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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 152 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 400.00–420.00 $409.91 $1,201 -11.80
305–340 325 3 410.00–435.00 $424.59 $1,380 +9.59
360–370 365 2 415.00–420.00 $417.53 $1,524 +20.03
420–440 433 3 380.00–395.00 $388.31 $1,681 +26.66
615–635 628 3 285.00–290.00 $286.63 $1,800 -30.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,138 —
390 390 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,502 +30.00
440 440 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 —
480 480 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 +25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,449 +50.00
360 360 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,584 +22.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 4 360.00–375.00 $367.69 $1,173 —
370–390 378 8 345.00–350.00 $348.06 $1,316 +7.17
420–445 429 4 345.00–365.00 $352.61 $1,513 +22.63
465–480 471 4 335.00–345.00 $341.19 $1,607 +18.64
505–545 525 6 300.00–315.00 $306.60 $1,610 +17.33
560–580 568 5 290.00–295.00 $292.04 $1,659 +14.61
600–640 620 2 270.00–285.00 $277.26 $1,719 +17.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 301 5 330.00–345.00 $341.96 $1,029 +34.44
460–495 478 3 310.00–325.00 $318.22 $1,521 +8.22
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,120 —
310–335 323 2 385.00–390.00 $387.60 $1,252 +17.60
380 380 2 370.00–375.00 $372.50 $1,416 +25.82
500 500 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,800 +40.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 ±0.00
365–380 375 3 370.00–380.00 $376.76 $1,413 +11.76
410–445 439 7 360.00–375.00 $369.24 $1,621 +27.65
460 460 5 345.00–355.00 $353.00 $1,624 +13.00
500–525 515 3 330.00–350.00 $339.84 $1,750 +17.34
560 560 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 +13.90
605 605 2 305.00–310.00 $307.50 $1,860 —
700 700 2 270.00–277.50 $273.75 $1,916 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 440.00–450.00 $445.00 $1,424 —
405–410 408 2 395.00–405.00 $400.03 $1,632 +23.58
460 460 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,656 —
610 610 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 ±0.00
540 540 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 -15.00
575–585 582 3 280.00–285.00 $281.65 $1,639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–935 884 85-90% 6 90.00–107.00 $95.37 $843 —
955 955 85-90% 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,098 +6.97
1055 1055 85-90% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,266 +0.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,046 —
1200–1610 1323 75-80% 6 146.00–153.00 $149.92 $1,983 —
1430–1510 1450 75-80% 4 125.00–134.00 $129.68 $1,880 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–925 908 80-85% 2 130.00–132.50 $131.27 $1,192 —
975–1100 1017 80-85% 3 142.00–142.50 $142.18 $1,446 —
1175–1270 1225 80-85% 3 135.00–139.00 $137.14 $1,680 -25.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,230 —
1620 1620 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,592 —

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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) 3 1,750.00–1,800.00 $1,766.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,425.00

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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 1,950.00–2,150.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.