Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.00/cwt ≈ $1,305/hd at 604 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $229.91/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 421 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.00/cwt ≈ $1,419/hd at 604 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 761 451 711
Feeder cattle 603 345 582
Slaughter cattle 112 77 112
Replacement cattle 46 29 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on all feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,083 —
425 425 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 +4.85
455 455 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 —
500 value added 500 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,325 —
505 505 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 ±0.00
604 604 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,419 —
655–680 666 9 225.00–227.00 $226.23 $1,507 —
747 747 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,599 —
775 775 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 +5.00
415 415 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 +5.00
455 455 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,124 —
530 530 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,272 —
560–565 563 3 225.00–235.00 $228.31 $1,285 +5.09
650–660 655 2 210.00–220.00 $214.96 $1,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 356 4 225.00–237.00 $231.79 $825 +21.79
425–449 441 9 220.00–224.00 $222.72 $982 +17.72
475 475 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,031 +15.00
563 value added 563 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,239 —
604 604 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,305 —
655–665 663 4 207.00–210.00 $209.26 $1,387 +29.26
718 718 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 325 5 222.00–235.00 $227.32 $739 +17.32
375 375 4 220.00 $220.00 $825 —
445 445 2 217.00 $217.00 $966 +17.00
475 475 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,021 +20.00
510–535 514 6 207.00–212.00 $209.85 $1,079 +29.85
600 600 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 +40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 220.00 $220.00 $759 +20.00
355–370 363 4 210.00–215.00 $212.45 $771 +24.42
440 440 1 207.00 $207.00 $911 +30.77
580 580 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,189 +55.00
600–645 624 4 190.00–200.00 $194.18 $1,212 —
695 695 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 250.00–255.00 $252.52 $816 +9.90
410–440 421 10 225.00–235.00 $229.91 $968 +6.22
480 480 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 +12.50
520 520 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 +10.00
590 590 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 +3.00
625–630 628 3 180.00–190.00 $183.32 $1,151 -8.68
710 710 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 260.00–265.00 $261.63 $882 —
360–370 367 3 245.00–255.00 $251.73 $924 -3.27
420 420 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 +3.01
470 470 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,104 +21.48
500 500 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 +23.00
560–585 578 6 205.00–215.00 $207.45 $1,199 +7.45
630 630 3 195.00–197.00 $195.67 $1,233 -1.33
735 735 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,286 -12.00
795 795 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,367 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 230.00 $230.00 $759 -5.00
375 375 3 220.00 $220.00 $825 ±0.00
410 410 1 210.00 $210.00 $861 -1.54
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 ±0.00
510–535 523 2 182.00–190.00 $185.90 $972 -6.68
575 575 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 -7.00
665–670 668 2 170.00–175.00 $172.49 $1,152 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1225 1138 80-85% 7 80.00–83.00 $81.84 $931 —
945–1290 1153 80-85% 12 84.00–89.00 $87.38 $1,007 —
1060–1275 1204 80-85% 10 90.00–95.00 $93.26 $1,123 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1060 949 85-90% 4 70.00–74.00 $71.89 $682 -1.89
930–1015 990 85-90% 14 75.00–80.00 $77.48 $767 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1455 1399 75-80% 6 84.00–90.00 $87.16 $1,219 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1920 1594 5 113.00–116.00 $113.90 $1,816 +2.80
1420–2200 1710 4 100.00–105.00 $102.55 $1,754 —
1395–2000 1818 7 106.00–111.00 $108.84 $1,979 —

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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) 4 950.00–1,075.00 $1,043.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,200.00

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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 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–1,275.00 $1,266.67 —

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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.