Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.34/cwt +5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 579 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $169.92/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 481 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	574	760	316
Feeder cattle	472	615	250
Slaughter cattle	64	116	36
Replacement cattle	38	29	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady 2.00 lower with a high 88.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	167.50	$167.50	$570	-5.00
365–395	390	6	160.00–165.00	$162.95	$636	+0.90
405–420	412	9	157.50–160.00	$158.87	$655	+2.04
465–480	474	9	152.50–157.50	$154.43	$732	+1.34
525–535	531	4	147.50–152.50	$150.64	$800	+1.71
555–560	558	3	145.00–147.50	$146.67	$818	-0.70
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	-2.50
710	710	2	135.00	$135.00	$958	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	155.00–162.50	$158.85	$450	—
300	300	2	150.00	$150.00	$450	-8.77
360–395	374	7	145.00–150.00	$148.13	$554	-3.81
410–445	436	4	140.00–145.00	$142.55	$622	-7.45
450–480	465	4	139.00–140.00	$139.48	$649	-6.89
500–510	505	2	130.00–132.50	$131.26	$663	-9.26
575	575	2	130.00	$130.00	$748	-5.83
620–640	633	6	125.00–127.50	$126.68	$802	-5.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	268	3	205.00–210.00	$206.77	$554	—
310–345	321	4	195.00–200.00	$198.12	$636	+7.36
365–380	370	3	187.50–192.50	$189.21	$700	+4.73
405–440	416	7	177.50–185.00	$181.76	$756	+7.00
455–490	481	10	167.50–175.00	$169.92	$817	+5.39
510–515	512	5	160.00–167.00	$163.29	$836	+5.55
550–595	579	14	150.00–157.50	$154.34	$894	+5.40
610–635	623	6	140.00–147.50	$144.12	$898	+1.55
685–695	687	5	135.00–140.00	$138.99	$955	+0.47
745	745	1	130.00	$130.00	$968	±0.00
770–780	775	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$988	+0.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	9	205.00–210.00	$208.11	$660	-4.39
350–385	360	4	197.50–202.50	$199.40	$718	+0.19
405–415	409	5	192.50–197.50	$194.48	$795	+8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1215	1033	80-85%	6	83.00–85.00	$84.20	$870	—
890–1260	1041	80-85%	9	65.00–69.00	$67.06	$698	—
790–1280	1068	80-85%	10	75.00–79.00	$77.05	$823	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1095	835	85-90%	3	58.00–61.00	$59.31	$495	—
850–1075	963	85-90%	5	50.00–55.00	$53.28	$513	-1.45
960–1065	1013	85-90%	2	44.00–46.00	$45.05	$456	-15.90

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1200	1170	75-80%	2	84.00–85.00	$84.51	$989	—
1370–1655	1495	75-80%	5	75.00–80.00	$77.77	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	3	113.00	$113.00	$1,831	—
1440–2230	1705	3	100.00–104.00	$101.69	$1,734	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–985	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	490.00–545.00	$526.09

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1130	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–850.00	$756.91
925–1075	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–910.00	$884.43
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–855	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–550.00	$479.17
785–845	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$686.12
895	895	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 $
865–1085	965	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–985.00	$904.74
980–1055	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,025.00	$927.56

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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
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.