Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	413	406	247
Feeder cattle	312	347	185
Slaughter cattle	61	49	38
Replacement cattle	40	10	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	9	189.00	$189.00	$947	+14.00
620	620	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,048	+20.24

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	372	3	220.00–227.50	$224.10	$834	+18.50
420–435	428	2	212.50–217.50	$215.04	$920	+16.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	367	5	167.50–170.00	$169.46	$622	+9.94
425–445	432	3	157.50–160.00	$158.36	$684	+3.10
450–455	451	4	150.00–155.00	$151.26	$682	+2.68
535	535	2	150.00	$150.00	$802	+5.00
560 value added	560	4	157.00	$157.00	$879	—
550–595	573	2	147.50–150.00	$148.70	$852	+6.20
617 value added	617	5	155.00	$155.00	$956	—
605–635	623	4	140.00–147.50	$142.52	$888	+3.34
650–675	667	3	130.00–137.50	$132.44	$883	-2.56
710–725	718	2	125.00–127.50	$126.26	$907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	330	3	155.00–160.00	$158.43	$523	+8.35
350–395	373	2	150.00–155.00	$152.65	$569	—
425–445	433	5	145.00–150.00	$147.94	$641	+10.42
450–480	468	5	140.00–145.00	$141.92	$664	+11.04
500–510	503	7	135.00–140.00	$138.55	$697	+11.39
575	575	5	130.00–135.00	$132.00	$759	+9.98
620–635	625	3	125.00–131.00	$127.03	$794	—
670	670	1	125.00	$125.00	$838	—
710	710	2	120.00	$120.00	$852	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	197.50–200.00	$198.71	$566	—
325	325	3	197.50	$197.50	$642	+6.48
355–375	365	2	190.00–195.00	$192.57	$703	+11.24
400–445	424	4	180.00–187.50	$184.35	$782	+8.77
460–495	471	5	170.00–175.00	$171.56	$808	+3.25
500–545	525	3	162.50–170.00	$165.72	$870	+6.48
560–590	572	5	150.00–157.50	$153.92	$880	+3.88
630–640	635	2	140.00–147.50	$143.78	$913	+6.28
705–740	720	3	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$954	+8.81

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	215.00	$215.00	$731	+15.00
350–390	370	4	202.50–207.50	$204.27	$756	+10.15
415–440	429	4	197.50–202.50	$199.96	$858	+11.91
450–485	465	8	187.50–195.00	$191.20	$889	+14.33
515–520	518	2	180.00–185.00	$182.49	$945	+10.83
555–560	559	9	170.00–175.00	$170.55	$953	+3.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1300	1117	80-85%	11	64.00–69.00	$65.78	$735	+2.78
980–1315	1137	80-85%	6	72.00–75.00	$73.57	$836	+10.57

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1005	864	85-90%	5	47.00–50.00	$48.86	$422	—
770–1050	922	85-90%	3	53.00–54.00	$53.34	$492	+12.17
730–1155	923	85-90%	6	40.00–44.00	$41.84	$386	+0.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1525	1416	75-80%	4	69.00–73.00	$71.50	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1240	1237	3	80.00–85.00	$81.66	$1,010	—
1375–1880	1705	3	97.00–101.00	$99.01	$1,688	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	420.00–630.00	$518.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	610.00–710.00	$676.67

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	850.00–1,000.00	$933.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–975.00	$885.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–700.00	$641.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	425.00–625.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,200.00	$1,062.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–675.00	$662.50	—

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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.