Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.43/cwt +14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 618 lb · 86 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.15/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 681 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $173.03/cwt +8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 421 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 655 234 246
Feeder cattle 508 151 196
Slaughter cattle 132 59 37
Replacement cattle 15 24 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
305–320 309 4 180.00–182.50 $180.65 $558 +1.97
355–395 379 4 168.00–178.00 $174.77 $662 +2.77
405–435 417 10 160.00–168.00 $163.39 $681 -1.61
419–424 value added 422 26 175.00–178.00 $176.74 $746 —
470–490 480 4 150.00–157.00 $151.96 $729 -1.59
531 value added 531 22 165.00 $165.00 $876 —
535–545 539 8 143.00–150.00 $146.85 $792 +0.85
555–585 579 6 138.00–142.00 $139.84 $810 +3.37
601–623 value added 618 82 144.50–146.50 $146.02 $902 —
610–620 618 4 130.00–135.00 $133.26 $824 +1.94
670–688 value added 678 27 133.00–135.50 $134.13 $909 —
676–693 687 17 125.00–129.50 $126.42 $869 -0.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 4 160.00–168.00 $164.42 $523 -1.21
375 375 2 160.00 $160.00 $600 +1.58
415 415 2 150.00 $150.00 $622 +6.95
460–490 470 4 138.00–145.00 $140.80 $662 +4.80
525–545 535 2 130.00–136.00 $132.94 $711 —
560–570 567 6 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $716 +1.33
605–645 625 2 120.00–122.00 $121.03 $756 +1.03
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–399 397 14 143.00–148.00 $147.01 $584 —
405–445 423 7 138.00–142.00 $140.09 $593 —
460–473 470 34 135.00–138.00 $136.63 $642 +7.27
515–530 519 11 131.00–135.00 $133.35 $692 +7.35
555–599 576 25 126.00–130.00 $129.12 $744 +4.31
625–645 633 3 117.00–120.00 $118.33 $749 —
675–680 678 2 110.00–114.00 $111.99 $759 -5.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 318 5 138.00–142.00 $140.84 $448 —
355–385 370 3 135.00–138.00 $136.71 $506 —
405–440 426 7 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $568 +12.28
460–490 487 13 125.00–130.00 $129.09 $629 +9.91
535–545 540 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $662 +7.51
555–590 573 2 118.00–119.00 $118.48 $679 —
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 392 8 160.00–165.00 $163.39 $640 +14.91
405–440 423 2 150.00–152.00 $151.04 $639 +11.04
455–480 459 6 142.00–147.00 $145.51 $668 +8.84
524 value added 524 8 146.00 $146.00 $765 —
505–545 528 8 136.00–141.00 $138.42 $731 +10.42
555–590 573 4 130.00–135.00 $132.80 $761 —
622–630 623 10 124.00–129.50 $128.59 $801 —
680–695 688 3 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 148.00–154.00 $150.84 $487 +5.09
360 360 1 144.00 $144.00 $518 +4.98
410–420 415 2 138.00–141.00 $139.52 $579 —
490 490 1 135.00 $135.00 $662 +9.00
510 510 1 133.00 $133.00 $678 —
580 580 1 128.00 $128.00 $742 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1440 1174 75-80% 14 69.00–73.00 $70.87 $832 —
1255–1560 1398 75-80% 16 56.00–60.00 $57.82 $808 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1345 1135 80-85% 13 61.00–65.00 $62.28 $707 —
960–1365 1173 80-85% 14 52.00–56.00 $54.50 $639 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1190 910 85-90% 4 42.00–46.00 $44.58 $406 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1800 1448 6 79.00–83.00 $80.20 $1,161 —
1455–1460 1458 3 73.00–77.00 $74.33 $1,084 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–840 715 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 420.00–580.00 $476.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)Open 1 804.00 $804.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–770 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–625.00 $611.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.