Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.79/cwt ≈ $828/hd at 365 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $242.15/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 418 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $238.00/cwt ≈ $1,230/hd at 517 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 600 424 457
Feeder cattle 461 316 331
Slaughter cattle 101 56 90
Replacement cattle 38 52 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
345 345 2 272.50–275.00 $273.75 $944 —
350–390 368 6 265.00–272.50 $268.75 $989 —
450 450 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —
517 517 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 255 3 230.00–237.50 $232.60 $593 -4.15
325–330 327 3 225.00–227.50 $225.84 $738 -7.35
355–395 375 7 212.50–220.00 $217.48 $816 -7.27
425–445 434 7 205.00–210.00 $206.77 $897 -11.05
460–470 467 9 200.00–205.00 $203.35 $950 -4.41
500–530 520 3 195.00–200.00 $197.45 $1,027 -0.33
550–580 570 4 190.00–195.00 $193.16 $1,101 +5.66
630–640 635 4 185.00–186.00 $185.50 $1,178 —
670–685 678 2 175.00–182.50 $178.79 $1,212 +2.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 232.50–235.00 $233.78 $743 —
355–370 365 11 225.00–230.00 $226.79 $828 —
405–420 417 5 217.50–220.00 $219.51 $915 -7.99
508–531 521 9 208.00–212.50 $209.81 $1,093 —
550–555 553 3 202.50–205.00 $204.17 $1,129 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 4 245.00–252.50 $248.72 $853 +7.29
350–395 365 3 232.50–240.00 $237.29 $866 +2.25
420–445 436 6 225.00–230.00 $226.64 $988 -2.12
480–495 489 7 215.00–225.00 $222.13 $1,086 +0.68
535–545 540 7 205.00–210.00 $207.86 $1,122 -0.86
555–590 572 3 190.00–200.00 $194.13 $1,110 +4.87
620–640 627 3 185.00–190.00 $186.70 $1,171 —
670–695 683 4 180.00–185.00 $182.55 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 267.50 $267.50 $923 +2.50
350–380 369 6 250.00–257.50 $253.26 $935 -1.67
405–425 418 10 222.50–250.00 $242.15 $1,012 -1.87
450–485 464 4 230.00–237.50 $232.47 $1,079 -2.06
505–535 524 9 220.00–227.50 $223.31 $1,170 +2.04
567–580 571 3 215.00–220.00 $218.31 $1,247 +5.82
670–685 678 2 195.00–200.00 $197.53 $1,339 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1290 1103 80-85% 15 93.00–97.00 $94.91 $1,047 —
870–1410 1117 80-85% 13 85.00–89.00 $87.41 $976 —
1155–1180 1168 80-85% 2 105.00–106.00 $105.49 $1,232 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–980 866 85-90% 8 70.00–74.00 $72.28 $626 —
875–1095 1001 85-90% 7 79.00–84.00 $81.45 $815 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1370 1286 75-80% 7 100.00–105.00 $102.92 $1,324 —
1220–1540 1400 75-80% 4 90.00–95.00 $92.54 $1,296 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1790 1683 2 110.00–115.00 $112.66 $1,896 —
1810–2050 1890 3 128.00–130.00 $128.72 $2,433 —

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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 2 745.00–1,040.00 $892.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 390.00–420.00 $405.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,155.00 $1,077.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,215.00 $1,078.75
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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 3 875.00–1,275.00 $1,066.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,337.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,358.33 —

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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.