Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Alabama Livestock Auction report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.35/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 569 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $151.73/cwt +7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 372 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.30/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 438 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 655 215
Feeder cattle 406 508 171
Slaughter cattle 155 132 44
Replacement cattle 120 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 374 4 172.50–180.00 $175.57 $657 +0.80
415 415 2 162.00–167.00 $164.50 $683 +1.11
455 455 3 155.00 $155.00 $705 +3.04
505–520 507 7 144.00–147.00 $144.44 $732 -2.41
555–580 568 6 140.00–143.00 $141.82 $806 +1.98
610–649 628 14 134.00–139.00 $137.85 $866 +4.59
655 655 2 130.00 $130.00 $852 +3.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–316 314 7 167.00–170.00 $168.85 $530 +4.43
378 378 2 160.00 $160.00 $605 ±0.00
405 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 +5.00
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -0.80
510–525 514 4 135.00–140.00 $138.72 $713 +5.78
605 605 3 130.00 $130.00 $786 +8.97
655–690 673 2 116.00–120.00 $118.05 $794 +1.05
740 740 3 115.00 $115.00 $851 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 11 147.00 $147.00 $522 —
413–435 422 12 141.00–143.00 $141.86 $599 +1.77
465–495 480 2 136.00–137.00 $136.52 $655 -0.11
515–545 520 6 132.00–136.00 $135.30 $704 +1.95
565–575 569 17 126.00–131.00 $130.35 $742 +1.23
610–646 635 12 122.00–126.00 $124.00 $787 +5.67
665 665 3 120.00 $120.00 $798 +8.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 339 5 137.00–142.00 $140.20 $475 -0.64
355–395 378 4 134.00–137.00 $134.97 $510 -1.74
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -3.30
460–480 468 8 126.00–130.00 $127.50 $597 -1.59
505–520 514 4 120.00–125.00 $122.22 $628 -0.30
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 -0.48
660–670 667 3 105.00–106.00 $105.33 $703 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 4 162.00–167.00 $165.73 $643 +2.34
415–449 438 14 152.00–160.00 $157.30 $689 +6.26
465–495 488 11 140.00–147.00 $145.34 $709 -0.17
505–525 515 2 132.00–135.00 $133.47 $687 -4.95
560–565 563 2 129.00–132.00 $130.49 $735 -2.31
610–645 634 7 125.00–128.00 $127.02 $805 -1.57
660–670 667 3 120.00–124.00 $122.00 $814 -0.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 265 12 162.00–167.50 $166.51 $441 —
365–395 372 16 150.00–154.00 $151.73 $564 +7.73
420–430 425 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $599 +1.47
470–476 475 9 135.00–137.00 $136.78 $650 +1.78
510–540 525 2 124.00–127.00 $125.54 $659 -7.46

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1310 1000 80-85% 12 53.00–57.00 $55.15 $552 —
1015–1275 1086 80-85% 22 61.00–65.00 $62.93 $683 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1370 1184 75-80% 16 63.00–67.00 $64.29 $761 -6.58
1125–1420 1299 75-80% 8 57.00–60.00 $58.79 $764 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–955 889 85-90% 14 42.00–46.00 $43.50 $387 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1225 1175 4 73.00–77.00 $74.50 $875 —
1130–1870 1518 5 84.00–86.00 $84.95 $1,290 —
1110–2045 1686 5 89.00–92.00 $90.08 $1,519 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–890 865 (<2 yrs)Open 5 650.00–760.00 $709.16
825–1075 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 625.00–810.00 $709.78
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–845 761 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 400.00–550.00 $494.53

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1250 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 800.00–1,000.00 $890.82
990–1290 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,142.46
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–980 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00–950.00 $912.04

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–870 835 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–825.00 $789.07

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1215 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 950.00–1,150.00 $1,049.31 —
1050–1380 fancy 1184 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,431.02 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620–935 794 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–975.00 $902.09 —
966–975 fancy 972 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,233.05 —

↑ Back to top

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.