Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.52/cwt -7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 580 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $287.08/cwt -27.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 426 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.86/cwt ≈ $1,366/hd at 532 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 585 530
Feeder cattle 469 468 425
Slaughter cattle 63 111 61
Replacement cattle 16 6 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 478 4 280.00–285.00 $282.49 $1,350 -17.51
552–570 561 6 270.00–275.00 $272.46 $1,529 -4.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,038 -20.00
552 552 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,587 +5.55
631–645 636 3 265.00–275.00 $271.62 $1,728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 3 300.00–320.00 $306.06 $1,010 +21.27
360–380 369 4 270.00–280.00 $276.17 $1,019 +7.76
425–440 429 8 260.00–270.00 $262.57 $1,126 +2.57
450–480 459 7 250.00–255.00 $251.50 $1,154 +1.50
500–540 525 11 230.00–245.00 $238.15 $1,250 -10.10
560–590 580 22 220.00–235.00 $229.52 $1,331 -7.91
700 700 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 340.00–345.00 $342.44 $1,055 —
355 355 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,012 —
400–435 418 2 280.00–285.00 $282.40 $1,180 -12.60
525–545 532 11 255.00–260.00 $256.86 $1,366 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 +5.00
415–440 426 14 280.00–300.00 $287.08 $1,223 -27.89
490–495 493 3 260.00–270.00 $263.31 $1,298 -28.35
515–545 535 6 245.00–250.00 $246.60 $1,319 -20.05
600–645 611 10 230.00–237.50 $231.82 $1,416 -13.11
665 665 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 —
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 410 4 310.00–315.00 $311.30 $1,276 -13.70
500–535 532 10 262.50–275.00 $263.68 $1,403 —
800 800 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 300.00–305.00 $302.35 $1,128 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1190 1119 85-90% 9 112.00–119.00 $116.12 $1,299 -15.81
1100–1300 1203 85-90% 11 120.00–127.00 $123.83 $1,490 —
1220–1565 1341 85-90% 4 129.00–132.00 $130.73 $1,753 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1480 1349 80-85% 7 133.00–136.00 $134.12 $1,809 -7.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1480 1385 75-80% 2 138.00–140.00 $139.07 $1,926 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1900 1810 5 161.00–167.00 $164.30 $2,974 —
1830–1835 1833 2 171.00–179.00 $175.01 $3,208 —

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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 1,900.00 $1,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,520.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,291.67

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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 1,525.00–2,000.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.