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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

129 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $426.23/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,760/hd at 413 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $375.29/cwt -2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,813/hd at 483 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 129 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -20.00
735 735 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,294 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 390.00–400.00 $395.16 $1,513 —
405–440 424 7 370.00–390.00 $380.65 $1,614 +9.00
460–490 476 5 360.00–380.00 $367.90 $1,751 +12.81
510–530 520 2 340.00–345.00 $342.55 $1,781 +4.00
555–585 565 3 330.00–335.00 $333.27 $1,883 +2.85
640 640 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $2,032 +4.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 420.00–425.00 $422.54 $1,310 —
365 365 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 —
405–430 423 6 400.00–415.00 $404.95 $1,713 +5.73
450 450 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 +18.33
520 520 2 350.00–355.00 $352.50 $1,833 +0.75
560–570 565 2 345.00–350.00 $347.52 $1,963 +5.34
610 610 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 +12.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 4 515.00–530.00 $521.35 $1,449 —
315–335 325 2 440.00–470.00 $454.54 $1,477 —
365–375 370 2 435.00–440.00 $437.47 $1,619 -2.39
405–420 413 12 415.00–440.00 $426.23 $1,760 +8.13
455–490 472 3 390.00–415.00 $404.68 $1,910 +8.17
500–530 512 7 370.00–385.00 $375.66 $1,923 -6.74
555–565 560 2 365.00–370.00 $367.52 $2,058 +7.56
600 600 2 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $1,980 +1.58
655–665 660 2 315.00–320.00 $317.52 $2,096 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 285 3 470.00–480.00 $476.78 $1,359 —
335 335 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,407 -4.73
355–375 365 2 410.00–420.00 $415.14 $1,515 -2.81
400–430 424 6 380.00–400.00 $391.59 $1,660 +5.02
450–495 483 12 360.00–385.00 $375.29 $1,813 -2.62
530–540 534 5 355.00–365.00 $360.96 $1,928 +6.41
575–580 578 2 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $1,922 -7.51
625–635 630 4 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $1,969 -0.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1395 1190 80-85% 6 140.00–147.00 $144.03 $1,714 -0.05
1280–1410 1358 80-85% 3 150.00–155.00 $151.70 $2,060 —
1370 1370 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,260 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1555 1500 75-80% 2 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $2,286 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,270 —
1200–1760 1480 2 175.00–182.00 $179.16 $2,652 —
1790 1790 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,437 -8.00

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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) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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.