Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.76/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 507 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $162.66/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 471 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.75/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 474 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	713	574	687
Feeder cattle	589	472	575
Slaughter cattle	106	64	92
Replacement cattle	18	38	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–375	368	5	183.00–187.50	$183.92	$677	—
420	420	2	175.00	$175.00	$735	—
470–490	483	6	167.50–172.50	$170.33	$823	—
505–540	526	5	160.00–167.50	$164.04	$863	—
575–580	579	5	150.00–155.00	$150.99	$874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	205.00–207.50	$206.28	$697	—
350–370	360	2	197.50–200.00	$198.72	$715	—
435	435	1	185.00	$185.00	$805	—
525	525	1	172.50	$172.50	$906	—
735	735	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,066	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	152.50–155.00	$153.81	$492	+3.81
375–390	377	10	145.00–150.00	$148.25	$559	+0.12
410–440	428	9	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$610	-0.10
470	470	7	135.00–137.50	$136.07	$640	-3.41
500–535	507	23	130.00–135.00	$132.76	$673	+1.50
550–590	570	4	125.00–130.00	$126.81	$723	-3.19
605–610	608	3	120.00–125.00	$123.34	$750	-3.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	160.00–165.00	$161.63	$512	-5.87
389	389	6	154.00	$154.00	$599	-8.95
455–490	474	11	142.50–147.50	$144.75	$686	-9.68
518–532	526	11	140.00–142.50	$141.55	$745	-9.09
550–592 value added	564	6	144.00–145.00	$144.65	$816	—
570–580	573	3	137.50–140.00	$138.34	$793	-8.33
615–620	618	8	130.00–135.00	$132.20	$817	-7.80
660–665	663	2	127.50–130.00	$128.75	$854	—
700	700	2	127.50	$127.50	$892	-7.50
770–790	780	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$916	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	371	7	130.00–135.00	$132.22	$491	—
410–430	420	10	125.00–130.00	$127.80	$537	—
480	480	2	120.00	$120.00	$576	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	190.00	$190.00	$513	-16.77
310–340	325	5	180.00–187.50	$182.48	$593	-15.64
350–380	367	3	175.00–180.00	$177.57	$652	-11.64
405–445	414	7	167.50–175.00	$171.01	$708	-10.75
455–490	471	11	160.00–167.50	$162.66	$766	-7.26
505–540	530	6	150.00–155.00	$151.20	$801	-12.09
550–580	562	9	142.50–150.00	$146.62	$824	-7.72
605–635	623	8	135.00–142.50	$137.44	$856	-6.68
655–670	659	4	130.00–135.00	$131.27	$865	-7.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	180.00	$180.00	$531	—
345	345	3	172.50–175.00	$173.33	$598	—
350–381	367	7	160.00–167.50	$164.07	$602	—
425–430	427	3	152.50–160.00	$156.65	$669	—
450–490	479	5	147.50–152.50	$150.03	$719	—
520–535	528	6	137.50–145.00	$141.23	$746	—
570–575	573	4	130.00	$130.00	$745	—
640	640	2	125.00	$125.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	367	3	187.50–190.00	$188.32	$691	-11.08
405–435	425	3	179.00–182.50	$180.11	$765	-14.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1330	970	80-85%	23	64.00–69.00	$66.70	$647	—
765–1515	1109	80-85%	15	72.00–77.00	$74.30	$824	—
1050–1240	1145	80-85%	2	80.00–83.00	$81.62	$935	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–910	847	85-90%	3	46.00–49.00	$47.72	$404	-11.59
785–1040	924	85-90%	6	61.00–64.00	$62.50	$578	—
745–1240	970	85-90%	16	53.00–58.00	$56.11	$544	+2.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1540	1354	75-80%	8	73.00–77.00	$75.10	$1,017	—
1285–1595	1483	75-80%	5	80.00–85.00	$82.64	$1,226	+4.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1485	1265	3	87.00–89.00	$88.01	$1,113	—
1410–1760	1598	4	94.00–97.00	$95.49	$1,526	—
1705–2140	1932	3	108.00–110.00	$108.97	$2,105	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580–840	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	420.00–565.00	$519.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1075 fancy	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1120–1140	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–1,025.00	$901.11
1135–1175	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$812.72

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265 fancy	1265	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,065.00	$1,065.00

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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
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.