Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 365 507
Feeder cattle 273 287 327
Slaughter cattle 105 55 97
Replacement cattle 22 23 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 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
300–345 323 2 365.00–370.00 $367.33 $1,186 +2.40
350–380 369 4 340.00–350.00 $345.69 $1,276 +8.28
405 405 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,336 —
455 455 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,479 +8.37
510–530 520 2 305.00–315.00 $309.90 $1,611 +7.44
565 565 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,610 -0.11
800 800 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 value added 315 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 330.00 $330.00 $990 -18.33
350–355 354 5 315.00–325.00 $316.98 $1,122 -18.02
415 415 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 -14.94
460–480 465 4 294.00–295.00 $294.26 $1,368 +4.26
525–540 529 4 260.00–270.00 $262.55 $1,389 -19.93
555–585 570 2 242.00–250.00 $245.89 $1,402 -20.22
620–640 634 4 220.00–230.00 $223.45 $1,417 -14.94
655–660 658 2 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $1,349 -11.73
733 733 8 190.00 $190.00 $1,393 -12.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 311 8 315.00–325.00 $320.48 $997 -9.44
350–385 367 6 300.00–310.00 $303.48 $1,114 -14.06
415–420 417 3 290.00–295.00 $291.68 $1,216 -5.89
460–470 463 3 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $1,296 +9.98
500–525 508 3 245.00–255.00 $248.44 $1,262 -6.51
560–580 572 3 220.00–250.00 $233.50 $1,336 -1.35
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 395.00 $395.00 $849 —
320–340 330 2 365.00–375.00 $369.85 $1,221 -15.15
365 365 2 350.00–360.00 $355.00 $1,296 -18.24
405–425 415 2 330.00–340.00 $335.12 $1,391 -15.09
460–485 480 5 305.00–310.00 $306.36 $1,471 -23.51
510–540 525 2 280.00–290.00 $284.86 $1,496 -22.25
550–560 555 2 260.00–270.00 $265.05 $1,471 —
620 620 2 235.00–245.00 $240.00 $1,488 —
655 655 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,506 —
755 755 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,661 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 -22.54
360–380 374 5 335.00–345.00 $339.97 $1,271 -4.92
405–425 412 3 320.00–325.00 $323.28 $1,332 -5.45
460–495 483 3 290.00–300.00 $296.83 $1,434 -18.75
530 530 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 -21.05
575–585 580 2 250.00–255.00 $252.52 $1,465 -12.46
730 730 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,606 -5.07
790 790 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,139 -15.08
380 380 3 315.00–320.00 $316.67 $1,203 -14.60
430–445 433 5 300.00–305.00 $301.03 $1,303 -14.90
475–495 488 3 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $1,366 -21.69
565 565 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,254 —
695 695 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,508 —
735 735 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,580 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1490 1242 80-85% 7 143.00–148.00 $144.38 $1,793 —
1030–1375 1246 80-85% 13 137.00–142.00 $138.82 $1,730 —
1390–1490 1440 80-85% 2 150.00–154.00 $152.07 $2,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1040 970 85-90% 2 105.00–108.00 $106.61 $1,034 —
935–1100 1035 85-90% 3 111.00–114.00 $112.67 $1,166 -0.92
1025–1140 1063 85-90% 5 119.00–121.00 $119.63 $1,272 +20.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1420 1398 75-80% 4 145.00–150.00 $147.79 $2,066 —
1445 1445 75-80% 2 140.00 $140.00 $2,023 —
1405–1700 1553 75-80% 2 127.00–133.00 $129.71 $2,014 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1685 1360 2 141.00–145.00 $142.52 $1,938 +8.88
1550 1550 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,588 —
1860 1860 2 154.00 $154.00 $2,864 —

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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) 4 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,712.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,650.00 $1,437.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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 4 2,050.00–2,275.00 $2,162.50 —

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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.