Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.99/cwt -7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 470 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 455 529
Feeder cattle 310 299 403
Slaughter cattle 54 121 82
Replacement cattle 15 35 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 275.00 $275.00 $825 —
360–395 378 2 250.00–260.00 $254.77 $963 —
440 440 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 —
470 470 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,058 —
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 230.00 $230.00 $782 —
360–390 368 4 222.00–225.00 $224.20 $825 +2.20
405–435 411 6 215.00–220.00 $217.15 $892 -2.85
460–480 470 10 205.00–212.00 $208.99 $982 -7.02
500–520 513 3 197.00–202.00 $200.38 $1,028 +0.32
550–565 558 2 185.00–187.00 $185.99 $1,038 -9.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 5 212.00–220.00 $217.82 $802 -1.19
405–445 430 8 205.00–210.00 $208.05 $895 -6.95
475–485 480 6 197.00–202.00 $199.98 $960 -8.30
510–535 523 3 175.00–185.00 $179.92 $941 -8.62
570–590 580 2 160.00–165.00 $162.46 $942 -17.54
625 625 1 155.00 $155.00 $969 -20.00
670 670 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 ±0.00
375 375 7 240.00 $240.00 $900 -16.22
430 430 4 235.00–237.00 $236.00 $1,015 +0.96
450–495 468 4 220.00–230.00 $224.60 $1,051 +0.38
505–535 520 6 205.00–210.00 $207.69 $1,080 -8.25
610–635 623 2 195.00–200.00 $197.55 $1,231 +1.53
670–675 673 2 172.00–177.00 $174.51 $1,174 -3.47
715 715 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,194 +2.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 230.00 $230.00 $702 —
355 355 1 225.00 $225.00 $799 —
405–425 417 6 207.00–217.00 $210.11 $876 —
490–495 493 2 200.00–205.00 $202.51 $998 —
505–530 511 4 185.00–197.00 $192.90 $986 —
575 575 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,046 —
600–645 622 6 172.00–180.00 $176.81 $1,100 —
685 685 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,062 —
750 750 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 240.00 $240.00 $816 -12.50
360–395 390 7 235.00–237.00 $235.26 $918 -8.15
400–445 428 3 222.00–230.00 $226.20 $968 +0.81
475–485 480 2 210.00–217.00 $213.54 $1,025 -4.87
500 500 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,010 -3.43
550–585 568 2 190.00–200.00 $194.85 $1,107 +4.10
605 605 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,131 +10.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,199 —
935–1365 1163 80-85% 6 90.00–96.00 $92.19 $1,072 +2.75
1030–1335 1214 80-85% 6 98.00–102.00 $99.59 $1,209 -1.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1100 1042 85-90% 3 73.00–75.00 $74.04 $771 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1685 1580 75-80% 2 104.00–108.00 $106.13 $1,677 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1165 1128 2 99.00–105.00 $101.90 $1,149 —
1205–2160 1908 7 114.00–117.00 $116.30 $2,219 —
2095 2095 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,619 —

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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) 7 900.00–1,025.00 $982.14

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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.