Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $165.82/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 477 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $173.03/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 417 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $194.61/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 363 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 655 489 762
Feeder cattle 551 381 685
Slaughter cattle 96 91 63
Replacement cattle 8 17 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with 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
460–470 465 2 185.00–190.00 $187.53 $872 -0.47
523 523 3 179.00 $179.00 $936 -5.00
570 570 2 170.00 $170.00 $969 ±0.00
605 605 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,013 —
683 683 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 202.50 $202.50 $587 —
330–340 333 3 192.50–195.00 $194.15 $647 -5.85
365–370 369 4 185.00–192.50 $187.50 $692 -5.00
415–425 422 3 175.00–185.00 $180.80 $763 —
450–490 462 5 167.00–175.00 $170.30 $787 -7.70
505 505 1 162.50 $162.50 $821 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 329 4 165.00–167.50 $166.85 $549 —
365–395 390 9 160.00–164.00 $160.69 $627 -1.13
400–430 425 6 155.00–160.00 $155.78 $662 +2.03
455–480 471 10 152.50–155.00 $154.35 $727 +4.35
500–545 509 7 148.00–153.00 $151.60 $772 +4.18
520 value added 520 3 156.00 $156.00 $811 -0.08
550–575 558 3 145.00–148.00 $146.84 $819 +1.99
575 value added 575 7 152.00 $152.00 $874 -0.50
615–637 628 10 140.00–142.00 $141.22 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 4 152.50–157.50 $154.30 $514 +2.51
400–445 418 9 145.00–150.00 $148.64 $621 +5.68
455–480 468 4 140.00–145.00 $141.82 $664 +3.83
505–545 530 5 135.00–140.00 $138.56 $734 +5.26
550–590 574 5 130.00–135.00 $133.08 $764 +3.08
600–645 623 2 125.00–130.00 $127.59 $795 +5.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 288 4 135.00–140.00 $136.15 $392 -6.33
320 320 2 135.00 $135.00 $432 —
445 445 4 130.00 $130.00 $578 ±0.00
460 460 4 120.00 $120.00 $552 -2.57
500–540 527 3 110.00–115.00 $111.58 $588 -8.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 205.00–210.00 $206.67 $517 +8.14
300–340 328 4 190.00–197.50 $193.85 $636 —
380–395 388 9 180.00–187.50 $183.93 $714 +3.06
405–420 417 18 170.00–177.50 $173.03 $722 +4.94
450–497 477 26 160.00–169.00 $165.82 $791 +4.55
515–520 518 2 157.50–160.00 $158.74 $822 +0.13
565–592 573 7 148.00–155.00 $152.58 $874 +5.55
600–645 620 5 140.00–147.50 $143.41 $889 —
770–780 775 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $950 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 220.00–225.00 $222.62 $585 +9.27
310–335 325 3 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $674 +0.96
350–370 363 13 192.50–200.00 $194.61 $706 +0.86
415–425 418 7 182.50–188.00 $184.73 $772 +2.01
450–465 455 8 172.50–180.00 $174.99 $796 +3.12
545 545 2 165.00 $165.00 $899 -1.68
550–575 568 7 160.00–165.00 $161.55 $918 +2.57
605–625 619 6 150.00–157.50 $152.90 $946 +1.23
650–690 670 3 142.50–145.00 $143.48 $961 -4.02
710–735 718 3 135.00–142.00 $138.95 $998 -6.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 175.00–182.50 $178.64 $590 +2.84
350–395 359 7 160.00–170.00 $164.04 $589 -2.19
435–440 439 4 157.50–160.00 $159.38 $700 +1.91
450–480 470 3 150.00–155.00 $153.40 $721 +7.76
505–520 510 4 137.50–145.00 $142.46 $727 +4.97
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 ±0.00
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 -4.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1410 1010 80-85% 11 62.00–67.00 $65.10 $658 -1.26
890–1285 1087 80-85% 20 71.00–76.00 $73.47 $799 —
935–1250 1121 80-85% 8 80.00–84.00 $81.74 $916 +9.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1025 860 85-90% 5 45.00–50.00 $48.55 $418 +4.11
700–1250 937 85-90% 11 55.00–59.00 $57.75 $541 -1.87
1120–1125 1123 85-90% 2 63.00–65.00 $64.00 $719 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1345 1300 75-80% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.52 $969 -1.54
1115–1580 1322 75-80% 5 82.00–86.00 $83.50 $1,104 +7.44
1260–1385 1336 75-80% 4 88.00–92.00 $89.25 $1,192 +13.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2110 1619 4 107.00–112.00 $110.12 $1,783 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1140 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–800.00 $752.11
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
670 670 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.