Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.62/cwt -1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 519 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $182.72/cwt -1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 413 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 558 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	489	515	705
Feeder cattle	381	447	594
Slaughter cattle	91	57	70
Replacement cattle	17	11	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	207.50	$207.50	$716	—
350–360	355	2	202.50–208.00	$205.21	$728	—
405–435	420	8	190.00–191.00	$190.48	$800	+2.98
456	456	3	188.00	$188.00	$857	—
548	548	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,008	—
558	558	13	170.00	$170.00	$949	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	—
390	390	1	192.50	$192.50	$751	—
473	473	6	178.00	$178.00	$842	+13.00
500	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	—
610	610	1	152.50	$152.50	$930	+2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360 value added	360	3	169.00	$169.00	$608	—
385–398	393	5	157.50–163.00	$161.82	$636	+6.82
400–445	421	7	150.00–157.50	$153.75	$647	—
495	495	2	150.00	$150.00	$742	+2.39
510–540	515	6	145.00–149.00	$147.42	$759	—
504–542 value added	521	9	155.00–157.00	$156.08	$813	+2.03
565 value added	565	1	152.50	$152.50	$862	+2.74
550–582	576	5	140.00–146.00	$144.85	$834	+4.66
670–685	678	2	127.50–130.00	$128.74	$873	-1.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	272	3	155.00–160.00	$157.59	$429	—
300–335	312	3	150.00–155.00	$151.79	$474	-0.64
370–375	374	4	145.00–150.00	$148.76	$556	+1.15
410–425	416	5	140.00–145.00	$142.96	$595	-0.18
490–495	492	5	135.00–140.00	$137.99	$679	+0.86
500–525	508	6	130.00–135.00	$133.30	$677	-0.23
590	590	1	130.00	$130.00	$767	-1.01
610–645	628	2	120.00–125.00	$122.43	$769	-0.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$410	—
375–395	380	4	130.00–132.50	$130.65	$496	+0.65
410	410	2	130.00	$130.00	$533	+1.77
465–490	478	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$586	+2.57
540	540	1	120.00	$120.00	$648	+1.22
585–595	590	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$664	+2.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	258	3	212.50–215.00	$213.35	$550	—
325–345	334	4	202.50–210.00	$206.55	$690	-0.01
350–380	366	12	190.00–200.00	$193.75	$709	+0.41
400–435	413	14	177.50–187.50	$182.72	$755	-1.35
455–480	463	11	170.00–175.00	$171.87	$796	-0.79
505–520	515	3	165.00–167.50	$166.68	$858	+4.39
550–575	560	11	155.00–162.50	$158.98	$890	+2.10
615–632	626	9	150.00–155.00	$151.67	$949	-2.33
650	650	1	147.50	$147.50	$959	—
745	745	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,080	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	281	5	197.50–200.00	$198.53	$558	—
375–395	386	5	177.50–182.50	$180.87	$698	-0.89
400–445	429	7	165.00–172.50	$168.09	$721	-3.95
455–475	461	10	160.00–165.00	$161.27	$743	-3.74
510–535	526	7	150.00–170.00	$158.61	$834	+3.93
570–590	580	5	145.00–150.00	$147.03	$853	+0.38
655	655	2	140.00–142.50	$141.25	$925	+4.38
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	+2.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	338	3	172.50–177.50	$175.80	$594	—
370–385	378	2	165.00–167.50	$166.23	$628	+3.80
435–445	440	2	155.00–160.00	$157.47	$693	+1.92
450–485	469	4	142.50–150.00	$145.64	$683	-1.86
510–515	513	2	135.00–140.00	$137.49	$705	-0.03
590	590	2	130.00	$130.00	$767	—
600	600	3	127.50–130.00	$129.17	$775	—
700–745	738	6	115.00–120.00	$119.21	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1470	1028	80-85%	17	63.00–68.00	$66.36	$682	+0.54
880–1210	1128	80-85%	12	70.00–74.00	$72.55	$818	-0.89
955–1365	1191	80-85%	14	76.00–80.00	$77.63	$925	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1230	887	85-90%	6	42.00–46.00	$44.44	$394	—
745–1030	887	85-90%	5	50.00–55.00	$52.82	$469	—
795–1005	924	85-90%	6	58.00–62.00	$59.62	$551	+1.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1340	1280	75-80%	2	83.00–85.00	$84.05	$1,076	+6.43
1065–1455	1313	75-80%	9	74.00–79.00	$76.06	$999	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,238	—
1595–1835	1715	2	111.00–112.00	$111.53	$1,913	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1045	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–1,000.00	$932.56
975–1220	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$977.73

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–945	803	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	450.00–625.00	$553.04
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
1045–1195	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,046.65	—
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1370–1385	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,185.00	$1,153.41	—

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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.