Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 559 491
Feeder cattle 287 460 377
Slaughter cattle 55 52 75
Replacement cattle 23 47 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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
330–340 335 2 360.00–370.00 $364.93 $1,223 +5.01
355–380 368 2 335.00–340.00 $337.41 $1,242 +2.38
480–495 490 3 315.00–320.00 $316.63 $1,551 +6.63
525–540 533 2 300.00–305.00 $302.46 $1,612 +2.46
560–585 573 2 280.00–290.00 $285.11 $1,634 —
625 625 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 —
695 695 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,807 —
710–745 728 2 245.00–250.00 $247.56 $1,802 +7.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 345.00–350.00 $348.33 $1,062 +23.33
365 365 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,223 +16.01
420–430 425 2 310.00–320.00 $314.94 $1,338 +11.03
488 488 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,415 +5.13
500–510 505 2 280.00–285.00 $282.48 $1,427 +24.58
550–580 565 2 262.00–270.00 $266.11 $1,504 +21.18
605–635 625 3 235.00–240.00 $238.39 $1,490 +8.47
660–685 677 3 210.00–220.00 $216.75 $1,467 -3.25
715–720 718 2 200.00–205.00 $202.51 $1,454 -7.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 315.00–320.00 $317.37 $1,041 +14.35
355–380 368 2 290.00–300.00 $294.83 $1,085 +0.68
400–435 414 4 270.00–280.00 $274.95 $1,138 -7.66
465–495 478 8 250.00–260.00 $256.78 $1,227 +6.24
540–545 541 4 235.00–240.00 $238.74 $1,292 +11.22
560–585 573 2 210.00–220.00 $215.11 $1,233 +0.08
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 +5.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 325.00–335.00 $329.92 $1,039 +10.90
350–360 355 2 315.00–320.00 $317.54 $1,127 +8.88
415–440 428 2 295.00–300.00 $297.57 $1,274 +5.17
470–490 484 5 265.00–275.00 $270.02 $1,307 +5.73
505–515 510 2 250.00–260.00 $254.95 $1,300 +10.00
555–590 573 2 230.00–240.00 $234.85 $1,346 +3.22
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 +6.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 375.00–380.00 $377.54 $1,284 +5.16
355–390 370 3 340.00–350.00 $344.89 $1,276 -16.37
400–425 421 6 322.00–330.00 $328.73 $1,384 -4.03
450–490 474 5 310.00–320.00 $315.58 $1,496 +1.00
520–540 532 5 290.00–300.00 $296.05 $1,575 -1.47
565–590 575 4 260.00–270.00 $264.98 $1,524 -0.17
630–640 635 2 240.00–250.00 $245.04 $1,556 -1.66
650 650 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 —
700–720 710 2 220.00–230.00 $225.07 $1,598 +5.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 3 350.00–360.00 $355.08 $1,154 -4.92
355–390 369 4 325.00–335.00 $331.27 $1,222 -14.36
425–445 435 6 310.00–320.00 $315.93 $1,374 -6.38
450–455 453 3 295.00–305.00 $301.69 $1,367 -0.93
520–545 533 4 275.00–285.00 $279.88 $1,492 -3.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,213 —
355–370 365 3 370.00–380.00 $373.24 $1,362 -1.76
405–440 423 2 345.00–355.00 $350.21 $1,481 -4.73
455–480 468 2 325.00–335.00 $329.87 $1,544 -0.21
505–540 512 5 305.00–315.00 $307.11 $1,572 -2.87

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1180 1128 80-85% 3 141.00–144.00 $142.63 $1,609 -1.36
1000–1360 1133 80-85% 4 145.00–150.00 $147.38 $1,670 +3.39
1165–1475 1311 80-85% 4 153.00–159.00 $156.37 $2,050 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1100 1045 85-90% 3 110.00–116.00 $113.59 $1,187 —
975–1145 1068 85-90% 4 98.00–101.00 $99.16 $1,059 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1665 1535 75-80% 5 147.00–153.00 $149.92 $2,301 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1465 1375 3 131.00–136.00 $133.64 $1,838 +6.91
1475 1475 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,124 —
1970 1970 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,975 -8.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,100.00 $1,983.33

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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 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,466.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,462.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.