	+0.39
515–540	519	13	152.50–160.00	$154.84	$804	+0.14
570–580	576	4	147.50–152.50	$149.37	$860	+2.59
605–620	610	3	142.50–147.50	$145.81	$889	+8.33
675–696	682	4	132.50–140.00	$135.26	$922	+1.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	210.00–215.00	$212.43	$591	+18.69
300–330	310	3	205.00–210.00	$208.23	$646	+18.21
355–380	363	4	190.00–197.50	$194.41	$706	+9.44
410–425	418	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$763	+4.08
465–490	475	14	172.50–177.50	$174.67	$830	+2.81
500–525	511	4	165.00–170.00	$167.09	$854	+2.86
550–565	561	6	157.50–165.00	$159.55	$895	+4.22
705	705	1	137.50	$137.50	$969	+1.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	177.50–180.00	$178.72	$515	+8.72
310–330	324	5	165.00–172.50	$168.53	$546	+5.94
360–395	379	4	160.00–165.00	$161.90	$614	+4.38
400–445	415	3	150.00–155.00	$153.21	$636	+4.45
455–475	469	5	140.00–150.00	$146.54	$687	+4.04
515	515	2	130.00	$130.00	$670	-2.53
575–595	585	2	122.50–130.00	$126.31	$739	+11.20

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–940	802	85-90%	8	38.00–43.00	$40.88	$328	—
885–1080	977	85-90%	3	54.00–56.00	$55.03	$538	—
775–1170	987	85-90%	3	46.00–49.00	$47.47	$469	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1000	950	80-85%	2	66.00–70.00	$67.89	$645	—
755–1150	1009	80-85%	5	54.00–58.00	$55.58	$561	—
975–1140	1085	80-85%	7	60.00–64.00	$62.39	$677	-2.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1400	1228	75-80%	6	60.00–64.00	$61.47	$755	—
1515	1515	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$1,030	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1330	1223	3	89.00–92.50	$90.85	$1,111	—
1215–2000	1668	3	100.00–105.00	$102.81	$1,715	-0.60

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–930	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	655.00–740.00	$697.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1280	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00–825.00	$790.04
1200–1375	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,009.95

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–940	820	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–660.00	$601.99

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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
1120–1260	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–1,000.00	$894.12	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.