Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 632 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.99/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 528 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.67/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 636 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	505	264
Feeder cattle	350	172
Slaughter cattle	78	44
Replacement cattle	77	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady, slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	442	7	175.00–182.00	$180.31	$797	—
455–490	474	6	168.00–174.00	$170.70	$809	—
511–545	516	9	158.00–168.00	$159.40	$823	+6.38
535–545 value added	540	2	169.00–170.00	$169.50	$915	—
585	585	1	154.00	$154.00	$901	+9.83
615 value added	615	3	160.00	$160.00	$984	—
630–637	635	19	143.00–149.50	$147.84	$939	+5.84
655–670	663	2	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$931	—
723–725	724	8	135.00–136.00	$135.63	$982	+0.63
775–797	792	4	129.50–131.00	$129.87	$1,029	+0.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	4	170.00–177.00	$172.76	$622	—
420	420	3	167.00–170.00	$169.00	$710	—
455–465	460	2	161.00–164.00	$162.52	$748	—
560–565	563	2	146.00–148.00	$147.00	$828	—
740–745	743	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$929	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	379	4	149.00–152.00	$150.81	$572	—
405–445	432	6	144.00–148.00	$145.59	$629	+2.24
475–480	478	8	142.00–144.00	$143.25	$685	+5.24
505–545	528	15	136.00–142.00	$138.99	$734	+4.47
560–595	578	4	128.00–134.00	$130.99	$757	—
605–640	623	2	126.00–128.00	$127.03	$791	+0.69
634–648 value added	638	13	131.00–133.00	$132.38	$845	—
715–745	735	6	119.00–121.00	$120.51	$886	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	147.00–150.00	$148.52	$505	—
380	380	1	144.00	$144.00	$547	+2.50
410–445	426	9	137.00–140.00	$138.74	$591	+3.48
455–495	470	4	130.00–137.00	$133.68	$628	+3.35
510–520	515	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$667	+2.53
575	575	1	123.00	$123.00	$707	-0.76
665–695	683	3	110.00–115.00	$112.34	$767	-1.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	142.50–144.00	$143.24	$319	—
280	280	2	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
305–335	319	4	131.00–138.00	$134.55	$429	—
370–390	378	3	126.00–130.00	$127.99	$484	—
440–445	442	3	122.00–126.00	$124.34	$550	—
455–475	465	2	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$563	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	391	5	172.50–178.00	$176.33	$689	+17.84
420–445	434	5	165.00–172.00	$167.23	$726	+15.23
455–470	458	7	155.00–160.00	$155.86	$714	+7.36
505–530	511	5	148.00–152.00	$150.21	$768	+6.20
560	560	1	147.00	$147.00	$823	—
605	605	1	139.00	$139.00	$841	+6.62
675	675	1	133.00	$133.00	$898	+8.00
720–735	728	2	121.00–125.00	$122.98	$895	—
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	4	157.00–165.00	$162.15	$529	+4.18
430–435	433	5	148.00–152.00	$149.61	$648	+7.72
465–495	480	4	138.00–144.00	$141.74	$680	+4.28
505–540	521	5	130.00–136.00	$134.00	$698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	265	3	158.00–165.00	$162.49	$431	—
305–335	320	5	150.00–155.00	$152.31	$487	—
360–395	381	4	142.00–150.00	$145.49	$554	—
410–425	418	2	130.00–140.00	$134.91	$564	—
455–465	460	2	120.00–128.00	$123.96	$570	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1165	1052	80-85%	10	60.00–64.00	$62.58	$658	—
825–1365	1095	80-85%	8	69.00–73.00	$71.33	$781	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1240	1186	75-80%	10	74.00–77.00	$75.12	$891	—
1005–1625	1371	75-80%	8	64.00–68.00	$66.49	$912	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1030	958	85-90%	3	45.00–50.00	$47.57	$456	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1000	963	2	75.00–80.00	$77.60	$747	—
1235–1910	1450	10	85.00–97.00	$88.26	$1,280	—
1430–1640	1544	4	93.00–97.00	$94.99	$1,467	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1035	991	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	750.00–925.00	$859.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
560–840	706	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	510.00–620.00	$581.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1015–1370	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	760.00–925.00	$850.29
1010–1515	1259	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	900.00–1,150.00	$1,049.19

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–995	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–810.00	$770.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–945	842	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–875.00	$764.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1240	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–975.00	$948.78	—
1155–1325	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,378.40	—
1135–1580	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,389.12	—
1260 fancy	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1270–1550 fancy	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,568.04	—
1465	1465	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1475–1480	1478	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,825.00	$1,749.87	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1070	988	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–975.00	$880.19	—

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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.