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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $297.51/cwt +13.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 437 522
Feeder cattle 339 352 392
Slaughter cattle 100 73 89
Replacement cattle 25 12 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trend available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 374 5 340.00–345.00 $342.97 $1,283 —
430–435 433 2 320.00–335.00 $327.46 $1,418 —
485 485 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 -18.36
500–545 527 9 260.00–275.00 $264.97 $1,396 -15.03
660 660 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,045 -25.06
360–375 365 3 360.00–365.00 $363.29 $1,326 —
435 435 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,479 +11.30
575–580 578 2 285.00–295.00 $289.98 $1,676 —
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 325.00 $325.00 $878 —
310–345 325 7 300.00–325.00 $315.63 $1,026 -4.37
385–390 389 5 300.00–305.00 $304.01 $1,183 -5.19
400–425 419 10 290.00–305.00 $297.51 $1,247 +13.59
450–460 458 8 280.00–290.00 $283.74 $1,300 +6.52
500–505 502 3 265.00–275.00 $268.36 $1,347 +4.97
575 575 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 +0.56
600 600 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 +15.00
765 765 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 340.00 $340.00 $935 +10.27
370 370 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,166 -11.84
405–425 414 7 310.00–315.00 $312.20 $1,293 +0.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 —
400–445 430 3 250.00–255.00 $253.45 $1,090 -14.05
525–530 527 5 240.00–245.00 $242.01 $1,275 —
565 565 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 323 4 320.00–330.00 $327.33 $1,057 —
400 400 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,240 -5.00
450–485 472 8 305.00–315.00 $308.58 $1,456 -0.31
500–515 502 8 280.00–295.00 $285.04 $1,431 —
570 570 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 +0.03
600–635 607 7 240.00–265.00 $256.98 $1,560 +5.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 369 4 320.00–330.00 $323.73 $1,195 -16.27
400–415 411 5 330.00–340.00 $332.38 $1,366 —
475 475 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1100 959 85-90% 8 120.00–125.00 $122.38 $1,174 —
935–1220 1072 85-90% 6 110.00–115.00 $113.09 $1,212 +14.77
940–1220 1088 85-90% 12 100.00–105.00 $102.66 $1,117 +4.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,711 —
1100–1270 1213 80-85% 7 127.00–130.00 $128.08 $1,554 —
1360 1360 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,605 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,410 —
1465 1465 75-80% 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,787 —
1635 1635 75-80% 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,126 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,464 —
1220–1221 1220 3 140.00–145.00 $142.00 $1,732 -19.57
1530 1530 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,264 —

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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) 5 1,550.00–1,900.00 $1,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,314.29

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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 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.