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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $407.16/cwt -19.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 428 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $369.12/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 480 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $410.87/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 372 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 178 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,584 —
420 420 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,743 —
465–495 480 2 395.00–415.00 $404.69 $1,943 —
510–535 523 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 ±0.00
610 610 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,121 —
320 320 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,184 —
365–385 372 3 360.00–365.00 $363.27 $1,351 -31.89
400–425 411 7 350.00–360.00 $354.38 $1,457 -26.27
450–490 470 5 340.00–350.00 $345.91 $1,626 -21.99
500–540 519 9 320.00–330.00 $327.62 $1,700 -14.93
550–575 564 7 315.00–320.00 $318.54 $1,797 -14.73
610–635 627 3 305.00–310.00 $306.62 $1,923 -10.88
660 660 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,947 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 380.00–385.00 $382.58 $1,263 -39.96
350–380 370 8 370.00–385.00 $377.38 $1,396 -37.62
380 fancy 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 —
400–415 407 8 365.00–380.00 $373.16 $1,519 -31.79
460 460 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,633 -35.00
505–540 523 4 332.00–335.00 $334.22 $1,748 -18.28
555–585 565 3 325.00–330.00 $326.73 $1,846 -20.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 415.00–420.00 $418.39 $1,339 -1.61
355–395 372 10 405.00–415.00 $410.87 $1,528 -4.27
400–440 425 8 380.00–395.00 $389.35 $1,655 -2.24
460–490 480 11 360.00–375.00 $369.12 $1,772 -6.17
525–535 531 5 340.00–345.00 $343.02 $1,821 -17.94
555–575 562 6 325.00–330.00 $329.15 $1,850 -3.34
605–630 619 4 305.00–315.00 $311.28 $1,927 -1.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,386 -14.54
350–390 376 9 420.00–435.00 $424.42 $1,596 -13.05
405–445 428 11 400.00–415.00 $407.16 $1,743 -19.07
450–485 466 5 385.00–395.00 $388.88 $1,812 -15.80
525–535 528 3 350.00–355.00 $353.31 $1,865 -22.35
555–560 558 3 340.00–345.00 $341.66 $1,906 -25.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1195 1135 80-85% 3 145.00–157.00 $150.59 $1,709 —
1000–1375 1208 80-85% 5 135.00–140.00 $138.49 $1,673 —
1180–1365 1273 80-85% 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,100 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1295 1153 85-90% 2 130.00–135.00 $132.19 $1,524 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,078 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955 1955 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,617 —

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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 2,350.00–2,550.00 $2,425.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,975.00

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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 2,800.00–2,850.00 $2,825.00 —

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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.