Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.80/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 528 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.04/cwt ≈ $738/hd at 605 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $161.89/cwt +6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 429 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 226 402
Feeder cattle 296 100 324
Slaughter cattle 61 110 62
Replacement cattle 34 16 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 389 8 164.00–166.00 $164.25 $639 —
405–440 429 13 158.00–164.00 $161.89 $695 +6.89
455–495 475 9 148.00–156.00 $150.45 $715 +4.60
505–525 521 12 143.00–148.00 $146.43 $763 +7.21
553–595 560 11 139.00–142.00 $139.56 $782 +5.56
605–620 608 7 130.00–138.00 $136.14 $828 +5.51
666 666 8 129.00 $129.00 $859 +0.94
701 701 5 126.00 $126.00 $883 —
760–765 763 2 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–390 364 8 133.00–135.00 $133.53 $486 +0.53
419–448 429 10 129.00–132.00 $130.42 $560 -0.58
455–460 458 8 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $568 -4.02
530–543 540 5 118.00–123.50 $121.72 $657 -3.47
555–570 563 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $650 -6.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 516 10 130.00–134.00 $132.59 $684 —
570–585 574 5 123.00–130.00 $125.43 $720 —
601–640 605 15 118.00–123.00 $122.04 $738 —
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
715 715 1 108.00 $108.00 $772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 381 4 150.00–157.00 $154.24 $588 —
440–445 444 7 140.00–148.00 $141.85 $630 +0.36
455–495 480 3 134.00–140.00 $136.58 $656 -1.40
505–510 507 5 125.00–132.00 $129.40 $656 -0.93
539 value added 539 10 136.00 $136.00 $733 —
560–580 572 5 122.00–123.00 $122.61 $701 -4.51
605–645 628 4 118.00–121.00 $119.50 $750 -2.04
660–670 665 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $755 -3.49
705–725 715 3 109.00–113.00 $110.69 $791 +3.69
760 760 2 107.00 $107.00 $813 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1655 1288 75-80% 14 76.00–80.00 $78.06 $1,005 +4.54
1150–1490 1315 75-80% 4 70.00–74.00 $71.92 $946 —
1575–1630 1605 75-80% 3 63.00–66.00 $64.68 $1,038 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1100 906 80-85% 6 59.00–62.00 $60.86 $551 —
855–1370 1073 80-85% 10 64.00–68.50 $65.97 $708 +0.62
1135–1285 1210 80-85% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.47 $913 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1000 845 85-90% 4 50.00–52.00 $50.43 $426 —
860–955 923 85-90% 3 58.00–60.00 $58.62 $541 +14.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1115 1098 2 85.00–90.00 $87.54 $961 —
1000–2100 1651 4 80.00–83.00 $80.96 $1,337 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1015 926 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 525.00–700.00 $629.59
990–1035 1007 (<2 yrs)Open 5 745.00–955.00 $826.56
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660–770 713 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 425.00–600.00 $502.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1045–1190 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–1,000.00 $898.84
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
910–953 927 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,254.44 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,283.33 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 (<2 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.