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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.57/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 427 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $354.43/cwt +15.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 479 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $364.55/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 516 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 380 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 420.00–435.00 $427.14 $1,572 —
450–495 484 4 380.00–387.00 $385.37 $1,865 —
511–545 516 20 360.00–370.00 $364.55 $1,881 +3.66
555–590 574 4 350.00–355.00 $352.43 $2,023 +12.43
600–620 611 4 340.00–345.00 $341.23 $2,085 +11.23
655–660 657 4 335.00–337.00 $335.50 $2,204 —
795 795 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,385 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,485 —
350 350 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,592 +10.00
405–420 414 4 415.00–420.00 $418.78 $1,734 -4.24
460 460 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 —
500–515 507 3 375.00–385.00 $379.00 $1,922 +8.01
600–615 606 4 340.00–360.00 $351.77 $2,132 +4.20
702–725 710 3 320.00–325.00 $323.30 $2,295 +3.30
770–785 778 2 310.00–312.00 $310.99 $2,420 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 440.00 $440.00 $880 —
300–335 322 6 400.00–415.00 $408.32 $1,315 -12.80
355–370 360 5 380.00–390.00 $385.97 $1,389 -5.73
419–445 427 25 370.00–380.00 $374.57 $1,599 -2.43
450–480 464 11 360.00–370.00 $364.74 $1,692 +9.92
500–519 513 16 340.00–345.00 $340.98 $1,749 -0.70
560–565 fancy 563 2 345.00–350.00 $347.49 $1,956 —
555–575 569 17 332.00–342.00 $335.13 $1,907 +0.06
600–607 606 10 327.00–332.00 $331.01 $2,006 +8.41
650–665 658 2 320.00–322.00 $320.99 $2,112 +14.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 327 5 385.00–390.00 $388.07 $1,269 -4.98
355–395 377 7 365.00–375.00 $370.23 $1,396 -6.44
410–445 420 12 350.00–365.00 $359.33 $1,509 +4.01
460–495 479 21 345.00–362.50 $354.43 $1,698 +15.83
505–545 519 18 325.00–337.00 $332.17 $1,724 +0.13
555–575 565 10 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $1,822 +0.87
600–625 613 4 315.00–320.00 $317.55 $1,947 +8.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 4 460.00–480.00 $470.09 $1,260 —
320–335 328 8 420.00–445.00 $432.32 $1,418 +2.00
355–390 374 10 400.00–410.00 $404.40 $1,512 -3.02
405–445 431 16 375.00–390.00 $385.22 $1,660 +7.98
470–485 480 14 360.00–375.00 $368.54 $1,769 +19.52
510–540 529 10 340.00–350.00 $345.93 $1,830 +5.48
550–585 567 6 320.00–330.00 $324.90 $1,842 -6.88
600–635 623 3 310.00–320.00 $313.21 $1,951 +3.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 540.00–550.00 $545.06 $1,161 +45.06
255–280 268 2 510.00–540.00 $525.70 $1,409 +45.70
300–345 323 7 455.00–465.00 $461.42 $1,490 +18.12
350–380 368 9 420.00–430.00 $423.29 $1,558 -3.81
415–445 428 9 390.00–405.00 $396.50 $1,697 -3.37
450–490 469 16 380.00–400.00 $386.39 $1,812 +18.53
500–540 522 9 355.00–375.00 $364.79 $1,904 +9.62
575–595 583 6 335.00–345.00 $339.96 $1,982 -5.09
610–615 613 2 325.00–330.00 $327.49 $2,008 +2.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1370 1189 80-85% 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,843 —
1325 1325 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,988 —
1420 1420 80-85% 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $2,450 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1050 1020 85-90% 2 150.00–157.00 $153.40 $1,565 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1915 1608 4 190.00–200.00 $194.62 $3,129 —
1525–1750 1638 2 202.00–210.00 $206.27 $3,379 —

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.