Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.76/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 683 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.19/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 485 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.65/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 442 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 459 280
Feeder cattle 320 368 280
Slaughter cattle 47 62 0
Replacement cattle 24 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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
355–393 385 5 360.00–375.00 $362.76 $1,397 +30.28
400–420 410 2 335.00–345.00 $339.88 $1,394 +21.40
460–480 470 2 310.00–320.00 $314.89 $1,480 +6.72
505 505 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,464 -10.00
555–575 565 2 270.00–280.00 $274.91 $1,553 -18.65
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 -14.96
655 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 +3.39
780 780 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,849 +5.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 3 320.00–325.00 $321.63 $1,100 +26.63
350–385 367 3 295.00–305.00 $299.93 $1,101 +11.31
405–445 442 13 275.00–280.00 $279.65 $1,236 -0.35
482–495 485 14 255.00–265.00 $263.19 $1,276 -0.86
500–520 510 2 240.00–245.00 $242.55 $1,237 -6.20
550–585 568 2 230.00–235.00 $232.42 $1,320 -0.93
600–615 610 4 210.00–220.00 $213.73 $1,304 -11.39
670 670 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 -10.00
735 735 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 -10.00
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 340.00–345.00 $342.44 $1,089 +24.86
350–360 352 5 315.00–322.00 $320.57 $1,128 +19.81
400–420 410 2 290.00–300.00 $294.88 $1,209 +9.88
455–480 468 2 270.00–280.00 $274.87 $1,286 -0.08
520–535 528 2 260.00–265.00 $262.46 $1,386 +7.73
550–555 552 3 245.00–255.00 $250.00 $1,380 —
610–630 620 2 225.00–230.00 $227.46 $1,410 -8.75
670–688 683 14 212.00–220.00 $217.76 $1,487 +3.17
730 730 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,540 +1.00
755–760 758 2 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 300.00–310.00 $304.96 $970 +14.96
360–395 378 2 270.00–280.00 $274.77 $1,039 -2.85
405–430 418 2 255.00–265.00 $259.85 $1,086 -6.01
460–470 465 2 245.00–250.00 $247.47 $1,151 -2.53
500–530 515 2 220.00–230.00 $225.15 $1,160 -9.95
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 -10.00
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 -12.56
685 685 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,302 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 350.00–355.00 $352.38 $1,128 +32.27
390–395 394 6 330.00–337.00 $335.85 $1,323 +25.85
430 430 2 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $1,312 +2.49
450–495 483 9 290.00–295.00 $292.39 $1,412 +18.59
505–535 517 5 270.00–280.00 $274.14 $1,417 +14.14
565–570 568 2 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,449 +5.04
600–610 605 2 230.00–240.00 $235.04 $1,422 +10.22
660–690 675 2 210.00–215.00 $212.44 $1,434 +2.44
710–730 720 2 190.00–200.00 $195.07 $1,405 +0.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 320 3 370.00–375.00 $371.56 $1,189 +37.76
355–360 358 3 340.00–350.00 $346.70 $1,241 +21.70
415–441 423 4 315.00–325.00 $319.94 $1,353 +4.94
460–480 465 4 300.00–310.00 $303.76 $1,412 +20.65
510–545 536 6 285.00–295.00 $289.95 $1,554 +19.95
580 580 2 265.00–277.00 $271.00 $1,572 +15.87
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 +16.77
660–685 673 2 230.00–240.00 $235.09 $1,582 +12.60
710–740 725 2 210.00–220.00 $214.90 $1,558 +4.90
765–780 773 2 190.00–200.00 $195.05 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 372 6 365.00–375.00 $370.02 $1,376 +26.67
400–410 405 2 340.00–350.00 $344.94 $1,397 +17.50
485–490 487 3 315.00–320.00 $316.68 $1,542 +1.63
500–515 507 5 300.00–310.00 $305.76 $1,550 +18.22
555–575 562 3 280.00–292.00 $287.25 $1,614 +12.20
600–620 610 3 260.00–267.00 $264.03 $1,611 +9.11
665–670 668 2 240.00–250.00 $245.02 $1,637 +5.02
720 720 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 —
755–780 768 2 215.00–220.00 $217.46 $1,670 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1180 1121 80-85% 7 133.00–139.00 $135.31 $1,517 —
990–1265 1144 80-85% 6 126.00–131.00 $128.79 $1,473 —
1120–1280 1200 80-85% 2 140.00–147.00 $143.73 $1,725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,507 —
1240–1545 1393 2 131.00–135.00 $133.22 $1,856 +12.10
1595 1595 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,249 —

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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) 2 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,287.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,625.00 $1,575.00

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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 6 1,550.00–1,750.00 $1,625.00 —

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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.