Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.00/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 428 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	226	440	714
Feeder cattle	100	362	605
Slaughter cattle	110	69	79
Replacement cattle	16	9	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested. Trade active with moderate 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
414	414	6	155.00	$155.00	$642	+3.87
453–475	456	7	145.00–146.00	$145.85	$665	-3.18
505–525	515	5	135.00–141.00	$139.22	$717	+0.05
595	595	4	134.00	$134.00	$797	-2.24
605–645	613	5	130.00–133.00	$130.63	$801	-2.67
655–688	677	3	124.00–130.00	$128.06	$867	+0.86
740–745	742	3	120.00–121.00	$120.33	$893	-4.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	9	137.00	$137.00	$455	—
355	355	1	133.00	$133.00	$472	—
415–431	428	10	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$561	+0.83
455–495	464	7	127.00–129.00	$128.01	$594	+1.89
505–545	528	7	123.00–127.00	$125.19	$661	+2.97
555–580	568	4	121.00–123.00	$122.00	$693	+2.74
605–610	608	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$727	+7.49
655–696	690	7	116.00–118.00	$117.73	$812	—
705–745	721	4	107.00–113.00	$110.19	$794	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	141.00–142.00	$141.49	$580	-5.92
455–475	467	3	136.00–140.00	$137.98	$644	-5.02
505–540	518	3	129.00–132.00	$130.33	$675	-5.66
555–590	569	7	125.00–129.00	$127.12	$723	-2.20
605–645	620	4	120.00–124.00	$121.54	$754	-4.96
670–675	673	2	115.00–119.00	$116.99	$787	-5.06
745	745	3	105.00–111.00	$107.00	$797	-8.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1260	1085	80-85%	14	63.00–67.00	$65.35	$709	-1.51
1065–1180	1105	80-85%	6	69.00–72.00	$69.67	$770	—
1005–1430	1129	80-85%	13	57.00–60.00	$59.44	$671	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1360	1245	75-80%	6	77.00–80.00	$78.15	$973	—
970–1610	1267	75-80%	19	71.00–75.00	$73.52	$931	+2.64
1315–1485	1433	75-80%	4	62.50–66.00	$64.68	$927	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–975	925	85-90%	2	44.00–45.00	$44.47	$411	-11.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1935	1405	7	81.00–85.00	$83.28	$1,170	—
1255–1975	1526	5	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$1,336	+0.86
1695–2265	1938	4	99.00–104.00	$100.95	$1,956	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550–760	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	325.00–450.00	$368.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1040	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	620.00–735.00	$679.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1480	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–950.00	$886.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
1470	1470	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1525	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.