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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 9, 2025

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $395.34/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 412 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $337.88/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,885/hd at 558 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $349.88/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,830/hd at 523 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 286 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,268 —
325 325 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,332 -25.00
370–380 377 3 400.00–410.00 $406.73 $1,533 +1.71
435 435 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 +3.24
452–495 470 8 355.00–370.00 $363.74 $1,710 +1.44
500–540 509 6 340.00–355.00 $348.40 $1,773 -1.53
550 550 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 +5.73
625 625 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 ±0.00
650–670 660 3 305.00–312.50 $309.19 $2,041 -66.82
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,526 -1.25
400–410 405 2 400.00–415.00 $407.59 $1,651 +19.68
450 450 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,732 —
600 600 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,965 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 380.00–390.00 $385.32 $1,052 —
305–345 332 5 355.00–370.00 $362.85 $1,205 -26.38
350–390 358 5 350.00–360.00 $355.11 $1,271 -11.79
420–440 427 11 330.00–350.00 $340.81 $1,455 -6.37
455–490 470 8 320.00–335.00 $330.52 $1,553 -2.60
520–530 525 9 315.00–325.00 $321.69 $1,689 +10.70
555–595 563 8 310.00–317.50 $314.69 $1,772 +11.17
630 630 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 +35.28
660–685 673 2 270.00–275.00 $272.45 $1,834 +22.67
750 750 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 405.00–415.00 $409.87 $1,160 -35.00
305 305 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,205 -30.87
365–380 375 3 365.00–375.00 $368.24 $1,381 -24.01
405–440 416 7 355.00–370.00 $361.98 $1,506 -4.95
470–480 478 4 340.00–345.00 $341.23 $1,631 -6.72
515–545 528 4 330.00–340.00 $335.02 $1,769 +8.24
560–595 573 3 327.50–335.00 $330.81 $1,896 +11.57
600–625 617 6 310.00–317.50 $312.46 $1,928 +9.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 335.00–340.00 $337.58 $1,114 -19.89
355 355 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,172 -15.00
470 470 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 +12.47
575 575 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 267 3 460.00–485.00 $475.22 $1,269 -14.78
300–325 312 3 420.00–430.00 $424.87 $1,326 -13.79
355–380 362 5 405.00–420.00 $413.05 $1,495 -6.83
405–430 412 13 385.00–410.00 $395.34 $1,629 +9.89
450–480 466 7 365.00–380.00 $369.63 $1,722 +2.66
500–535 523 11 345.00–360.00 $349.88 $1,830 -1.60
550–580 558 13 330.00–340.00 $337.88 $1,885 -2.11
600–620 618 8 315.00–320.00 $315.61 $1,950 +1.25
650–655 653 3 310.00–317.50 $314.16 $2,051 -26.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,046 —
250–290 270 2 450.00–455.00 $452.69 $1,222 +17.65
325–345 335 3 400.00–410.00 $405.05 $1,357 +0.05
350–355 353 2 375.00–390.00 $382.55 $1,350 -7.94
430–445 437 5 365.00–380.00 $372.92 $1,630 +4.02
455–485 476 8 340.00–360.00 $349.34 $1,663 +1.94
500–545 525 7 320.00–340.00 $332.80 $1,747 -1.28
550–580 560 4 310.00–325.00 $318.66 $1,784 +12.06
610–640 626 5 300.00–310.00 $306.53 $1,919 +16.45
650–670 660 2 285.00–290.00 $287.46 $1,897 +7.46
700–745 724 7 255.00–275.00 $262.04 $1,897 -9.58
800 800 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,080 +30.00
895 895 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,193 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 ±0.00
405 405 2 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $1,336 ±0.00
505–525 518 3 285.00–300.00 $291.56 $1,510 —
575 575 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,668 —
685 685 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1390 1350 75-80% 2 162.50–167.50 $165.07 $2,228 —
1220–1790 1409 75-80% 11 150.00–155.00 $151.48 $2,134 —
1320–1630 1475 75-80% 4 140.00–145.00 $142.76 $2,106 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1355 1173 80-85% 8 150.00–155.00 $153.46 $1,800 —
1005–1355 1211 80-85% 5 140.00–145.00 $143.16 $1,734 —
1300–1370 1335 80-85% 2 165.00–170.00 $167.43 $2,235 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1155 1043 85-90% 2 130.00–132.50 $131.38 $1,370 -2.82
1015–1105 1060 85-90% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.61 $1,300 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,576 —
1595–1690 1643 2 185.00–195.00 $189.86 $3,119 —
1730 1730 1 202.50 $202.50 $3,503 —

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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) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.