Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.01/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 519 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.34/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 628 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.58/cwt ≈ $907/hd at 740 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 399 754
Feeder cattle 299 309 643
Slaughter cattle 100 76 80
Replacement cattle 19 14 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a higher undertone was noted. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
416–436 426 8 158.00–159.00 $158.51 $675 -3.32
480 480 1 152.00 $152.00 $730 -6.60
520–543 539 6 145.00–150.00 $149.20 $804 -3.66
578 578 2 144.00 $144.00 $832 -1.54
619–647 628 15 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $881 +0.77
665–680 672 3 135.00–138.00 $136.33 $916 -1.67
705–726 724 10 133.50–135.00 $133.65 $968 -1.85
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 155.00–160.00 $157.52 $477 —
365 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 -5.11
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
465 465 1 138.00 $138.00 $642 —
555 555 2 135.00 $135.00 $749 +1.00
600 600 2 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
705–725 715 2 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $819 -6.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 —
365–370 368 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $519 ±0.00
455–495 481 6 137.00–139.00 $138.20 $665 +3.75
500–526 519 18 135.00–137.50 $137.01 $711 +3.71
550–560 552 10 133.00–135.00 $133.60 $737 +1.81
610–613 613 11 127.50–131.00 $127.82 $784 +0.13
660 660 1 124.00 $124.00 $818 —
723–745 740 14 121.00–123.00 $122.58 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 135.00 $135.00 $412 —
390–395 393 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $525 -0.05
400–440 418 6 127.00–131.00 $129.01 $539 -1.84
470–495 478 3 125.00–127.00 $125.69 $601 -2.10
500–545 513 4 120.00–125.00 $122.30 $627 -2.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
365–385 375 2 153.00–155.00 $154.03 $578 —
405–445 425 2 150.00–152.00 $151.05 $642 -0.46
450–485 470 4 140.00–147.00 $144.53 $679 —
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
550–570 560 5 130.00–132.00 $130.79 $732 -2.97
600–645 615 8 125.00–130.00 $127.59 $785 +3.61
710–735 723 2 119.00–122.00 $120.47 $871 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 145.00–150.00 $147.45 $528 —
405–430 419 6 140.00–145.00 $142.27 $596 +0.27
460–490 483 4 130.00–135.00 $133.81 $646 +0.81
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 -4.48
590 590 1 126.00 $126.00 $743 +4.24
620–640 630 2 120.00–123.00 $121.48 $765 —
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 —
775–795 782 3 102.00–103.00 $102.34 $800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1185 990 80-85% 13 64.00–67.00 $65.66 $650 +1.19
925–1190 1049 80-85% 6 59.00–61.00 $59.85 $628 —
895–1370 1106 80-85% 14 69.00–73.00 $70.26 $777 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1340 1179 75-80% 9 80.00–84.00 $81.14 $957 —
1035–1655 1272 75-80% 10 74.00–78.00 $76.33 $971 —
1130–1540 1276 75-80% 11 68.00–72.00 $70.38 $898 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1010 883 85-90% 4 55.00–59.00 $57.02 $503 —
820–955 888 85-90% 2 50.00–52.00 $50.92 $452 —
870–960 930 85-90% 3 45.00 $45.00 $418 +3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1220 1110 2 79.00–80.00 $79.45 $882 —
1655–1745 1705 3 89.00–91.00 $89.99 $1,534 —
1765–2125 1945 2 104.00–105.00 $104.55 $2,033 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580–850 713 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 400.00–575.00 $485.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1145 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 820.00–880.00 $851.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1205 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 805.00–1,000.00 $894.87
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 605.00 $605.00
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125–1140 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,049.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
670–905 788 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–800.00 $742.54 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 1035 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1290 1290 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.