Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $149.03/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 487 lb · 32 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.93/cwt ≈ $665/hd at 524 lb · 28 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $133.30/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 628 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	440	276	822
Feeder cattle	362	190	606
Slaughter cattle	69	69	56
Replacement cattle	9	17	160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high of 99.00 and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady and feeder bulls 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–428	425	8	150.00–152.00	$151.13	$642	-2.65
480–490	487	32	145.00–150.00	$149.03	$726	+1.03
505–545	521	18	139.00–140.00	$139.17	$725	-1.54
575–595	592	13	135.00–136.50	$136.24	$807	+3.24
605–640	628	27	129.00–134.50	$133.30	$837	+4.70
672–690	682	9	126.00–129.00	$127.20	$868	+2.70
710–748	741	7	120.00–126.50	$124.96	$926	+2.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521–535	524	28	126.00–128.00	$126.93	$665	—
570–590	582	6	124.00–126.00	$125.16	$728	—
605–630	622	3	119.00–121.00	$119.65	$744	—
665–680	671	10	115.00–118.00	$116.78	$784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	13	128.00–131.00	$130.17	$553	+0.93
453–490	459	7	123.00–127.00	$126.12	$579	+1.85
505–520	518	14	120.00–122.50	$122.22	$633	+1.96
555–595	584	4	116.00–121.00	$119.26	$696	+1.25
640–645	643	2	109.00–115.00	$112.01	$720	-1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	6	150.00–155.00	$152.61	$572	+1.58
405–425	414	5	146.00–150.00	$147.41	$610	+0.17
455–475	465	7	141.00–145.00	$143.00	$665	+5.02
510–545	530	3	134.00–138.00	$135.99	$721	+2.00
555–570	562	9	127.00–131.00	$129.32	$727	-0.13
605–610	608	2	126.00–127.00	$126.50	$769	+1.03
655–695	665	4	121.00–125.00	$122.05	$812	—
705–735	717	3	114.00–118.00	$115.98	$832	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1210	964	80-85%	9	58.00–62.00	$59.81	$577	—
1030–1100	1070	80-85%	6	65.00–69.00	$66.86	$715	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–935	885	85-90%	2	41.00–45.00	$42.89	$380	—
870–1025	948	85-90%	3	56.00–57.00	$56.36	$534	—
895–1115	1025	85-90%	8	50.00–52.00	$51.12	$524	-4.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1215	1153	75-80%	3	77.00–78.00	$77.65	$895	-2.05
1215–1370	1274	75-80%	7	69.00–73.00	$70.88	$903	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1530	1140	4	78.00–82.00	$79.34	$904	—
1445–1560	1510	3	85.00–89.00	$86.69	$1,309	—
1750–1890	1854	4	92.00–96.00	$94.93	$1,760	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–965	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–600.00	$576.88

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
1055–1240	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–990.00	$860.32	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.