Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.00/cwt +11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 530 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $193.44/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 426 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.51/cwt ≈ $819/hd at 464 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	691	308	410
Feeder cattle	510	230	318
Slaughter cattle	100	52	66
Replacement cattle	81	26	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	369	7	227.50–232.50	$230.36	$850	—
410–420	413	3	217.50–222.50	$219.98	$909	—
530	530	19	199.00	$199.00	$1,055	+11.50
583	583	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,096	+11.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	217.50	$217.50	$794	—
443	443	6	210.00	$210.00	$930	—
460	460	1	207.50	$207.50	$954	—
560	560	2	172.50	$172.50	$966	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–287	285	7	187.50–195.00	$188.52	$537	—
315–335	328	3	182.50–187.50	$184.10	$604	—
350–385	366	8	177.50–182.50	$179.12	$656	—
400–430	421	14	170.00–177.50	$173.57	$731	+6.57
460–461 value added	461	13	175.00–180.00	$177.70	$819	—
475–495	485	2	167.50–170.00	$168.78	$819	—
515–545	524	4	155.00–160.00	$156.89	$822	-7.16
560 value added	560	7	168.00	$168.00	$941	—
560–575	565	3	147.50–150.00	$149.15	$843	—
630	630	2	145.00	$145.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	274	5	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$486	—
300–330	320	3	170.00–175.00	$173.44	$555	—
380	380	3	167.50	$167.50	$636	+9.51
400–445	423	3	157.50–165.00	$160.89	$681	+7.74
455–495	480	7	147.50–155.00	$151.47	$727	+3.30
505–535	522	10	140.00–147.50	$144.04	$752	—
560	560	2	140.00	$140.00	$784	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	215.00–217.50	$216.26	$634	+11.04
300–315	305	8	207.50–212.50	$209.98	$640	+13.46
350–395	359	5	200.00–205.00	$201.10	$722	+8.60
410–440	426	15	190.00–197.50	$193.44	$824	+4.44
450–495	473	7	180.00–187.50	$183.93	$870	—
510–540	521	7	170.00–175.00	$172.51	$899	+16.24
585–590	588	6	165.00–170.00	$168.34	$990	—
605–640	630	4	160.00–165.00	$161.83	$1,020	+16.85
665–670	668	3	157.50–160.00	$158.33	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	7	222.50–232.50	$226.82	$751	+9.40
355–380	364	6	215.00–220.00	$216.72	$789	+4.25
400–425	409	4	207.50–215.00	$211.90	$867	+13.22
450–495	469	6	195.00–205.00	$199.59	$936	+12.09
505–515	510	2	185.00–190.00	$187.52	$956	+10.80
553	553	3	175.00	$175.00	$968	+7.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1465	1060	80-85%	10	75.00–78.00	$76.79	$814	—
900–1335	1138	80-85%	15	80.00–85.00	$82.49	$939	—
1025–1325	1216	80-85%	8	88.00–92.00	$90.36	$1,099	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1520	1296	75-80%	10	91.00–97.00	$93.95	$1,218	—
1175–1590	1344	75-80%	12	83.00–87.00	$84.71	$1,139	—
1100–1555	1354	75-80%	5	76.00–80.00	$77.93	$1,055	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1215	1056	85-90%	6	60.00–64.00	$62.12	$656	—
1005–1280	1163	85-90%	3	68.00–70.00	$68.94	$802	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1820	1552	3	104.00–107.00	$106.13	$1,647	—
1640–1795	1718	2	113.00–115.00	$113.95	$1,958	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,085.00–1,140.00	$1,110.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	600.00–850.00	$701.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,222.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,330.00	$1,240.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	850.00–1,050.00	$930.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	850.00–1,075.00	$947.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,125.00	$1,016.67

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)	2	575.00–675.00	$625.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,075.00	$950.00
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,050.00	$993.75
—	—	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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	4	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,381.25	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,308.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.