Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $270.07/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 523 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $284.64/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 425 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $280.90/cwt +18.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 357 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 556 555 504
Feeder cattle 461 410 415
Slaughter cattle 85 120 78
Replacement cattle 10 25 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was 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
385 385 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,155 —
570–585 579 7 250.00–260.00 $254.27 $1,472 -3.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 400.00 $400.00 $860 +27.00
250 250 1 375.00 $375.00 $938 +15.06
300 300 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,020 ±0.00
355–385 378 4 320.00–325.00 $321.18 $1,214 -8.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 4 270.00–275.00 $272.56 $1,117 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 357 11 275.00–285.00 $280.90 $1,003 +18.25
405–430 409 6 267.50–270.00 $269.56 $1,103 +15.71
450–485 468 4 260.00–265.00 $262.41 $1,228 +19.10
500–530 506 8 240.00–255.00 $249.91 $1,265 +7.07
560–595 575 7 225.00–235.00 $230.61 $1,326 -5.51
635 635 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,270 -34.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 270.00 $270.00 $764 —
440–445 444 4 240.00–245.00 $241.24 $1,071 +22.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 295.00–300.00 $296.65 $1,151 —
405–435 420 2 295.00–300.00 $297.41 $1,249 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 6 300.00–305.00 $303.35 $1,086 —
405–430 425 15 280.00–295.00 $284.64 $1,210 +6.04
500–535 523 19 265.00–277.50 $270.07 $1,412 +16.06
555–585 575 5 250.00–260.00 $257.05 $1,478 +18.75
610–635 620 6 230.00–245.00 $236.60 $1,467 +4.34
685 685 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,507 -3.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,004 —
335 335 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 +5.00
360–375 369 5 315.00–325.00 $319.07 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,352 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1290 1060 85-90% 15 90.00–103.00 $93.40 $990 -9.70
900–1280 1080 85-90% 11 105.00–112.00 $107.56 $1,162 -9.44
1195–1217 1206 85-90% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $1,393 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,320 —
1200–1300 1250 80-85% 2 105.00–107.00 $105.96 $1,324 —
1120–1445 1283 80-85% 9 112.00–118.00 $116.05 $1,489 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1510 1488 75-80% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $1,644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1805 1445 4 128.00–137.00 $132.65 $1,917 -3.01
1540–1905 1681 7 141.00–147.00 $143.21 $2,407 —
1860–1940 1900 2 150.00–154.00 $151.96 $2,887 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,575.00 $1,537.50 —

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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.