Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

549 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.37/cwt -4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 517 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $144.61/cwt -4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 532 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.30/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 493 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	549	800	154
Feeder cattle	384	535	66
Slaughter cattle	117	128	76
Replacement cattle	48	137	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	7	165.00–170.00	$167.99	$630	+0.60
435–445	442	9	160.00–164.00	$162.68	$719	+3.86
470–485	478	6	146.00–158.00	$153.63	$734	+0.19
505–537	532	19	137.00–145.50	$144.61	$769	-4.35
555–585	573	3	130.00–135.00	$133.05	$762	-9.45
605–645	625	2	120.00–125.00	$122.58	$766	-8.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–490	461	7	160.00–168.00	$165.64	$764	-0.12
505–540	518	4	150.00–156.00	$152.99	$792	-5.54
574–595	585	9	140.00–143.00	$141.58	$828	-11.93
607–619	612	10	136.00–139.00	$137.41	$841	-10.19
680	680	1	136.00	$136.00	$925	-0.96
733–740	735	3	125.00–129.00	$126.34	$929	-4.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	370	3	142.00–146.00	$143.67	$532	-4.33
420–425	421	4	138.00–139.00	$138.75	$584	-7.58
460–480	470	12	135.00–138.00	$136.50	$642	-6.52
510–520	517	19	134.00–134.50	$134.37	$695	-4.01
555–580	571	8	128.00–133.00	$131.26	$749	-6.82
605–636	620	14	122.00–126.50	$124.76	$774	-4.75
705	705	1	116.00	$116.00	$818	-5.00
785	785	1	112.00	$112.00	$879	-0.49
847	847	11	105.00	$105.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	5	140.00–146.00	$142.02	$467	-3.64
355–380	358	8	136.00–138.00	$136.27	$488	-5.16
405–440	427	11	130.00–135.00	$133.66	$571	-5.09
485–495	493	17	125.00–130.00	$129.30	$637	-5.41
510–545	528	2	124.00–125.00	$124.48	$657	-3.52
660–690	670	4	110.00–112.00	$110.76	$742	—
745	745	1	105.00	$105.00	$782	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	6	160.00–166.00	$164.08	$555	—
355–375	365	3	157.00–160.00	$158.35	$578	-9.12
435–440	437	5	154.00–156.00	$155.20	$678	-5.81
465–470	469	4	146.00–150.00	$147.50	$692	-7.98
505–510	508	6	140.00–142.00	$141.00	$716	-4.45
570–575	573	3	137.00–138.00	$137.67	$789	-2.08
605–640	620	4	130.00–135.00	$133.20	$826	-1.35
655–665	658	3	124.00–128.00	$126.65	$833	-0.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	364	8	144.00–150.00	$148.15	$539	-9.15
405–420	408	5	140.00–144.00	$140.82	$575	-10.75
460–495	475	5	136.00–140.00	$138.16	$656	-4.84
505–510	508	4	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$660	-3.18

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1300	1146	75-80%	9	55.00–60.00	$58.18	$667	—
1015–1540	1272	75-80%	30	63.00–67.00	$64.79	$824	-11.04

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1110	1058	80-85%	18	62.00–65.00	$62.88	$665	—
980–1330	1110	80-85%	19	55.00–59.00	$56.95	$632	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1045	943	85-90%	2	44.00–45.00	$44.55	$420	—
900–1225	1046	85-90%	8	50.00–55.00	$53.24	$557	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1600	1350	3	75.00–77.00	$75.71	$1,022	—
1460–2320	1989	4	85.00–87.00	$86.53	$1,721	+1.31

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1085	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	500.00–700.00	$584.27
835–970	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	805.00–900.00	$868.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1280	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	755.00–850.00	$805.93
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
755–885	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–785.00	$757.38
875–885	880	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	540.00–600.00	$570.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
775–875	825	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–870.00	$837.12

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–610	608	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	475.00–575.00	$524.79

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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
805–915	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,000.00	$906.40	—
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-378.32
1325–1495	1396	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,275.00	$1,168.31	-221.88
1420–1810	1630	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,650.00	$1,536.40	—
1655	1655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.