Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.13/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 414 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.46/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 402 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 159 494 186
Feeder cattle 109 421 161
Slaughter cattle 44 45 25
Replacement cattle 6 28 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 280 3 186.00–190.00 $188.10 $527 —
305–315 308 3 182.00–184.00 $182.68 $563 +1.78
385–395 390 2 166.00–170.00 $167.97 $655 —
401–410 402 11 160.00–165.00 $160.46 $645 -5.22
470–475 473 2 150.00–155.00 $152.51 $721 -11.12
605–635 617 3 127.00–136.00 $131.68 $812 -5.15
655–660 657 3 122.00–125.00 $123.01 $808 -9.91
720 720 2 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
770 770 2 115.00 $115.00 $886 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $359 —
325–340 333 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $448 -0.84
365–370 367 3 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $481 -0.28
405–440 413 5 124.00–130.00 $127.53 $527 -0.93
415 value added 415 8 135.00 $135.00 $560 —
455–490 466 4 118.00–121.00 $119.50 $557 -4.82
505–530 519 4 110.00–115.00 $112.80 $585 -7.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 180.00–182.00 $180.97 $503 —
310–345 333 3 170.00–176.00 $171.86 $572 -0.74
370–395 383 2 160.00–170.00 $164.84 $631 +5.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 140.00 $140.00 $574 —
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 -2.23
555–595 575 2 112.00–119.00 $115.62 $665 —
680–690 685 2 103.00–110.00 $106.47 $729 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1155 990 80-85% 6 53.00–58.00 $55.50 $549 —
985–1180 1049 80-85% 4 62.00–64.00 $63.06 $661 -0.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1430 1223 75-80% 9 66.00–70.00 $69.01 $844 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–860 783 85-90% 2 46.00–47.00 $46.45 $364 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1370 1188 2 70.00–71.00 $70.42 $837 —
1235–1390 1313 2 80.00–83.00 $81.41 $1,069 -2.03
1845 1845 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,808 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.