Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	546	327	602
Feeder cattle	407	236	494
Slaughter cattle	92	57	93
Replacement cattle	47	34	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	187.50	$187.50	$478	—
305–325	310	4	180.00–185.00	$183.69	$569	+13.76
360–380	371	8	172.50–180.00	$175.99	$653	+10.99
440–445	442	5	167.50–170.00	$168.51	$745	+7.66
470–490	479	5	160.00–165.00	$162.46	$778	+10.60
500–535	518	4	155.00–160.00	$157.42	$815	—
585	585	2	150.00	$150.00	$878	+5.85
615–645	635	3	145.00–150.00	$148.39	$942	—
650	650	1	140.00	$140.00	$910	+8.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	317	7	192.50–200.00	$195.12	$619	+13.49
350–395	376	8	187.50–192.50	$189.77	$714	+12.74
400–410	402	5	180.00–187.50	$184.00	$740	+10.65
500–505	503	2	170.00–172.50	$171.24	$861	+10.04
571	571	4	165.00	$165.00	$942	—
650–660	655	4	150.00–159.00	$154.53	$1,012	+4.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	9	225.00–232.50	$226.92	$753	+15.22
355–385	369	7	215.00–222.00	$219.15	$809	+15.04
400–430	414	7	202.50–210.00	$206.36	$854	+8.10
455–480	463	6	192.50–200.00	$196.25	$909	+4.78
500–520	507	5	185.00–190.00	$188.48	$956	—
580	580	3	175.00–180.00	$176.67	$1,025	+6.67
610	610	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,037	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	220.00–222.50	$221.26	$571	+18.59
305–340	326	4	202.50–212.50	$209.51	$683	—
365–395	375	3	192.50–197.50	$194.26	$728	+0.54
420–445	430	5	187.50–190.00	$188.97	$813	-0.25
450–490	475	3	180.00–185.00	$182.56	$867	+4.22
507–545	515	9	170.00–177.50	$172.52	$888	-0.71
552	552	2	168.00	$168.00	$927	+4.62
600–625	617	3	157.50–160.00	$158.31	$977	+4.09
685	685	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,062	—
700	700	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	276	6	190.00–200.00	$192.33	$531	—
335–340	338	3	185.00–192.50	$188.31	$636	—
360–390	380	5	177.50–182.50	$180.01	$684	—
400–435	413	3	172.50–177.50	$174.94	$723	—
465–485	475	2	165.00–170.00	$167.55	$796	—
575	575	5	157.00–160.00	$158.20	$910	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1175	1026	80-85%	8	72.00–77.00	$74.15	$761	—
900–1490	1131	80-85%	12	80.00–85.00	$83.24	$941	—
1035–1310	1156	80-85%	11	88.00–92.00	$90.07	$1,041	+8.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1010	875	85-90%	4	48.00–50.00	$49.02	$429	—
770–1075	898	85-90%	4	54.00–58.00	$56.54	$508	—
850–1080	949	85-90%	10	61.00–65.00	$63.70	$605	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1575	1376	75-80%	11	86.00–90.00	$87.83	$1,209	+7.15
1420–1515	1468	75-80%	4	77.00–80.00	$78.45	$1,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1355	1167	3	79.00–85.00	$82.76	$966	—
1695–1940	1818	2	113.00–116.00	$114.60	$2,083	+7.08

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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	9	475.00–550.00	$505.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	970.00–1,220.00	$1,086.67

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	500.00–550.00	$525.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	450.00–600.00	$500.00

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)	2	775.00–900.00	$837.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–950.00	$820.83

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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)	3	675.00–750.00	$700.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,425.00	—

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	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.