Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.76/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 534 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.76/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 427 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 steers $164.24/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $527/hd at 321 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 681 281
Feeder cattle 286 406 201
Slaughter cattle 81 155 68
Replacement cattle 32 120 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–345 321 14 160.00–167.00 $164.24 $527 -4.61
390–395 391 7 152.00–160.00 $157.69 $617 -2.31
435–440 439 4 150.00–152.00 $150.50 $661 -4.50
485–490 488 2 140.00–150.00 $145.03 $708 +5.03
595 595 2 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 415 3 160.00–162.00 $160.70 $667 -3.80
505–545 518 7 141.00–149.00 $145.99 $756 +1.55
580–595 593 6 139.00–140.00 $139.84 $829 -1.98
620–640 630 2 135.00–157.00 $145.83 $919 +7.98
660–685 677 3 125.00–130.00 $127.01 $860 -2.99
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–392 386 9 140.00–145.00 $142.23 $549 -4.77
415–445 427 18 136.00–140.00 $138.76 $593 -3.10
455–460 458 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $621 -1.02
534 value added 534 18 136.00 $136.00 $726 —
518–547 535 12 132.00–133.50 $132.89 $711 -2.41
555–595 572 3 128.00–131.00 $129.70 $742 -0.65
615–633 629 4 120.00–127.00 $125.29 $788 +1.29
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 5 137.00–145.00 $140.99 $461 +0.79
375–385 380 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $517 +1.04
405–425 415 3 130.00–134.00 $131.70 $547 +1.70
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 +2.50
510–545 533 4 124.00–128.00 $126.54 $674 +4.32
565–598 586 5 120.00–122.00 $121.21 $710 +3.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 6 157.00–160.00 $159.03 $525 —
360–395 378 2 150.00–155.00 $152.62 $577 -13.11
425 425 2 150.00 $150.00 $638 -7.30
480–495 488 3 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $713 +0.67
505–545 525 2 140.00–143.00 $141.56 $743 +8.09
557–575 559 10 137.00–140.00 $138.01 $771 +7.52
611–615 612 5 129.00–134.00 $130.01 $796 +2.99
730–740 733 3 117.00–122.00 $119.65 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 4 150.00–152.50 $151.26 $473 —
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -0.99
465–490 473 3 135.00–140.00 $137.67 $651 +0.89
555–570 563 2 126.00–128.00 $126.99 $715 —
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1375 1295 75-80% 11 63.00–66.00 $64.16 $831 +5.37
1185–1570 1342 75-80% 13 55.00–59.00 $57.43 $771 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1155 1072 80-85% 15 60.00–63.00 $62.04 $665 -0.89
1025–1175 1095 80-85% 6 54.00–58.00 $56.55 $619 -6.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–970 925 85-90% 2 46.00–48.00 $46.95 $434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1550 1335 2 71.00–75.00 $72.68 $970 —
1440–1950 1752 6 85.00–88.00 $87.03 $1,525 —
1780–1915 1853 3 90.00–93.00 $91.65 $1,698 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–995 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 525.00–675.00 $609.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–1110 902 (<2 yrs)Open 3 685.00–835.00 $749.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1105 1057 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–900.00 $830.64
1190–1320 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,173.71
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–965 887 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 575.00–750.00 $682.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
860–985 936 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 885.00–1,000.00 $928.02 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.