Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $128.01/cwt +1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 726 lb · 33 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.84/cwt ≈ $837/hd at 693 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.49/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 615 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	661	549	308
Feeder cattle	417	384	242
Slaughter cattle	153	117	48
Replacement cattle	91	48	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	3	154.00–162.00	$158.12	$680	—
460–475	471	7	145.00–148.00	$145.84	$687	-19.80
508–545	523	5	144.00–145.00	$144.58	$756	-8.41
565–584	574	12	138.00–142.00	$140.01	$804	-1.57
620	620	1	134.00	$134.00	$831	-3.41
653–695	671	16	131.00–133.00	$132.09	$886	-3.91
705–742	726	33	127.00–129.50	$128.01	$929	+1.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	3	154.00–160.00	$157.27	$594	-10.72
405–410	408	3	150.00–154.00	$151.32	$617	-11.36
460–490	473	8	141.00–148.00	$145.21	$687	-8.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	136.00–138.00	$137.01	$559	-1.74
460	460	1	134.00	$134.00	$616	-2.50
520–530	522	11	127.00–129.00	$127.91	$668	-6.46
555–595	575	2	124.00–125.00	$124.52	$716	-6.74
613–615	613	18	122.00–124.75	$124.60	$764	-0.16
621 fancy	621	8	127.50	$127.50	$792	—
674–697	693	31	118.00–121.50	$120.84	$837	—
740	740	3	115.00	$115.00	$851	-1.00
755	755	1	112.00	$112.00	$846	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	316	7	132.00–136.00	$133.97	$423	-8.05
355–395	381	8	129.00–132.00	$130.65	$498	-5.62
420–445	438	6	125.00–129.00	$126.13	$552	-7.53
474–480	476	10	120.00–125.00	$123.29	$587	-6.01
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	-4.48
555–575	568	3	114.00–115.00	$114.33	$649	—
640	640	2	110.00	$110.00	$704	—
655–660	657	3	105.00–109.00	$107.01	$703	-3.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	156.00	$156.00	$515	—
365–395	375	3	144.00–150.00	$147.40	$553	-0.75
405–445	427	6	137.00–142.00	$139.52	$596	-1.30
455–475	462	5	127.00–135.00	$130.82	$604	-7.34
505–545	520	3	124.00–127.00	$125.70	$654	-4.30
570	570	1	122.00	$122.00	$695	—
620–645	625	5	115.00–120.00	$118.97	$744	—
685–695	690	2	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$766	—
710–740	725	2	99.00–105.00	$101.94	$739	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	157.00–165.00	$161.00	$604	+2.65
420–445	430	3	147.00–152.00	$149.34	$642	-5.86
460–465	462	3	140.00–144.00	$141.34	$653	-6.16
505–525	519	4	135.00–139.00	$137.01	$711	-3.99
555–560	557	3	130.00–132.00	$130.67	$728	-7.00
705–720	714	4	112.00–115.00	$113.75	$812	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1490	1260	75-80%	10	57.00–61.00	$58.61	$738	-6.18
1125–1745	1308	75-80%	39	67.00–71.00	$69.08	$904	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1150	1026	80-85%	21	54.00–58.00	$56.00	$575	—
1045–1200	1101	80-85%	11	63.00–67.00	$65.02	$716	+8.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–915	824	85-90%	5	50.00–55.00	$52.41	$432	—
710–1085	911	85-90%	4	45.00–48.00	$46.27	$422	+1.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1570	1307	5	75.00–79.00	$76.33	$998	—
1305–1855	1578	8	84.00–88.00	$85.38	$1,347	—
1735–1935	1835	2	90.00–94.00	$92.11	$1,690	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–1045	847	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	500.00–875.00	$597.10
825–950	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	610.00–860.00	$696.89

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1170	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–800.00	$762.71
1045–1155	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,153.15
1075–1350	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	775.00–975.00	$837.72

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–960	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$637.03

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–925	904	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	575.00–600.00	$595.46

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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
1020–1205	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,199.36	—
1025–1230	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,414.68	—
1100–1335	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,086.50	+86.50
1485	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1560 fancy	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1075	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	850.00–1,000.00	$909.31	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1150–1195	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,100.00	$1,026.44	—

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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
795–915	875	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	775.00–900.00	$827.29	—
870–980	922	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,050.00	$946.61	—

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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.