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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $444.16/cwt +27.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,608/hd at 362 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 170 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 529 7 370.00–387.00 $381.84 $2,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,792 ±0.00
535 535 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,926 -10.00
600 600 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,070 -5.00
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 455.00–475.00 $465.10 $1,223 +35.10
300–340 321 5 425.00–450.00 $433.94 $1,393 +24.78
350–385 362 6 410.00–430.00 $420.89 $1,524 —
420–430 425 2 380.00–390.00 $385.06 $1,637 +10.18
455–480 466 5 355.00–375.00 $366.37 $1,707 +6.33
500–530 510 4 340.00–360.00 $346.14 $1,765 +4.88
555–585 570 2 330.00–335.00 $332.43 $1,895 -0.07
600–625 613 2 320.00–330.00 $324.90 $1,992 +5.80
650–655 653 2 310.00–315.00 $312.49 $2,041 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,196 —
325–335 328 3 410.00–420.00 $416.60 $1,366 +24.06
370–390 380 2 390.00–400.00 $394.87 $1,501 +8.70
400–445 429 4 360.00–370.00 $366.43 $1,572 +9.45
450–470 462 3 340.00–350.00 $345.02 $1,594 +0.18
500–530 514 5 330.00–335.00 $333.00 $1,712 +1.61
570 570 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,824 -3.39
605–625 612 3 300.00–310.00 $306.59 $1,876 +3.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,100 —
305–310 308 2 465.00–485.00 $474.92 $1,463 +39.89
350–385 362 10 435.00–465.00 $444.16 $1,608 +27.21
410–445 433 5 410.00–430.00 $416.76 $1,805 +24.91
450–465 455 3 390.00–400.00 $393.41 $1,790 +19.02
510–545 525 7 355.00–370.00 $359.97 $1,890 -0.04
550–580 562 8 340.00–350.00 $343.60 $1,931 -0.06
600–625 613 2 320.00–335.00 $327.35 $2,007 +2.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,152 —
300–315 308 3 445.00–455.00 $450.05 $1,386 +28.86
385–390 388 5 420.00–430.00 $425.03 $1,649 +24.86
430–440 436 8 385.00–405.00 $395.65 $1,725 +21.27
470–495 479 7 365.00–375.00 $369.94 $1,772 +12.11
500–530 517 7 340.00–350.00 $344.92 $1,783 +1.02
570–580 575 5 325.00–335.00 $331.02 $1,903 +5.41
625–635 630 2 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $1,969 +5.04

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1325 1055 80-85% 6 150.00–157.00 $153.56 $1,620 —
1060–1180 1134 80-85% 6 160.00–167.00 $162.59 $1,844 —
1070–1350 1190 80-85% 5 170.00–180.00 $173.80 $2,068 +23.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,540 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1890 1701 5 190.00–202.00 $196.63 $3,345 —
1635–1820 1728 2 210.00–220.00 $215.27 $3,720 —

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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) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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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 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.