Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 380 379 406
Feeder cattle 234 310 347
Slaughter cattle 114 54 49
Replacement cattle 32 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good 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
355–365 360 2 255.00–260.00 $257.47 $927 +2.70
460 460 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 +25.00
500–510 505 2 245.00–247.00 $246.01 $1,242 +36.01
560 560 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,299 —
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 —
715 715 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 255.00 $255.00 $867 —
365 365 1 250.00 $250.00 $912 —
470–485 477 5 230.00–245.00 $238.96 $1,140 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 235.00 $235.00 $705 —
375–395 388 3 230.00–232.00 $231.36 $898 +7.16
410–445 433 9 215.00–225.00 $218.46 $946 +1.31
517–530 527 4 210.00–212.00 $211.51 $1,115 +11.13
575 575 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,179 +19.01
606–610 607 4 190.00–197.00 $195.24 $1,185 —
660 660 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 —
715 715 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 —
765 765 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 3 225.00–230.00 $227.25 $754 —
355–395 368 6 215.00–222.00 $219.24 $807 +1.42
410 410 1 212.00 $212.00 $869 +3.95
475–480 478 8 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $992 +7.53
505 505 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,020 +22.08
550–575 559 5 190.00–195.00 $193.36 $1,081 +30.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 215.00 $215.00 $677 —
385 385 2 210.00 $210.00 $808 —
410 410 3 207.00 $207.00 $849 —
495 495 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,000 —
515–525 520 2 195.00–200.00 $197.52 $1,027 —
575–585 580 2 170.00–180.00 $174.96 $1,015 —
635 635 2 157.00–167.00 $162.00 $1,029 —
740 740 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 —
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880 +15.00
350–390 363 3 247.00–250.00 $248.93 $904 +13.67
405–410 409 4 225.00–235.00 $232.52 $951 +6.32
465–475 470 2 215.00–220.00 $217.53 $1,022 +3.99
500–542 517 5 200.00–210.00 $204.20 $1,056 +2.20
560 560 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 -4.85
600–645 620 5 175.00–180.00 $177.34 $1,100 -9.66
715–745 730 2 165.00–170.00 $167.45 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 260.00 $260.00 $819 -5.00
370 370 1 255.00 $255.00 $944 +15.00
405–410 408 2 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,010 +11.48
485–495 490 2 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,139 +7.87
525 525 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,181 +17.31
580–585 583 2 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,239 —
620 620 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,283 +9.45
650–667 661 3 190.00–197.00 $192.29 $1,271 +17.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1350 1158 80-85% 8 103.00–107.00 $104.59 $1,211 +12.40
1005–1310 1172 80-85% 9 96.00–101.00 $99.18 $1,162 +6.99
1040–1395 1214 80-85% 11 90.00–95.00 $93.21 $1,132 -6.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1035 986 85-90% 12 74.00–79.00 $76.44 $754 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1380 1348 75-80% 4 96.00–99.00 $97.73 $1,317 —
1335–1590 1478 75-80% 8 100.00–105.00 $103.11 $1,524 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1600 1520 2 106.00–110.00 $108.11 $1,643 —
1395–1660 1533 3 114.00–118.00 $115.78 $1,775 —
1625–2190 1846 4 120.00–124.00 $122.35 $2,259 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,295.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,131.25

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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 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.