Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $321.40/cwt ≈ $1,000/hd at 311 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.06/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 465 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $267.55/cwt +9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 463 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 392 575
Feeder cattle 391 312 450
Slaughter cattle 75 70 97
Replacement cattle 30 10 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady with lower undertones. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 4 380.00–400.00 $390.80 $852 —
270 270 7 340.00–360.00 $351.43 $949 —
300–345 311 14 315.00–330.00 $321.40 $1,000 —
385 385 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 —
400 400 4 300.00–305.00 $301.25 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 340.00 $340.00 $816 —
295 295 1 310.00 $310.00 $914 -40.00
340 340 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,037 -25.84
380–385 383 4 285.00–295.00 $289.97 $1,111 -35.03
450–480 459 9 275.00–285.00 $278.96 $1,280 —
540 540 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 —
550 550 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 —
605–635 619 4 250.00–260.00 $256.17 $1,586 —
655 655 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —
765 765 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,683 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 310.00 $310.00 $852 —
310–335 323 6 280.00–295.00 $287.60 $929 +5.15
375–395 386 9 270.00–275.00 $272.16 $1,051 +2.16
400 400 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,060 -1.71
450–495 465 13 245.00–260.00 $254.06 $1,181 +4.10
500–535 527 9 235.00–245.00 $240.07 $1,265 +0.57
555–560 557 7 235.00–237.50 $236.08 $1,315 +10.26
600–610 602 6 220.00–225.00 $224.16 $1,349 +7.90
755 755 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 245.00–250.00 $248.33 $1,018 —
540 540 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 —
550 550 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 350.00–365.00 $357.67 $769 —
260 260 3 330.00 $330.00 $858 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 4 275.00–280.00 $277.44 $1,068 —
450–475 463 11 260.00–275.00 $267.55 $1,239 +9.67
500–545 523 4 242.50–250.00 $246.09 $1,287 -3.10
550–585 564 5 240.00–245.00 $242.93 $1,370 +2.86
605 605 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 +6.11
660–685 677 6 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,506 -3.13
745 745 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,617 —
750 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 477 5 240.00–245.00 $242.08 $1,155 —
725 725 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,269 —
750 750 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,350 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 384 5 290.00–295.00 $292.97 $1,125 -42.03

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
959 959 85-90% 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,223 —
870–1295 1020 85-90% 16 113.00–122.00 $117.30 $1,196 +11.45
960–1095 1027 85-90% 6 105.00–109.00 $107.27 $1,102 +1.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1345 1247 80-85% 3 116.00–118.00 $116.93 $1,458 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,518 —
1520 1520 80-85% 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,915 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1485 1442 75-80% 3 117.00–120.00 $117.94 $1,701 —
1495–1500 1498 75-80% 3 113.00–115.00 $114.33 $1,713 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1700 1566 4 140.00–145.00 $143.65 $2,250 —
1795–1970 1883 2 149.00–151.00 $149.95 $2,824 —
1886–2250 1977 4 164.00–166.00 $164.57 $3,254 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,170.00–1,450.00 $1,273.85
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,516.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,000.00–2,250.00 $2,106.25

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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 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.