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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 489 389
Feeder cattle 151 369 274
Slaughter cattle 59 94 43
Replacement cattle 24 26 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested and sold unevenly steady. 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
255–275 265 4 180.00–187.00 $184.52 $489 +12.45
330–335 333 3 176.00–180.00 $178.68 $595 +10.18
385 385 1 172.00 $172.00 $662 +11.40
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 +8.55
460–490 475 2 152.00–155.00 $153.55 $729 +3.55
530 530 1 146.00 $146.00 $774 +2.38
575–595 585 2 135.00–138.00 $136.47 $798 -3.04
605–648 635 6 129.00–135.00 $131.32 $834 +0.10
695 695 7 127.00 $127.00 $883 -1.17
745 745 9 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 175.00–176.00 $175.49 $491 —
308–330 317 5 162.50–170.00 $165.63 $525 +6.28
355–360 359 5 152.00–160.00 $158.42 $569 —
425–435 430 2 139.00–147.00 $143.05 $615 -6.95
455 455 1 136.00 $136.00 $619 -4.00
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 +2.00
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 +2.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 418 5 120.00–123.00 $121.02 $506 —
460–495 470 5 117.00–120.00 $119.18 $560 -0.82
530–545 538 2 114.00–116.00 $115.01 $619 +1.02
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
695 695 3 107.00 $107.00 $744 +1.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 143.00 $143.00 $450 +2.07
355 355 1 136.00 $136.00 $483 +0.66
455–485 475 3 128.00–130.00 $129.36 $614 +2.33
515 515 1 126.00 $126.00 $649 +3.28
555–596 588 5 124.00–125.00 $124.81 $734 +4.00
660 660 1 117.00 $117.00 $772 +0.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 3 147.50–150.00 $148.48 $569 -1.83
430 430 2 140.00 $140.00 $602 -4.07
465–470 467 3 136.00–138.00 $136.67 $638 -2.83
505 505 1 128.00 $128.00 $646 -8.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 142.00–148.00 $145.75 $484 —
365–375 373 5 135.00–140.00 $139.02 $519 —
470 470 1 126.00 $126.00 $592 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1115 1032 80-85% 10 54.00–58.00 $56.31 $581 —
865–1205 1040 80-85% 11 63.00–68.00 $65.62 $682 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1460 1257 75-80% 3 74.00–75.00 $74.31 $934 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–940 875 85-90% 2 41.00–45.00 $43.15 $378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1775 1593 5 86.00–90.00 $87.86 $1,400 —
1205–1955 1635 11 80.00–84.00 $80.85 $1,322 —
1550–1895 1706 4 74.00–78.50 $76.74 $1,309 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–745 714 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 380.00–550.00 $478.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1395–1425 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 685.00–855.00 $770.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–910 907 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–1,000.00 $866.91 —
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00 +50.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1460–1590 1525 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,823.93 —

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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.