Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.86/cwt +16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 653 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $314.16/cwt +19.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,492/hd at 475 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.95/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 701 362 421
Feeder cattle 594 266 282
Slaughter cattle 78 52 80
Replacement cattle 29 44 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. 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
360 360 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,260 +40.00
405–410 408 2 330.00–340.00 $334.97 $1,367 +34.97
455–479 475 12 310.00–320.00 $314.16 $1,492 +19.16
525–540 528 5 280.00–290.00 $287.95 $1,520 +0.43
550–575 558 3 260.00–272.00 $267.88 $1,495 -4.67
600–640 620 3 245.00–250.00 $247.35 $1,534 -10.12
660 660 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 —
700 700 2 230.00–237.00 $233.50 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 —
654 value added 654 9 263.00 $263.00 $1,720 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 6 280.00–290.00 $284.83 $1,077 +2.20
421 421 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,137 +2.51
465 465 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,232 +10.91
517–530 520 10 240.00–260.00 $255.95 $1,331 +9.33
555–570 558 5 235.00–255.00 $239.09 $1,334 —
652–660 653 14 230.00–232.00 $231.86 $1,514 +16.97
740 740 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,628 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 275.00 $275.00 $825 —
385 385 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
420–440 436 8 245.00–255.00 $249.36 $1,087 —
485 485 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,164 —
500–505 503 2 225.00–230.00 $227.49 $1,144 —
550–590 576 4 212.00–220.00 $216.81 $1,249 —
615–630 623 2 208.00–210.00 $209.01 $1,302 —
685 685 3 200.00–205.00 $203.33 $1,393 —
710–720 715 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $1,377 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 280.00–285.00 $282.62 $919 +5.04
370–395 382 3 265.00–275.00 $270.11 $1,032 +10.11
452–455 454 2 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,158 +11.72
505–545 523 6 235.00–245.00 $239.07 $1,250 +4.07
555 555 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 +2.53
600–630 615 2 215.00–220.00 $217.56 $1,338 +2.68
660 660 2 210.00–212.00 $211.00 $1,393 +16.02
715–720 718 2 200.00–205.00 $202.49 $1,454 —
750 750 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,462 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,156 +9.84
365–395 380 4 320.00–330.00 $325.20 $1,236 +12.63
405–430 423 5 305.00–315.00 $308.95 $1,307 +16.45
455–480 474 6 280.00–290.00 $287.55 $1,363 +9.23
500–520 510 2 270.00–275.00 $272.55 $1,390 +17.55
575–580 578 2 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,459 +5.03
615–620 618 2 230.00–240.00 $235.02 $1,452 +10.10
680 680 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,496 +24.87
710–730 720 2 212.00–214.00 $213.01 $1,534 +33.01
760 760 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 +10.00
360 value added 360 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,350 —
380 380 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 +12.35
405–420 416 4 320.00–330.00 $322.43 $1,341 +17.43
460–480 473 3 295.00–300.00 $296.62 $1,403 +1.60
515–540 528 2 280.00–290.00 $285.12 $1,505 +5.19
580–585 583 4 265.00–270.00 $267.51 $1,560 +7.53
600–640 620 5 245.00–255.00 $249.90 $1,549 +7.37
675 675 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 +14.90
715 715 2 225.00–227.00 $226.00 $1,616 +31.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 319 8 320.00–330.00 $323.64 $1,032 —
360–390 375 2 300.00–310.00 $304.80 $1,143 —
405–435 425 3 290.00–295.00 $291.59 $1,239 —
470 470 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,292 —
510–530 520 2 250.00–260.00 $255.10 $1,327 —
560–575 568 2 230.00–240.00 $234.93 $1,334 —
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 —
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 —
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1265 1182 80-85% 3 120.00–126.00 $122.80 $1,451 +13.75
1030–1445 1237 80-85% 10 115.00–119.00 $117.24 $1,450 —
995–1440 1248 80-85% 6 109.00–112.00 $110.49 $1,379 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–995 941 85-90% 5 84.00–88.00 $86.62 $815 —
930–1125 1025 85-90% 5 91.00–94.00 $92.73 $950 —
985–1090 1032 85-90% 5 95.00–100.00 $96.65 $997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1490 1413 75-80% 2 106.00–109.00 $107.58 $1,520 —
1390–1590 1490 75-80% 2 110.00–115.00 $112.33 $1,674 —
1515–1700 1608 75-80% 4 117.00–122.00 $119.36 $1,919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,686 —
1770 1770 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,248 -14.00
1880 1880 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,557 —

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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 1,250.00 $1,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,400.00 $1,312.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,239.29

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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 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.