Cattle Market Pulse

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $472.77/cwt -15.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 473 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 369 336
Feeder cattle 210 284 210
Slaughter cattle 24 51 100
Replacement cattle 15 34 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 3 500.00–510.00 $503.31 $2,129 —
560–570 565 3 440.00–450.00 $446.64 $2,524 —
605–645 635 4 375.00–380.00 $376.19 $2,389 —
685–695 692 3 350.00–360.00 $356.65 $2,468 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 524 4 435.00–460.00 $448.97 $2,353 —
605 605 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,602 —
710 710 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,350 —
305–330 317 3 515.00–525.00 $520.08 $1,649 -48.67
375–395 380 4 495.00–515.00 $503.83 $1,915 -28.07
400–410 405 2 480.00–495.00 $487.41 $1,974 -14.12
450–465 457 9 440.00–475.00 $457.35 $2,090 -25.06
505–520 511 5 420.00–500.00 $444.19 $2,270 +3.48
550–565 558 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,260 -10.00
610 610 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,416 -42.70
325–345 335 2 490.00–500.00 $495.15 $1,659 -10.02
370–395 383 2 475.00–490.00 $482.75 $1,849 -19.84
400–405 402 3 450.00–465.00 $455.04 $1,829 -11.26
455–490 470 3 400.00–435.00 $418.49 $1,967 -28.54
540 540 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,133 -8.31
590 590 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,242 +4.97
605–625 618 3 360.00–370.00 $366.63 $2,266 +19.18
735 735 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,132 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,904 -27.78
365 fancy 365 1 585.00 $585.00 $2,135 —
350–395 377 7 530.00–570.00 $560.52 $2,113 +20.60
400–445 423 9 490.00–525.00 $506.33 $2,142 -10.68
460–490 473 10 460.00–490.00 $472.77 $2,236 -15.60
525 525 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,336 -6.68
550–580 563 3 405.00–435.00 $423.08 $2,382 —
600 600 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 -16.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 580.00–590.00 $584.77 $1,596 -4.52
320–330 324 4 545.00–550.00 $547.53 $1,774 -27.53
375–385 380 4 500.00–510.00 $505.03 $1,919 -3.90
400–445 431 4 455.00–465.00 $457.58 $1,972 -28.60
485–495 491 5 440.00–450.00 $443.99 $2,180 -3.52
510–520 515 2 400.00–420.00 $409.90 $2,111 -11.43
585 585 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,282 -11.05
620–630 625 2 365.00–385.00 $375.08 $2,344 -4.92
670 670 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,412 —
705–735 715 4 315.00–340.00 $331.08 $2,367 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1565 1157 80-85% 5 155.00–170.00 $164.12 $1,899 —
1275–1545 1410 80-85% 2 180.00–182.00 $181.10 $2,554 —
1265–1575 1420 80-85% 2 185.00–197.00 $191.65 $2,721 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1695 1646 75-80% 4 172.00–182.00 $177.32 $2,919 —
1685 1685 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,780 —
1690 1690 75-80% 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,160 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1220 1178 85-90% 2 160.00–162.00 $161.04 $1,897 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 192.00 $192.00 $2,515 —
1845–1920 1883 2 215.00–220.00 $217.55 $4,096 —

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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) 6 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,883.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 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.