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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 131 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 -10.00
405–430 420 3 425.00–440.00 $431.77 $1,813 —
460 460 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,955 —
515 515 2 415.00–420.00 $417.50 $2,150 +19.94
550–570 560 2 395.00–400.00 $397.46 $2,226 +22.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–660 655 3 335.00–345.00 $341.64 $2,238 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 440.00–445.00 $442.44 $1,385 +12.44
360–370 367 3 420.00–425.00 $421.64 $1,547 +8.53
400–445 423 2 410.00–420.00 $414.73 $1,754 +29.38
455–460 458 2 380.00–390.00 $385.03 $1,763 +14.36
505–530 525 6 345.00–350.00 $346.63 $1,820 -11.70
555–565 563 4 340.00–345.00 $343.77 $1,935 -3.71
615–635 625 2 325.00–330.00 $327.46 $2,047 +4.95
665–670 668 2 315.00–320.00 $317.51 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,360 +5.00
395 395 2 410.00–415.00 $412.50 $1,629 —
405–445 420 3 365.00–385.00 $372.06 $1,563 -5.15
460–480 475 4 360.00–375.00 $366.16 $1,739 +10.16
500–540 516 4 330.00–340.00 $336.15 $1,735 -10.48
565–585 578 3 325.00–332.00 $329.72 $1,906 -1.10
600–645 627 3 310.00–320.00 $314.88 $1,974 +2.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 465.00–470.00 $467.52 $1,604 +2.24
370–375 373 2 410.00–420.00 $414.97 $1,548 -9.95
400–445 411 6 385.00–400.00 $389.36 $1,600 -8.26
460–475 465 5 370.00–385.00 $378.01 $1,758 +4.44
510–535 527 3 350.00–365.00 $358.47 $1,889 -8.94
560–595 578 2 340.00–345.00 $342.42 $1,979 -0.88
600–615 608 2 320.00–325.00 $322.53 $1,961 +1.29
670–680 675 4 300.00–310.00 $304.96 $2,058 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,298 —
300–305 303 2 490.00–495.00 $492.48 $1,492 +5.95
390 390 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 +9.57
410–420 414 4 415.00–430.00 $423.72 $1,754 +7.12
455–495 478 4 390.00–412.00 $403.65 $1,929 +11.63
500–530 521 8 370.00–390.00 $380.02 $1,980 +5.00
560–565 563 2 350.00–355.00 $352.51 $1,985 -9.96
605 605 3 332.00–340.00 $335.67 $2,031 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1340 1175 80-85% 6 135.00–145.00 $138.63 $1,629 —
1150–1345 1248 80-85% 2 150.00–155.00 $152.70 $1,906 -16.70
1580 1580 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,528 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,379 —
1670 1670 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,672 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1635 1385 3 180.00–187.00 $183.98 $2,548 —
1335–1760 1608 4 190.00–192.00 $190.54 $3,064 —
1950 1950 1 197.00 $197.00 $3,842 —

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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) 2 2,900.00–3,100.00 $3,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,600.00 $2,600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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.