Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.52/cwt ≈ $582/hd at 365 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.58/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 468 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	406	529
Feeder cattle	347	403
Slaughter cattle	49	82
Replacement cattle	10	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	207.50–212.50	$210.02	$720	—
360–385	368	4	202.50–207.50	$205.60	$757	—
400–405	403	4	197.50–200.00	$198.76	$801	—
512	512	7	182.00	$182.00	$932	—
616–635	621	5	158.00–163.00	$161.38	$1,002	—
738	738	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	200.00	$200.00	$680	—
355	355	1	190.00	$190.00	$674	—
425–435	430	2	185.00–190.00	$187.53	$806	—
475	475	2	182.50	$182.50	$867	—
500	500	1	175.00	$175.00	$875	—
630–635	633	2	145.00–152.50	$148.76	$942	—
665	665	1	140.00	$140.00	$931	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	160.00–162.50	$161.20	$521	—
360–385	365	11	157.50–160.00	$159.52	$582	—
420–445	426	9	152.50–157.50	$155.26	$661	-6.51
465–480	468	11	145.00–150.00	$148.58	$695	-2.05
515	515	2	145.00	$145.00	$747	+2.47
555	555	1	142.50	$142.50	$791	+2.50
610–625	620	3	137.50–140.00	$139.18	$863	+5.46
650	650	1	135.00	$135.00	$878	+9.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	3	157.50–162.50	$159.09	$458	—
300–320	310	2	147.50–152.50	$150.08	$465	—
400–405	403	4	135.00–140.00	$137.52	$554	-9.98
455–495	468	3	130.00–132.50	$130.88	$613	-10.39
505–545	518	8	125.00–130.00	$127.16	$659	-4.05
550–585	571	6	120.00–125.00	$122.02	$697	-4.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	6	135.00–140.00	$138.35	$447	—
350–370	363	3	127.50–130.00	$129.20	$469	-9.97
410–445	426	4	120.00–125.00	$123.15	$525	-9.85
470	470	2	120.00	$120.00	$564	-1.47
525–545	538	3	115.00–117.50	$115.81	$623	-2.51
555	555	2	110.00	$110.00	$610	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	200.00	$200.00	$670	±0.00
350–385	368	3	190.00–197.50	$194.12	$714	-2.16
405–440	418	4	185.00–190.00	$188.05	$786	+1.84
465–490	474	4	175.00–180.00	$176.87	$838	+1.26
520–540	534	6	167.50–175.00	$171.66	$917	+1.30
565–575	568	3	165.00–167.50	$166.66	$947	+8.37
610–635	623	2	145.00–152.50	$148.67	$926	—
705–725	718	4	132.50–137.50	$134.36	$965	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	187.50–195.00	$191.02	$621	+2.29
350–395	373	2	180.00–182.50	$181.33	$676	-2.58
405–430	413	4	172.50–177.50	$175.58	$725	+2.18
470–480	473	3	165.00–170.00	$168.31	$796	+2.71
505–540	517	3	157.50–162.50	$159.24	$823	+5.07
550–585	570	3	147.50–152.50	$150.04	$855	+1.89
625–635	628	3	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$864	-1.72
680–695	688	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$911	-2.53
715–735	725	2	120.00–127.50	$123.70	$897	-3.80

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	376	4	160.00–165.00	$161.31	$607	-0.04
425–435	428	3	152.50–155.00	$153.35	$656	+1.97
465	465	2	150.00	$150.00	$698	+6.97
510–535	519	4	140.00–147.50	$142.52	$740	+6.28
550–560	555	2	130.00–137.50	$133.78	$742	—
640	640	2	120.00	$120.00	$768	-5.00
660–665	663	2	110.00–117.50	$113.76	$754	-6.24
715	715	1	105.00	$105.00	$751	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1415	1370	75-80%	4	65.00–70.00	$66.99	$918	—
1225–1460	1371	75-80%	8	59.00–63.00	$61.28	$840	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1075	915	85-90%	3	40.00–43.00	$41.17	$377	+0.83
935–1055	980	85-90%	6	47.00–52.00	$50.52	$495	—
1010–1050	1030	85-90%	2	54.00–57.00	$55.53	$572	+7.45

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$712	-0.31
1050–1375	1181	80-85%	5	66.00–69.00	$67.09	$792	-2.62
1035–1355	1222	80-85%	3	56.00–58.00	$57.07	$697	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1680	1565	3	77.00–83.00	$80.21	$1,255	-9.76
1730–2090	1910	2	99.00–106.00	$102.17	$1,951	—
1805–2095	1953	3	90.00–95.00	$93.46	$1,825	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	380.00	$380.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–760.00	$670.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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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.