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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $397.62/cwt -7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 437 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $373.57/cwt -9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 470 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $416.60/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 418 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 187

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,590
500–525 513 2 395.00–400.00 $397.56 $2,039
565 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 -7.99

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,302 -20.00
350–385 359 6 390.00–400.00 $397.48 $1,427 -22.28
400–425 420 7 370.00–380.00 $377.21 $1,584 -14.07
470–485 478 5 350.00–360.00 $356.00 $1,702 -4.47
500–535 515 8 340.00–352.00 $346.63 $1,785 -4.39
570–585 580 6 325.00–340.00 $330.82 $1,919 -4.14
600–635 621 5 310.00–315.00 $311.93 $1,937 -2.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,290
365–375 366 8 405.00–425.00 $413.11 $1,512 -30.10
405–445 417 10 365.00–400.00 $385.35 $1,607 -26.79
455–490 474 7 365.00–375.00 $370.67 $1,757 -9.37
525 525 3 355.00–360.00 $358.33 $1,881 -2.93
555–565 560 4 345.00–350.00 $347.48 $1,946 -3.35
610–615 613 4 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $1,977 -8.72

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 4 460.00–470.00 $465.28 $1,480 +0.48
355–390 369 8 420.00–430.00 $424.92 $1,568 -7.37
425–445 437 13 390.00–405.00 $397.62 $1,738 -7.99
455–485 470 11 365.00–380.00 $373.57 $1,756 -9.75
510–535 516 4 360.00–370.00 $367.41 $1,896 +8.51
560–575 571 6 340.00–350.00 $343.30 $1,960 +4.74
625–630 629 4 320.00–325.00 $321.24 $2,021 +1.10
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 500.00–505.00 $503.37 $1,420 -29.62
315–335 322 3 480.00–490.00 $486.53 $1,567 -18.71
360–385 373 8 340.00–450.00 $420.43 $1,568 -44.19
405–425 418 10 410.00–425.00 $416.60 $1,741 -1.92
470–490 478 10 385.00–400.00 $392.02 $1,874 -12.94
525–530 526 8 365.00–390.00 $375.02 $1,973 -4.18
555–570 563 2 360.00–365.00 $362.47 $2,041 +7.47

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1420 1125 80-85% 2 155.00–160.00 $158.16 $1,779
1060–1395 1233 80-85% 4 165.00–172.00 $169.40 $2,089 -0.60
1025–1390 1252 80-85% 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,878 +1.71

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1765–1900 1833 2 190.00 $190.00 $3,483
1785–2055 1920 2 200.00 $200.00 $3,840

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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.