Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 137 464 522
Feeder cattle 90 339 392
Slaughter cattle 37 100 89
Replacement cattle 10 25 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were too few to trend. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle market was lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
340 340 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,224 —
355 fancy 355 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,349 —
360 360 2 350.00–365.00 $357.50 $1,287 -5.79
405 405 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,377 ±0.00
550 550 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,678 +15.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,318 -17.46
490–495 493 2 300.00–305.00 $302.49 $1,491 +32.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,488 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 -4.01
400–410 405 2 290.00–300.00 $295.06 $1,195 -2.45
465 465 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,325 +1.26
505–510 508 3 270.00–280.00 $275.02 $1,397 +6.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 —
370 370 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,166 ±0.00
400–405 404 4 310.00–315.00 $311.24 $1,257 -0.96
465 465 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,352 +22.99
570 570 3 243.00–245.00 $243.67 $1,389 +8.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 —
430–445 438 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,412 —
455 455 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 +11.42
500–545 530 7 285.00–300.00 $292.74 $1,552 +7.70
580–590 586 4 270.00–280.00 $273.73 $1,604 -1.27
625 625 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 +3.02
700–725 713 2 220.00–230.00 $225.09 $1,605 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,170 —
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +16.27
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1315 1170 85-90% 2 108.00–110.00 $109.12 $1,277 —
1205–1400 1277 85-90% 3 115.00–119.00 $117.01 $1,494 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,448 —
1180–1215 1198 80-85% 2 131.00–133.00 $132.01 $1,581 -12.99
1200 1200 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,704 +13.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,468 —
1520–1815 1712 3 139.00–144.00 $141.06 $2,415 —
2080 2080 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,808 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,830.00 $1,676.67

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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 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.