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Northwest Alabama Livestock Sheep and Goat Sale Market Report

Russellville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 8, 2025

73 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Head itemized in priced lots 73

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
50 50 1 130.00 $130.00
50–55 53 2 145.00–150.00 $147.38
60 60 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 150.00 $150.00
70 70 1 130.00 $130.00
70 70 1 150.00 $150.00
85 85 1 210.00 $210.00
95 95 1 180.00 $180.00
110–135 122 3 240.00–275.00 $252.95
130 130 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 1 275.00 $275.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
75 75 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 1 175.00 $175.00
85 85 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 1 180.00 $180.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
15 15 3 60.00–70.00 $66.67
20 20 1 50.00 $50.00
20–25 23 6 80.00–95.00 $86.85
30 30 1 105.00 $105.00
30–35 33 4 80.00–85.00 $83.85
30–35 33 6 70.00–75.00 $72.31
40 40 1 125.00 $125.00
45 45 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50
45 45 1 100.00 $100.00
50 50 1 140.00 $140.00
55 55 1 155.00 $155.00
65 65 1 150.00 $150.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
40–45 42 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 3 115.00–140.00 $132.00
40–45 43 Aged (>6yrs)Exposed 2 100.00 $100.00
45 45 2 95.00–105.00 $100.00
50–55 53 3 90.00–105.00 $96.88
55 55 1 130.00 $130.00
55 55 1 170.00 $170.00
60 60 1 190.00 $190.00
60 60 1 160.00 $160.00
65 65 1 115.00 $115.00
70 70 Aged (>6yrs)Exposed 3 130.00–140.00 $133.33
70–75 73 3 115.00–140.00 $128.30
80 80 1 165.00 $165.00
80–85 83 Aged (>6yrs)Exposed 3 140.00–145.00 $141.60
90 90 1 150.00 $150.00
105 105 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 1 265.00 $265.00
105–120 113 2 145.00–155.00 $150.33
125 125 Aged (>6yrs)Exposed 1 170.00 $170.00
155 155 Aged (>6yrs)Exposed 1 220.00 $220.00

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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.