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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.69/cwt ≈ $735/hd at 515 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.10/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 379 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $163.24/cwt ≈ $695/hd at 426 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 361 349
Feeder cattle 267 234 277
Slaughter cattle 49 100 50
Replacement cattle 11 27 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–429 426 18 162.50–164.00 $163.24 $695 —
456 456 4 151.00 $151.00 $689 —
505–543 515 22 142.00–144.00 $142.69 $735 —
555–563 562 7 139.00–140.00 $139.14 $782 —
605–643 627 16 136.00–139.00 $138.47 $868 —
670–683 680 4 131.00–133.00 $132.51 $901 —
708 708 2 131.50 $131.50 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 +4.25
505–520 513 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $680 +1.19
610 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–382 379 18 131.00–135.00 $132.10 $501 +1.76
408–445 427 8 125.00–129.00 $127.30 $544 -1.72
458–490 469 6 123.00–125.00 $124.18 $582 -1.45
525–535 529 5 120.00–122.00 $121.39 $642 +0.17
561–580 565 5 119.00–120.00 $119.79 $677 +0.54
605–640 627 3 112.00–116.00 $114.04 $715 -0.96
655 655 2 112.00 $112.00 $734 +4.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 4 131.00–132.00 $131.48 $559 —
465–480 467 9 129.00–130.00 $129.89 $607 —
530–545 538 2 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $691 —
560 560 1 127.00 $127.00 $711 —
605–613 609 4 120.00–124.00 $122.26 $745 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 431 5 135.00–140.00 $137.61 $593 -2.39
460 460 1 135.00 $135.00 $621 +1.66
505–545 523 3 129.00–131.00 $129.98 $680 -0.36
555–595 568 5 120.00–127.00 $122.28 $695 -3.12
605–615 610 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $705 -5.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1135 963 80-85% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.33 $581 +0.22
905–1050 978 80-85% 2 72.00–76.00 $74.15 $725 +14.04
855–1200 1024 80-85% 9 65.00–69.00 $66.55 $681 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1400 1219 75-80% 7 68.00–72.00 $68.96 $841 —
1170–1320 1245 75-80% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.59 $792 —
1140–1370 1260 75-80% 4 77.00–80.00 $77.68 $979 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–730 728 85-90% 2 45.00–47.00 $46.00 $335 +4.01
705–820 763 85-90% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.54 $447 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1030 1018 2 75.00–79.00 $76.98 $784 —
1330–1360 1345 2 85.00–89.00 $86.98 $1,170 —
1655 1655 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,655 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 (<2 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00
975–1085 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 740.00–900.00 $824.27
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–755 695 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 375.00–415.00 $396.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–855 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–650.00 $574.56 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 (<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.