Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.38/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 538 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.08/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 579 lb · 28 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.60/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 638 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	800	505	270
Feeder cattle	535	350	156
Slaughter cattle	128	78	106
Replacement cattle	137	77	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high yielding bull up to 100.00. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	422	8	172.00–179.00	$176.81	$746	-3.50
460–495	473	3	162.50–168.00	$165.76	$784	-4.94
520–545	525	11	156.00–159.00	$158.53	$832	-0.87
555–560	558	2	152.00–155.00	$153.51	$857	-0.49
618–649	638	14	144.00–149.50	$147.60	$942	-0.24
668–690	677	5	134.00–139.00	$136.96	$927	-3.53
705–745	721	5	129.00–134.00	$131.01	$945	-4.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	388	3	164.00–170.00	$167.39	$649	-5.37
405–430	423	7	158.00–162.00	$158.82	$672	-10.18
480–495	493	7	150.00–154.00	$153.44	$756	-9.08
513–540	518	5	145.00–150.00	$148.96	$772	—
560–580	575	4	140.00–144.00	$142.50	$819	-4.50
605–645	616	5	130.00–134.00	$131.41	$809	—
660	660	1	124.00	$124.00	$818	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	148.00	$148.00	$533	-2.81
425–448	440	13	144.00–148.00	$146.33	$644	+0.74
460–485	468	7	142.00–144.00	$143.02	$669	-0.23
507–541	538	86	138.00–141.50	$138.38	$744	-0.61
555–589	579	28	134.00–139.00	$138.08	$799	+7.09
615–640	628	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$813	+2.48
653–670	658	7	126.00–132.00	$127.14	$837	—
740	740	1	121.00	$121.00	$895	+0.49
755–790	776	4	108.00–116.00	$112.49	$873	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	6	142.00–148.00	$145.66	$492	-2.86
365–385	370	11	140.00–142.00	$141.43	$523	-2.57
405–425	413	4	137.00–140.00	$138.75	$573	+0.01
460–487	476	12	130.00–136.00	$134.71	$641	+1.03
545	545	2	128.00	$128.00	$698	-1.50
555–595	568	3	126.00–128.00	$126.98	$721	+3.98
625	625	2	115.00	$115.00	$719	—
760	760	2	110.00	$110.00	$836	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	391	11	164.00–172.00	$167.47	$655	-8.86
435–445	440	4	160.00–162.00	$161.01	$708	-6.22
455–470	460	4	152.00–160.00	$155.48	$715	-0.38
505–535	520	4	142.00–148.00	$145.45	$756	-4.76
575–595	585	4	138.00–141.00	$139.75	$818	-7.25
605–640	615	4	132.00–138.00	$134.55	$827	-4.45
660–665	663	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$842	-6.00
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	-2.98
756	756	1	118.00	$118.00	$892	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	4	162.00–170.00	$166.40	$546	+4.25
355–390	370	3	155.00–160.00	$157.30	$582	—
405–440	418	3	148.00–155.00	$151.57	$634	+1.96
460–495	479	5	140.00–145.00	$143.00	$685	+1.26
510–545	517	6	130.00–138.00	$133.18	$689	-0.82
555–575	565	4	124.00–130.00	$126.72	$716	—
740–745	743	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$810	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1250	948	80-85%	9	54.00–58.00	$55.99	$531	—
815–1235	988	80-85%	12	68.00–71.00	$69.01	$682	—
820–1200	1020	80-85%	13	61.00–66.00	$63.71	$650	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1460	1270	75-80%	25	74.00–78.00	$75.83	$963	—
1210–1410	1313	75-80%	9	66.00–70.00	$68.75	$903	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1105	857	85-90%	5	45.00–50.00	$46.90	$402	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1340	1209	10	78.50–82.00	$80.12	$969	—
1300–2160	1803	9	90.00–95.00	$92.20	$1,662	—
1285–2320	1975	3	85.00–86.00	$85.22	$1,683	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–850	766	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	500.00–685.00	$588.44
835–945	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	660.00–820.00	$736.15

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1210	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	975.00–1,125.00	$1,047.40
1055–1225	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	875.00–1,025.00	$933.65
1015–1305	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	925.00–1,150.00	$1,001.48
1300 fancy	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–935	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–800.00	$736.84
725–780	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	500.00–600.00	$557.58
875–955	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–975.00	$961.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1035	918	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$889.10
1000–1090	1045	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$986.96

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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
1070–1365	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,378.32	-0.08
1105–1315 fancy	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–1,625.00	$1,613.58	—
1015–1560	1311	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,464.83	—
1155–1420	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,089.03	—
1175–1580	1332	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,205.00–1,600.00	$1,424.78	—
1375 fancy	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
1355–1505	1399	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,390.19	—
1510	1510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1580 fancy	1580	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–985	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–850.00	$807.32	—
865–1060	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,450.00	$1,353.58	+473.39
1005–1045	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,238.23	—
985–1095	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00–1,475.00	$1,369.71	—
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975–1030	1003	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,289.90	—

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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.