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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.30/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 521 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.00/cwt ≈ $871/hd at 660 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.00/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 661 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 327 741
Feeder cattle 309 267 632
Slaughter cattle 76 49 79
Replacement cattle 14 11 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher with a high of 108.00 and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher and feeder bulls lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 408 13 160.00–162.00 $161.83 $660 -1.41
450–490 466 5 157.00–160.00 $158.60 $739 +7.60
500–529 512 9 150.00–154.00 $152.86 $783 +10.17
570–599 587 11 142.00–148.00 $145.54 $854 +6.40
611–630 614 7 139.50–140.00 $139.57 $857 +1.10
661 661 14 138.00 $138.00 $912 +5.49
720 720 4 135.50 $135.50 $976 +4.00
753 753 5 131.50 $131.50 $990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 158.00–162.00 $160.11 $600 —
435–445 440 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $662 +0.51
505–514 513 12 144.00–146.00 $145.84 $748 +13.38
565 565 2 134.00 $134.00 $757 —
650–695 673 2 124.00–129.00 $126.42 $851 —
710 710 3 120.00–124.00 $121.33 $861 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $547 —
425–445 435 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $603 +7.03
435 value added 435 6 142.50 $142.50 $620 —
488–495 490 9 134.00–136.00 $134.45 $659 +4.56
505–526 521 17 132.00–133.50 $133.30 $694 +4.79
555–583 580 9 130.00–132.00 $131.79 $764 +4.79
605–630 624 6 124.00–129.00 $127.69 $797 +5.43
660 value added 660 15 132.00 $132.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 132.00–135.00 $133.56 $508 +1.46
415–425 418 3 130.00–132.50 $130.85 $547 +3.55
455–475 463 6 125.00–130.00 $127.79 $592 +3.61
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 +3.61
600–640 627 3 120.00–121.00 $120.68 $757 +6.64
650–685 668 2 110.00–113.00 $111.54 $745 -0.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 149.00–154.00 $151.51 $656 —
560–595 573 4 131.00–137.00 $133.76 $766 —
605–635 620 2 123.00–125.00 $123.98 $769 —
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 142.00 $142.00 $568 +4.39
475 475 1 133.00 $133.00 $632 -2.00
510–525 518 2 130.00–133.00 $131.48 $681 +1.50
550–595 565 3 120.00–125.00 $121.76 $688 -0.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1075 954 80-85% 4 68.00–72.00 $69.52 $663 +9.19
755–1300 965 80-85% 19 62.00–66.00 $64.47 $622 +4.14
965–1165 1078 80-85% 4 59.00–60.00 $59.78 $644 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–730 722 85-90% 5 50.00–53.00 $51.82 $374 +5.82
705–1095 914 85-90% 7 55.00–58.00 $55.98 $512 —
915 915 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $384 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1520 1219 75-80% 6 74.00–78.00 $76.17 $929 +7.21
1055–1390 1241 75-80% 4 65.00–68.00 $67.36 $836 +3.77
1155–1620 1388 75-80% 2 80.00–82.00 $80.83 $1,122 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1435 1290 3 90.00–92.00 $91.26 $1,177 —
1215–1685 1352 5 82.00–85.00 $83.90 $1,134 —
1533–2040 1793 4 100.00–105.00 $102.45 $1,837 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615–725 674 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 400.00–550.00 $476.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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.