Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.17/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 682 lb · 12 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $119.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 796 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.79/cwt ≈ $802/hd at 687 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 489 159 154
Feeder cattle 369 109 120
Slaughter cattle 94 44 25
Replacement cattle 26 6 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder calves sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 170.00–174.00 $172.07 $465 -16.03
320 320 4 164.00–170.00 $168.50 $539 -14.18
365–395 377 5 160.00–162.00 $160.60 $605 -7.37
415–445 430 2 155.00–158.00 $156.45 $673 -4.01
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 -2.51
510–530 520 5 140.00–145.00 $143.62 $747 —
555–576 571 8 137.00–140.00 $139.51 $797 —
615–625 617 5 130.00–136.00 $131.22 $810 -0.46
655–692 682 12 127.00–128.50 $128.17 $874 +5.16
705–710 706 8 120.00–124.00 $122.99 $868 +2.99
793 value added 793 4 123.25 $123.25 $977 —
798 798 8 118.00 $118.00 $942 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 3 158.00–160.00 $159.35 $518 —
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
475 475 2 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
505–545 523 3 128.00–132.00 $130.05 $680 —
560 560 1 123.00 $123.00 $689 —
630–645 638 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $750 —
665 665 2 110.00 $110.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 148.00–150.00 $148.95 $414 —
320–345 331 6 138.00–143.00 $140.93 $466 —
355–395 386 5 134.00–138.00 $135.34 $522 —
430–445 438 2 131.00–132.00 $131.51 $576 —
470–490 475 4 125.00–130.00 $127.03 $603 —
505–530 524 4 121.00–125.00 $122.72 $643 —
565–595 589 5 120.00–121.00 $120.81 $712 —
614 value added 614 9 122.50 $122.50 $752 —
673–695 687 11 115.50–117.50 $116.79 $802 —
720–748 740 9 109.00–112.00 $111.45 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 270 4 140.00–141.00 $140.26 $379 +1.27
305–345 330 3 128.00–130.00 $128.96 $426 -5.53
390–395 393 2 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $485 -7.49
465 465 3 120.00 $120.00 $558 +0.50
530–540 533 3 112.00–115.00 $113.99 $608 +1.19
590–595 593 3 108.00–110.00 $109.34 $648 —
680–695 690 3 105.00–107.00 $105.66 $729 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 331 4 158.00–166.00 $162.11 $537 -9.75
375–395 381 7 148.00–152.00 $150.31 $573 -14.53
405–420 413 4 140.00–148.00 $144.07 $595 —
455–460 458 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $639 —
520–545 534 4 135.00–138.00 $136.99 $732 —
555–585 571 5 132.00–135.00 $133.82 $764 —
605–645 627 6 123.00–128.00 $125.98 $790 —
655–680 665 5 114.00–120.00 $116.98 $778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1145 1056 80-85% 8 62.00–66.00 $63.40 $670 —
730–1430 1057 80-85% 10 54.00–58.00 $55.82 $590 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1570 1310 75-80% 9 68.00–72.00 $69.64 $912 —
1115–1725 1384 75-80% 7 76.00–80.00 $77.48 $1,072 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–940 805 85-90% 4 45.00–49.00 $47.15 $380 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1215 1210 2 75.00–77.00 $76.00 $920 —
1185–1665 1438 10 85.00–89.00 $86.78 $1,248 —
1560–2100 1838 3 92.00–96.00 $94.20 $1,731 -3.80

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–980 874 (<2 yrs)Open 5 660.00–815.00 $732.77

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
545–670 608 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 300.00–360.00 $333.09
690–969 842 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 520.00–675.00 $572.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
1087 fancy 1087 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.