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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.86/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 669 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.25/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 575 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.79/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 640 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 751 0
Feeder cattle 349 507 0
Slaughter cattle 140 153 0
Replacement cattle 51 91 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with a high of 99.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with a high of 80.00. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder bulls were lightly tested. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 180.00 $180.00 $711 —
410–425 418 2 170.00–177.00 $173.44 $725 +0.44
470–483 478 7 154.00–160.00 $158.03 $755 -2.38
524–540 528 11 145.00–152.00 $147.65 $780 -5.23
570–580 575 30 139.00–143.50 $143.25 $824 -3.69
624 value added 624 20 143.00 $143.00 $892 —
615–648 639 4 135.00–139.00 $137.28 $877 -2.07
650 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 +1.00
670 value added 670 35 138.00 $138.00 $925 —
700–705 703 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $875 -5.47
770 value added 770 7 130.50 $130.50 $1,005 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 150.00–160.00 $154.97 $578 -8.87
400–435 418 2 148.00–150.00 $149.04 $623 +9.04
460–480 475 4 140.00–147.00 $143.22 $680 -7.27
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 -6.50
556–592 577 14 130.00–135.00 $132.93 $767 -4.27
643 643 10 120.00 $120.00 $772 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 4 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $465 —
350–355 353 2 145.00–149.00 $147.01 $519 -0.21
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -2.25
455–475 465 5 134.00–139.00 $137.03 $637 -3.21
500–545 532 8 130.00–134.00 $132.80 $706 -5.56
571–594 580 16 129.00–130.00 $129.62 $752 -3.87
600–610 605 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $771 -1.22
643 value added 643 22 130.00 $130.00 $836 —
678 678 4 124.00 $124.00 $841 -4.00
755 755 6 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 144.00 $144.00 $468 —
375–395 383 5 137.00–140.00 $138.78 $532 -1.81
425–445 430 6 130.00–136.00 $133.49 $574 -5.30
460–495 471 8 127.00–130.00 $128.96 $607 -4.41
520 520 2 125.00 $125.00 $650 -2.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 475 3 140.00–146.00 $143.92 $684 +0.55
515–545 525 3 138.00–139.00 $138.35 $726 +3.04
560–575 565 4 127.00–134.00 $130.24 $736 -0.42
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 -3.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 +1.54
500–540 520 2 120.00–130.00 $125.19 $651 -3.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1215 1080 80-85% 12 69.00–73.00 $70.64 $763 +14.03
855–1395 1120 80-85% 17 57.00–60.00 $58.33 $653 -11.41
840–1435 1146 80-85% 26 63.00–67.00 $65.01 $745 -4.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1440 1262 75-80% 9 65.00–68.00 $66.83 $843 -6.47
1005–1450 1269 75-80% 30 70.00–74.00 $72.03 $914 -1.27
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–900 851 85-90% 4 53.00–55.00 $54.31 $462 —
775–955 857 85-90% 7 47.00–51.00 $49.57 $425 —
740–1060 858 85-90% 7 40.00–45.00 $44.26 $380 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 80.00 $80.00 $892 —
1800–2170 2062 9 94.00–96.00 $94.75 $1,954 —
2065 2065 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,879 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–945 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 400.00–575.00 $496.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–995 955 (<2 yrs)Open 2 725.00–895.00 $813.56
915–1340 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 760.00–975.00 $900.57
1420–1550 fancy 1505 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,065.00–1,160.00 $1,104.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1235 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–880.00 $797.50
1090–1225 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $923.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 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
885–895 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–800.00 $762.29 —
945–985 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–800.00 $775.52 -367.37

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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.