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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 276 661 311
Feeder cattle 190 417 254
Slaughter cattle 69 153 53
Replacement cattle 17 91 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle lightly tested, feeder steers sold mostly steady and feeder bulls and heifer sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 421 4 150.00–155.00 $153.78 $647 +2.46
465 465 1 148.00 $148.00 $688 +2.79
505–535 519 4 138.00–142.00 $140.71 $730 —
595 595 3 133.00 $133.00 $791 —
605–645 622 5 125.00–130.00 $128.60 $800 —
685–688 687 4 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $855 —
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 —
752 752 3 120.00 $120.00 $902 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 367 6 130.00–136.00 $131.45 $482 +0.80
405–435 431 9 127.00–130.00 $129.24 $557 +3.11
455–470 461 4 122.00–127.00 $124.27 $573 +0.98
523–535 525 8 120.00–122.00 $120.26 $631 +0.26
555–580 564 4 116.00–120.00 $118.01 $666 +3.68
603–620 609 4 112.00–116.00 $113.51 $691 +3.51
628 fancy 628 4 122.00 $122.00 $766 —
668 668 2 112.00 $112.00 $748 +4.99
719 719 4 109.00 $109.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $581 +3.63
405–440 421 5 144.00–150.00 $147.24 $620 +7.72
455–470 465 3 137.00–140.00 $137.98 $642 +7.16
510–525 518 2 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $694 +8.29
560–595 578 2 128.00–131.00 $129.45 $748 +7.45
620–645 633 2 124.00–127.00 $125.47 $794 +6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1235 1022 80-85% 14 60.00–64.00 $61.88 $632 +5.88
990–1195 1043 80-85% 4 66.00–69.00 $67.00 $699 +11.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1250 1168 75-80% 5 79.00–83.00 $79.70 $931 —
1075–1490 1317 75-80% 12 71.00–75.00 $73.39 $967 +4.31
1645 1645 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $1,036 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1185 1009 85-90% 7 54.00–58.00 $55.43 $559 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $572 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1380 1201 4 74.00–78.00 $75.48 $907 —
1390–1700 1580 4 84.00–86.00 $84.70 $1,338 -0.68
1930–2010 1990 4 99.00–100.00 $99.76 $1,985 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
495–590 546 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 325.00–400.00 $359.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–990 901 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 500.00–625.00 $546.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1050–1260 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–850.00 $795.45
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 +53.39

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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.