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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 126 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,442 —
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 —
600 600 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 327 3 335.00–345.00 $339.87 $1,111 -27.81
400–445 418 4 320.00–340.00 $331.05 $1,384 -3.95
465–480 473 2 320.00–330.00 $324.92 $1,537 +15.01
500–540 528 4 280.00–315.00 $293.84 $1,551 -1.14
555–585 572 3 257.50–280.00 $265.62 $1,519 -13.16
605–645 627 5 230.00–250.00 $238.01 $1,492 —
670 670 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,608 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $1,378 -8.75
430 430 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 -4.26
560–565 563 2 287.50–290.00 $288.76 $1,626 -8.72
620–630 625 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,640 -7.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 325.00–335.00 $330.32 $918 —
445 445 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,268 —
485–490 488 2 260.00–270.00 $265.03 $1,293 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 415.00–420.00 $417.50 $1,232 —
325 325 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,381 +10.00
350–395 373 2 380.00–395.00 $387.05 $1,444 -8.02
420–425 423 3 375.00–380.00 $376.67 $1,593 +17.85
455–495 474 9 325.00–350.00 $335.52 $1,590 -8.41
505–535 524 6 310.00–330.00 $318.20 $1,667 +10.71
550–595 569 6 300.00–315.00 $306.64 $1,745 —
635 635 2 285.00–290.00 $287.50 $1,826 -7.50
655–660 658 2 260.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,727 —
710 710 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,846 -10.00
760–770 765 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $1,778 —
810 810 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,097 —
410–435 422 3 315.00–335.00 $323.14 $1,364 —
480–495 488 4 315.00–320.00 $316.27 $1,543 —
510 510 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 —
575 575 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,609 -6.94
405 405 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,660 +26.72

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1510 1350 75-80% 5 130.00–133.00 $130.67 $1,764 —
1230–1510 1370 75-80% 2 144.00–146.00 $145.10 $1,988 —
1150–1830 1465 75-80% 6 134.00–142.00 $138.77 $2,033 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–975 878 85-90% 3 97.00–110.00 $106.20 $932 —
940–965 953 85-90% 2 115.00–118.00 $116.52 $1,110 —
955–1025 998 85-90% 4 120.00–125.00 $123.50 $1,233 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1090 1063 80-85% 2 140.00–143.00 $141.46 $1,504 —
970–1175 1072 80-85% 3 133.00–139.00 $135.49 $1,452 —
1160 1160 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,450 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1020 1018 2 147.50–150.00 $148.75 $1,514 —
1920 1920 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,341 —

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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) 4 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,350.00 $2,075.00

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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 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —

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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.