Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 589 216
Feeder cattle 209 443 158
Slaughter cattle 73 108 41
Replacement cattle 36 38 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,024 -3.99
350–360 355 2 300.00–310.00 $304.93 $1,083 -0.07
410–415 413 2 275.00–285.00 $279.97 $1,156 -12.66
450–455 453 3 260.00–265.00 $261.65 $1,185 -23.35
505 505 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 -30.00
560–585 576 4 230.00–240.00 $233.71 $1,346 —
610–640 630 3 220.00–225.00 $221.61 $1,396 —
665 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 —
755 755 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 313 4 300.00–310.00 $303.94 $951 +5.62
360–390 373 3 285.00–295.00 $290.04 $1,082 +2.49
405–420 416 4 260.00–265.00 $263.78 $1,097 -13.67
470 470 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 -20.00
510–545 517 5 235.00–240.00 $238.95 $1,235 -20.07
560 560 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 -8.27
630 630 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,354 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 3 285.00–295.00 $291.73 $954 +1.73
355–380 363 3 265.00–275.00 $271.51 $986 -8.49
430 430 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,075 -17.53
475 475 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,140 -20.00
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 -26.00
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,092 —
300–315 308 2 345.00–360.00 $352.68 $1,086 -7.32
375–390 383 6 325.00–330.00 $327.55 $1,255 -19.92
465–480 470 3 315.00–320.00 $318.30 $1,496 +3.35
515–520 518 2 290.00–300.00 $294.98 $1,528 +7.46
560–580 573 4 270.00–280.00 $273.69 $1,568 +1.22
620–630 625 2 257.00–262.00 $259.52 $1,622 +4.60
665–680 670 3 240.00–250.00 $243.38 $1,631 +8.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,040 -15.00
355 355 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,118 -11.67
445 445 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,380 -8.66
450–485 473 3 300.00–305.00 $303.42 $1,435 +3.49
530–540 533 3 280.00–287.00 $282.36 $1,505 +7.34
575–590 583 2 250.00–260.00 $255.06 $1,487 -1.49
620 620 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,488 ±0.00
660–670 665 2 230.00–235.00 $232.52 $1,546 —
740 740 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,071 -12.58
385 385 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 -5.59
410–440 419 7 295.00–305.00 $300.00 $1,257 -0.01
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 -1.61
520–545 530 3 265.00–275.00 $270.02 $1,431 +14.95
560–590 575 2 235.00–245.00 $239.87 $1,379 +9.83
605 605 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 +10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1340 1182 80-85% 8 120.00–126.00 $122.17 $1,444 -4.84
1025–1400 1213 80-85% 10 129.00–135.00 $131.67 $1,597 —
1155–1350 1264 80-85% 4 137.00–142.00 $139.51 $1,763 -2.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1035 964 85-90% 5 100.00–105.00 $102.41 $987 -9.20
900–1100 1012 85-90% 6 113.00–117.00 $114.93 $1,163 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1435 1430 5 140.00–145.00 $140.99 $2,016 —
1540–1745 1643 2 151.00–157.00 $153.81 $2,527 +3.76
1725 1725 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,898 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,900.00–1,950.00 $1,925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,616.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,544.29

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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 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.