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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $437.75/cwt +11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 424 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $393.00/cwt +30.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 181 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,002 +22.49
500 500 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,125 +15.12
610 610 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,288 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,316 —
305–330 313 3 445.00–455.00 $451.49 $1,413 +26.49
350–390 376 4 420.00–430.00 $427.51 $1,607 —
400–445 426 5 400.00–415.00 $406.76 $1,733 +14.33
455–490 469 10 380.00–400.00 $393.00 $1,843 +30.46
510–545 528 7 350.00–375.00 $361.29 $1,908 +13.84
560–585 573 4 340.00–350.00 $344.89 $1,976 +14.89
600–625 617 3 320.00–330.00 $326.76 $2,016 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,262 —
305–335 320 2 460.00–480.00 $469.53 $1,502 +27.15
360–375 366 5 435.00–450.00 $437.95 $1,603 +3.05
410–430 426 7 420.00–430.00 $424.26 $1,807 +3.17
450–465 460 3 410.00–415.00 $413.37 $1,902 +41.70
500–510 503 4 390.00–405.00 $396.22 $1,993 +39.98
550–570 560 2 365.00–375.00 $369.91 $2,071 +24.91
605–610 608 2 335.00–340.00 $337.51 $2,052 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 560.00–615.00 $587.50 $1,733 +37.50
300–345 314 5 540.00–590.00 $569.14 $1,787 +44.14
355–390 372 6 460.00–490.00 $477.91 $1,778 +10.90
410–445 424 13 420.00–450.00 $437.75 $1,856 +11.71
450–480 461 6 415.00–420.00 $416.65 $1,921 +7.28
500–525 516 6 395.00–415.00 $401.66 $2,073 +9.34
555–590 573 6 370.00–385.00 $374.07 $2,143 +3.38
600–605 603 3 355.00–370.00 $363.31 $2,191 +10.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 540.00–545.00 $542.59 $1,519 +30.67
315–335 322 3 480.00–525.00 $495.62 $1,596 +5.62
350–395 375 7 435.00–455.00 $447.22 $1,677 —
400–435 413 5 405.00–415.00 $410.96 $1,697 -1.58
450–495 474 8 400.00–410.00 $406.13 $1,925 +24.74
500–545 515 7 370.00–385.00 $378.50 $1,949 +10.82
555–585 566 4 355.00–365.00 $359.97 $2,037 +6.62
600–620 610 2 340.00–350.00 $345.08 $2,105 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1240 1152 80-85% 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,728 —
1180 1180 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,006 —
1240 1240 80-85% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,947 -5.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1575 1438 75-80% 2 155.00–160.00 $157.26 $2,261 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,898 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1730 1685 2 180.00–182.00 $181.03 $3,050 —
1340–2365 1913 4 190.00–197.00 $193.28 $3,697 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 160.00–185.00 $170.83 —

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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 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,462.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,350.00 $2,300.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,150.00

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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 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.