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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $356.98/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 407 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $360.01/cwt -4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 520 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $357.83/cwt -10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 474 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 255 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,804 —
506–520 508 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,880 +5.45
570 570 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,052 +7.57
630 630 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,205 +8.77
735 735 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,458 —
405 405 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,782 +21.22
451–465 453 9 395.00–400.00 $399.43 $1,809 -0.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 4 390.00–395.00 $392.54 $1,256 +4.47
355–385 368 4 380.00–390.00 $386.17 $1,421 +15.94
400–410 407 13 350.00–365.00 $356.98 $1,453 -2.35
460–490 469 11 340.00–350.00 $344.84 $1,617 -9.59
505–540 513 11 325.00–335.00 $331.39 $1,700 -0.78
550–580 570 3 320.00–325.00 $323.39 $1,843 +0.91
600–625 617 3 300.00–305.00 $303.38 $1,872 -14.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,217 —
300–330 314 4 400.00–425.00 $409.16 $1,285 +0.84
400–435 413 6 370.00–380.00 $374.88 $1,548 +0.31
450–465 456 11 355.00–370.00 $360.04 $1,642 -4.70
505–510 506 4 340.00–345.00 $341.26 $1,727 +0.28
562 fancy 562 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,922 -5.49
580 580 4 330.00–335.00 $332.50 $1,928 -2.63
615–645 630 3 310.00–325.00 $319.10 $2,010 -11.91
715 fancy 715 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 4 415.00–425.00 $421.19 $1,327 -11.13
355–380 368 4 395.00–405.00 $400.17 $1,473 -4.23
400–445 415 8 370.00–380.00 $374.38 $1,554 -10.84
455–490 474 11 350.00–365.00 $357.83 $1,696 -10.71
510–535 522 9 340.00–350.00 $343.90 $1,795 -2.03
550–585 566 7 320.00–330.00 $325.61 $1,843 +0.71
625–635 630 4 305.00–310.00 $307.48 $1,937 -5.73
665–685 675 4 295.00–300.00 $297.46 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,418 -0.70
305–335 327 5 430.00–440.00 $435.03 $1,423 -26.39
370–395 376 5 410.00–430.00 $416.95 $1,568 -6.34
405–440 424 7 384.00–405.00 $391.85 $1,661 -4.65
455–475 463 9 370.00–380.00 $374.39 $1,733 -12.00
500–540 520 12 350.00–370.00 $360.01 $1,872 -4.78
555–585 573 4 340.00–350.00 $343.66 $1,969 +3.70
605–625 615 4 320.00–330.00 $325.08 $1,999 -2.41
655–690 678 3 305.00–310.00 $306.61 $2,079 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1205 1186 80-85% 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,779 -5.00
1060–1375 1266 80-85% 8 165.00–177.00 $168.37 $2,132 —
980–1630 1293 80-85% 8 155.00–162.00 $158.16 $2,045 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1685 1533 75-80% 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,453 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,722 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1700 1494 4 192.00–195.00 $194.26 $2,902 —
1655 1655 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,062 —
1775–2105 1913 5 205.00–220.00 $211.76 $4,051 —

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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) 4 2,200.00–2,525.00 $2,281.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,650.00–2,950.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.