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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 2, 2025

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $376.62/cwt ≈ $1,940/hd at 515 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.95/cwt ≈ $1,614/hd at 464 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $323.56/cwt ≈ $2,194/hd at 678 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 472 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 490.00–520.00 $503.89 $1,361 +38.98
300–315 306 4 450.00–470.00 $456.18 $1,396 —
360–365 361 4 425.00–435.00 $431.25 $1,557 +6.25
410–433 429 15 385.00–400.00 $387.91 $1,664 —
480–488 486 12 375.00–385.00 $375.82 $1,826 —
503 fancy 503 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,962 —
518–527 525 11 365.00–367.50 $365.67 $1,920 —
555 555 4 350.00–365.00 $353.75 $1,963 —
605 605 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,996 —
665–680 678 17 310.00–325.00 $323.56 $2,194 —
800 800 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,414 +27.36
388–390 389 6 400.00–415.00 $405.02 $1,576 +14.99
405–435 426 11 370.00–380.00 $371.76 $1,584 -0.83
465–490 478 2 355.00–370.00 $362.30 $1,732 -3.95
505–520 510 4 340.00–355.00 $349.93 $1,785 -2.52
575–595 579 14 325.00–330.00 $329.27 $1,906 -10.73
600 600 2 305.00–315.00 $310.00 $1,860 —
687–690 687 7 277.50–392.50 $376.01 $2,583 +81.01
725 725 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 370.00–390.00 $379.74 $1,462 —
430 430 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,570 +32.40
475 475 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 +10.00
500 500 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,625 —
585 585 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,696 +15.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,035 -25.00
280–295 288 2 440.00–450.00 $444.87 $1,281 +1.67
300–305 303 6 420.00–430.00 $425.87 $1,290 —
355–375 365 10 385.00–395.00 $392.25 $1,432 +12.25
400–420 410 5 360.00–375.00 $366.93 $1,504 -3.07
450–473 464 17 344.00–355.00 $347.95 $1,614 —
515–535 523 10 325.00–332.50 $326.78 $1,709 —
565–573 571 13 315.00–325.00 $319.24 $1,823 —
615–638 632 7 297.50–310.00 $302.48 $1,912 —
655–672 669 8 288.00–295.00 $289.11 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 410.00–430.00 $420.11 $958 —
300–330 314 9 375.00–405.00 $389.23 $1,222 +5.76
355–385 370 8 360.00–375.00 $366.90 $1,358 +6.77
415–440 426 11 340.00–355.00 $347.18 $1,479 +7.27
460–495 481 16 320.00–337.50 $333.12 $1,602 +3.32
520–538 533 5 305.00–315.00 $310.99 $1,658 —
565–590 582 3 290.00–310.00 $303.52 $1,766 —
605–640 623 2 260.00–280.00 $269.72 $1,680 —
660–690 675 2 240.00–260.00 $249.78 $1,686 -25.22
800 800 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $769 —
325–330 326 4 350.00–360.00 $357.47 $1,165 —
385 385 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 —
420–425 423 2 325.00–330.00 $327.49 $1,385 —
485–495 490 2 285.00–290.00 $287.53 $1,409 —
660–675 668 2 220.00–230.00 $224.94 $1,503 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 6 430.00–440.00 $435.04 $1,231 —
305–345 334 7 390.00–420.00 $405.00 $1,353 -18.31
375–395 385 11 380.00–395.00 $390.49 $1,503 -16.61
440–445 443 7 360.00–375.00 $368.90 $1,634 -37.22
465–495 485 8 340.00–355.00 $347.40 $1,685 -17.60
500–545 513 13 320.00–340.00 $334.08 $1,714 -5.60
580–595 588 6 295.00–315.00 $306.60 $1,803 -14.85
600–640 623 3 285.00–295.00 $290.08 $1,807 -19.91
690 690 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 -10.00
715–730 720 3 265.00–275.00 $271.62 $1,956 -3.38
780 780 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,067 -2.65
835 835 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,920 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,298 +11.64
300–330 313 10 430.00–450.00 $438.66 $1,373 —
360–385 375 10 410.00–430.00 $419.88 $1,575 —
400–440 431 10 380.00–395.00 $385.45 $1,661 -74.55
450–455 452 5 360.00–375.00 $366.97 $1,659 —
500–530 516 7 345.00–360.00 $351.48 $1,814 —
550–565 558 3 335.00–345.00 $339.99 $1,897 —
610–625 616 4 310.00–317.50 $314.36 $1,936 —
670–680 675 2 295.00–385.00 $340.33 $2,297 —
755 755 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,076 —
870 870 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,001 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 277 3 380.00–400.00 $389.64 $1,079 —
320–345 335 3 370.00–380.00 $375.10 $1,257 -14.90
365 365 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,278 —
405 405 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,336 -29.88
485 485 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,552 -25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–935 853 85-90% 5 120.00–127.50 $123.83 $1,056 —
750–1210 988 85-90% 5 140.00–145.00 $143.04 $1,413 —
890–1115 1017 85-90% 3 130.00–137.50 $134.20 $1,365 +19.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1215 1069 80-85% 4 140.00–145.00 $141.26 $1,510 —
860–1335 1093 80-85% 6 150.00–157.50 $154.40 $1,688 —
1230–1330 1297 80-85% 3 160.00 $160.00 $2,075 +10.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1365 1348 75-80% 3 145.00–152.50 $147.53 $1,989 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,389 +25.87
1415–1555 1485 2 180.00–187.50 $183.93 $2,731 —
1650–1945 1787 3 197.50–202.50 $200.08 $3,575 +12.53

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,650.00 $2,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,350.00 $1,987.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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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 2,850.00–3,250.00 $3,050.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.