Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.00/cwt +12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 553 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.05/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 513 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $165.01/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 486 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 515 511 404
Feeder cattle 447 438 285
Slaughter cattle 57 54 83
Replacement cattle 11 19 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady, and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 8.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 187.50 $187.50 $778 —
553 553 23 175.00 $175.00 $968 +12.52
637 637 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,051 +5.00
686 686 9 161.00 $161.00 $1,104 +5.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 2 175.00 $175.00 $747 +2.48
490 490 1 165.00 $165.00 $808 -3.33
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 +3.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 167.50 $167.50 $444 —
300–325 317 3 160.00–165.00 $161.58 $512 -0.92
360 360 2 155.00 $155.00 $558 +3.00
463–495 469 13 147.00–152.50 $147.61 $692 +3.62
513–515 value added 513 19 154.00–155.00 $154.05 $790 +2.45
550–580 value added 560 4 149.00–151.00 $149.76 $839 +9.76
555–595 571 8 137.50–145.00 $140.19 $800 +5.19
605 605 3 132.50–137.50 $135.83 $822 +7.10
600–620 value added 613 3 144.00–146.00 $145.35 $891 +7.35
655–670 661 7 127.50–132.50 $130.00 $859 +5.00
660–685 value added 676 5 137.50–144.00 $140.97 $953 —
755–775 value added 765 2 132.50–135.00 $133.77 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 4 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $486 +4.94
350–395 374 7 145.00–150.00 $147.61 $552 +6.70
400–445 423 9 140.00–145.00 $143.14 $605 +7.29
450–475 461 6 135.00–140.00 $137.13 $632 +3.40
515–545 527 5 132.50–135.00 $133.53 $704 —
555–575 571 5 127.50–132.50 $131.01 $748 +8.05
600–610 605 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $741 +4.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 130.00 $130.00 $462 +6.33
400–440 413 3 125.00–130.00 $128.23 $530 +8.83
485 485 4 120.00 $120.00 $582 +7.61
530–545 541 4 115.00–120.00 $118.78 $643 +8.78
570 570 2 110.00 $110.00 $627 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 185.00–190.00 $186.67 $560 +1.76
350–360 354 7 177.50–185.00 $181.76 $643 +5.54
425–445 435 6 170.00–175.00 $172.04 $748 +3.56
470–495 486 16 160.00–167.50 $165.01 $802 +3.01
500–530 518 14 150.00–157.50 $154.68 $801 -0.16
555–575 568 6 145.00–150.00 $146.65 $833 -2.72
605–640 633 6 140.00–145.00 $142.94 $905 -2.87
650–660 656 4 135.00–140.00 $136.87 $898 +1.61
700–720 711 6 132.00–135.00 $132.67 $943 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 320 3 202.50–210.00 $206.56 $661 -1.67
365–390 378 6 190.00–197.50 $193.34 $731 -1.07
410–420 414 8 180.00–187.50 $184.07 $762 +1.61
455–495 468 10 170.00–176.00 $172.66 $808 -2.01
500–515 511 13 160.00–165.00 $162.29 $829 -4.80
550–585 559 7 155.00–160.00 $156.88 $877 -2.67
625 625 1 154.00 $154.00 $962 —
720 720 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,001 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 373 3 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $606 +0.53
400–430 413 5 152.50–157.50 $155.55 $642 +2.34
475 475 2 147.50 $147.50 $701 +0.96
510–535 523 3 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $719 +7.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1170 980 80-85% 11 58.00–62.00 $60.67 $595 -7.22
835–1195 1004 80-85% 9 64.00–68.00 $65.82 $661 +10.24
1070–1300 1144 80-85% 5 71.00–75.00 $73.44 $840 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1270 1209 75-80% 5 70.00–74.00 $71.65 $866 +10.18
1200–1345 1277 75-80% 5 76.00–79.00 $77.62 $991 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1010 926 85-90% 4 57.00–59.00 $58.09 $538 —
865–1040 953 85-90% 2 53.00–55.00 $53.91 $514 -1.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1735 1595 3 93.00–97.00 $95.08 $1,517 —
1655 1655 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,390 -18.81

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–930 845 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–700.00 $655.03

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1245 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 825.00–935.00 $889.79 -4.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00 —

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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.