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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $379.20/cwt -10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 514 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $383.32/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 468 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $358.90/cwt -11.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 519 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 249 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,764 -10.00
595 595 2 362.50 $362.50 $2,157 -7.50
615–620 618 4 355.00–360.00 $357.49 $2,209 —
650 650 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–560 555 5 380.00–385.00 $382.99 $2,126 -2.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,452 —
350–395 374 5 415.00–425.00 $419.76 $1,570 +7.41
400–430 410 11 375.00–400.00 $391.28 $1,604 +12.54
465–495 478 12 350.00–375.00 $360.47 $1,723 +5.95
500–540 511 9 345.00–355.00 $351.02 $1,794 +2.17
575–590 586 7 330.00–340.00 $334.96 $1,963 +1.91
600–645 614 7 310.00–320.00 $314.91 $1,934 -0.09
655 655 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 3 435.00–455.00 $443.21 $1,609 +5.74
405–430 419 12 405.00–420.00 $412.14 $1,727 +10.89
450–480 466 12 370.00–390.00 $380.04 $1,771 +1.72
500–535 517 6 360.00–365.00 $361.26 $1,868 -5.01
550 550 6 345.00–360.00 $350.83 $1,930 +1.29
610–640 619 7 325.00–335.00 $331.23 $2,050 +3.88
655–665 660 2 310.00–315.00 $312.48 $2,062 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 278 3 525.00–545.00 $532.99 $1,482 -9.40
305–315 310 2 490.00–520.00 $505.24 $1,566 +12.92
355–385 370 6 450.00–480.00 $464.62 $1,719 -1.93
420–445 429 7 415.00–420.00 $418.52 $1,795 -13.77
450–475 461 11 395.00–415.00 $404.96 $1,867 -16.80
500–520 514 12 370.00–390.00 $379.20 $1,949 -10.53
555–565 562 6 350.00–360.00 $355.00 $1,995 -14.37
600–645 622 5 330.00–337.00 $334.82 $2,083 -9.72
700 700 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,205 -7.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 460.00–470.00 $464.80 $1,455 -8.07
355–375 365 4 425.00–440.00 $432.29 $1,578 -6.89
435–445 439 8 400.00–410.00 $405.61 $1,781 -4.90
455–495 468 12 370.00–390.00 $383.32 $1,794 +0.74
500–545 519 12 350.00–365.00 $358.90 $1,863 -11.56
560–595 582 7 335.00–340.00 $338.56 $1,970 -4.62
600–635 618 2 315.00–325.00 $320.14 $1,978 +0.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,082 ±0.00
1215–1305 1268 80-85% 3 145.00–150.00 $148.29 $1,880 —
1020–1575 1317 80-85% 6 160.00–165.00 $162.15 $2,136 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1475 1400 75-80% 2 145.00–150.00 $147.63 $2,067 —
1760 1760 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,816 -5.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1815 1588 2 190.00–195.00 $192.86 $3,063 +13.70
1500–1880 1648 3 180.00–187.00 $184.12 $3,034 —
1610–1810 1688 4 200.00–210.00 $202.95 $3,426 —

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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 2,350.00–2,600.00 $2,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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 2 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,900.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.