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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report, Russellville, AL

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 406 529 0
Feeder cattle 347 403 0
Slaughter cattle 49 82 0
Replacement cattle 10 44 0

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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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.