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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 3, 2025

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.30/cwt +20.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 526 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $363.47/cwt ≈ $2,244/hd at 618 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.17/cwt ≈ $2,072/hd at 629 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 290 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,849 +20.00
525 525 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,048 ±0.00
560–565 561 5 355.00–365.00 $357.01 $2,003 —
612–625 value added 617 24 362.00–365.00 $364.03 $2,246 —
630 630 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,205 —
650 650 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 —
663–694 value added 685 7 345.00–355.00 $347.76 $2,382 —
703 703 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,320 —
750 value added 750 2 362.50 $362.50 $2,719 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,764 —
680 680 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,244 —
709 709 7 345.00 $345.00 $2,446 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 value added 740 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,294 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 372 5 410.00–420.00 $413.84 $1,539 +36.46
400–435 420 12 390.00–410.00 $398.74 $1,675 +25.58
455–475 464 7 360.00–370.00 $364.97 $1,693 +9.97
514–549 value added 525 16 357.50 $357.50 $1,877 —
500–536 527 13 345.00–352.50 $350.36 $1,846 +16.14
553–585 566 7 335.00–347.50 $341.32 $1,932 +14.59
625 fancy 625 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,344 —
600–645 630 15 315.00–327.50 $323.06 $2,035 —
655–665 662 5 310.00–317.50 $315.52 $2,089 —
720 720 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 6 390.00–405.00 $399.28 $1,509 +36.01
400–435 419 9 360.00–380.00 $370.35 $1,552 +15.97
450–495 474 8 345.00–355.00 $349.38 $1,656 +3.47
505–545 519 7 330.00–340.00 $337.77 $1,753 +10.15
560–595 573 5 320.00–330.00 $325.00 $1,862 +6.46
620–635 628 5 300.00–310.00 $306.04 $1,922 -0.58
695 695 4 300.00–305.00 $302.50 $2,102 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 314 7 420.00–440.00 $431.32 $1,354 +12.93
355–395 375 6 390.00–415.00 $405.74 $1,522 -5.13
415–445 434 8 380.00–395.00 $387.38 $1,681 -1.97
450–485 473 6 370.00–380.00 $376.58 $1,781 +7.46
500–535 518 6 340.00–350.00 $344.95 $1,787 +1.93
575–585 580 4 325.00–330.00 $327.52 $1,900 -1.63
600–645 619 4 305.00–310.00 $308.79 $1,911 -2.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,078 —
315–340 332 3 450.00–475.00 $463.29 $1,538 +23.29
350–395 373 2 420.00–430.00 $424.70 $1,584 +0.28
415–435 426 6 400.00–420.00 $407.39 $1,735 +0.23
450–475 464 7 385.00–400.00 $391.42 $1,816 +2.54
500–535 524 4 355.00–365.00 $359.94 $1,886 +6.63
560–565 562 3 335.00–350.00 $341.65 $1,920 -0.01
605–625 612 3 315.00–320.00 $316.70 $1,938 —
660–675 668 2 300.00–315.00 $307.42 $2,054 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1210 1138 80-85% 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,650 -5.59
1125–1365 1245 80-85% 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,992 —
1150–1375 1268 80-85% 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,965 -10.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,922 —
1315 1315 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,170 —
1290–1580 1431 75-80% 5 145.00 $145.00 $2,075 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760–2255 1927 3 185.00–192.00 $187.73 $3,618 —
1525–2295 1960 3 197.00–200.00 $198.95 $3,899 +13.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,450.00–2,740.00 $2,580.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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 2,950.00–3,350.00 $3,150.00 —

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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.