Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $212.15/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 427 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $234.96/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 480 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $267.01/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 417 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 681 574
Feeder cattle 581 556 472
Slaughter cattle 79 76 64
Replacement cattle 28 49 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–580 577 3 240.00–262.00 $247.25 $1,427 +19.75
600–605 603 2 225.00–230.00 $227.51 $1,372 —
715–740 728 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,566 +5.09
750–790 770 2 210.00–212.00 $210.97 $1,624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 230.00 $230.00 $736 -2.42
355–365 358 6 220.00–225.00 $221.70 $794 +1.70
420–440 427 20 210.00–217.00 $212.15 $906 +3.83
555 555 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,149 +25.30
615–645 630 2 190.00–202.00 $196.14 $1,236 —
650–680 665 2 187.00–200.00 $193.35 $1,286 —
705 705 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 235.00 $235.00 $776 -7.42
390 390 1 232.00 $232.00 $905 +1.52
410–440 425 4 227.00–230.00 $228.45 $971 —
470–475 472 6 220.00–225.00 $221.68 $1,046 +6.68
610 610 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 +14.34
660–685 670 3 205.00–207.00 $206.00 $1,380 +16.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 237.00 $237.00 $936 —
405–435 413 4 232.00–235.00 $234.21 $967 +2.69
455 455 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,046 +6.52
560–575 567 5 220.00–227.00 $222.78 $1,263 —
610 610 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 +4.01
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 +5.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 290.00 $290.00 $972 -10.00
355 value added 355 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,047 —
355–390 364 8 265.00–285.00 $274.36 $999 -9.64
400–430 417 14 260.00–275.00 $267.01 $1,113 -0.75
455–465 461 5 245.00–247.00 $245.79 $1,133 +0.91
500–535 531 8 230.00–240.00 $231.81 $1,231 -0.61
555–585 572 6 217.00–227.00 $221.81 $1,269 -3.19
625–645 629 5 212.00–215.00 $214.38 $1,348 -5.62
680 680 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 -5.00
705–735 720 2 192.00–200.00 $195.92 $1,411 —
780 780 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,482 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 275.00–280.00 $276.56 $899 -3.44
415–445 430 4 247.00–255.00 $250.86 $1,079 +0.21
450–495 480 15 230.00–245.00 $234.96 $1,128 +0.19
515–520 518 6 225.00–227.00 $225.66 $1,169 +1.68
555 555 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 ±0.00
620 620 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,283 -1.81
650–655 651 5 200.00–210.00 $207.99 $1,354 +2.99
745 745 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 265.00 $265.00 $888 +7.46
365–385 377 6 245.00–255.00 $249.17 $939 +5.17
415–445 438 8 230.00–237.00 $232.69 $1,019 -4.24
460–490 475 4 225.00–227.00 $225.97 $1,073 +12.86
520–535 525 5 215.00–222.00 $218.43 $1,147 +13.43
575 575 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 +7.83
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 —
715 715 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,251 —
795 795 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1360 1181 80-85% 11 100.00–105.00 $102.45 $1,210 —
965–1630 1350 80-85% 10 103.00–111.00 $107.41 $1,450 —
1005–1570 1356 80-85% 6 112.00–117.00 $113.59 $1,540 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $814 —
985–1100 1023 85-90% 3 88.00–89.00 $88.36 $904 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1535 1458 75-80% 2 102.00–107.00 $104.37 $1,522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1455 1370 3 117.00–122.00 $119.11 $1,632 —
1525–2305 1812 5 128.00–133.00 $129.70 $2,350 -2.39
1475–2285 1825 4 124.00–127.00 $125.39 $2,288 -6.70

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,216.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 12 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,102.08 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,850.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.