Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 265 528 587
Feeder cattle 201 355 441
Slaughter cattle 41 102 81
Replacement cattle 23 71 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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
415 415 2 335.00–340.00 $337.50 $1,401 +25.83
465–495 475 3 310.00–320.00 $316.53 $1,504 +21.48
525 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 +9.86
565–570 568 2 285.00–290.00 $287.51 $1,633 +25.11
610–640 625 2 270.00–280.00 $275.12 $1,720 +25.12
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 +20.00
710 710 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,775 —
750 750 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 310.00–320.00 $315.08 $961 —
355–360 358 2 290.00–300.00 $295.03 $1,056 -3.67
415–420 418 2 280.00–285.00 $282.49 $1,181 -1.65
450–455 453 3 270.00–275.00 $273.35 $1,238 +5.84
510–545 528 2 255.00–260.00 $257.42 $1,359 +2.65
580 580 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 +8.73
600 600 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,455 +12.50
660–690 675 2 225.00–230.00 $227.44 $1,535 +7.44
720 720 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,512 +5.09
785 785 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 285.00–295.00 $289.96 $922 -5.23
385 385 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,059 -4.04
425 425 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,148 +2.88
475–495 485 2 260.00–265.00 $262.55 $1,273 +10.04
545 545 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 +8.69
580 580 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 +10.00
610–645 636 4 215.00–230.00 $226.40 $1,440 +11.48
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 —
800 800 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 280.00 $280.00 $840 +12.43
390 390 2 260.00–270.00 $265.00 $1,034 +5.00
425–440 434 5 250.00–255.00 $251.96 $1,094 -1.32
460 460 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 +2.49
510 510 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 +4.89
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 +5.07
630–640 635 2 195.00–200.00 $197.52 $1,254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 —
375–395 383 5 330.00–340.00 $335.87 $1,286 +7.93
415–440 432 3 310.00–315.00 $313.40 $1,354 +2.83
480–485 482 7 300.00–305.00 $302.16 $1,456 +5.92
510–545 529 5 270.00–280.00 $274.93 $1,454 +0.99
560 560 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 +5.00
645 645 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,593 +12.00
655 655 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,552 +17.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,259 +15.00
360–370 365 2 350.00–355.00 $352.53 $1,287 +9.24
400–415 407 5 320.00–330.00 $323.96 $1,319 +3.96
480 480 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,488 +2.43
510–515 511 4 285.00–295.00 $291.25 $1,488 -3.65
550–590 570 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 +2.55
600–620 607 3 255.00–260.00 $256.70 $1,558 +11.71
650–660 653 3 240.00–250.00 $243.37 $1,589 +8.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,008 +2.62
390 390 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,248 +13.28
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 +10.00
485–495 488 3 280.00–290.00 $286.62 $1,399 +5.05
515–530 523 3 255.00–265.00 $260.05 $1,360 +0.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1350 1149 80-85% 11 120.00–125.00 $122.86 $1,412 +1.94
1175–1210 1193 80-85% 5 114.00–119.00 $116.40 $1,389 -18.78
1300–1365 1333 80-85% 2 130.00–134.00 $132.05 $1,760 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,016 —
1510 1510 2 140.00 $140.00 $2,114 -0.22
1650 1650 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,558 —

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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) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,225.00–1,375.00 $1,306.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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 1,750.00–1,850.00 $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.