Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 27, 2021

476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.76/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 665 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.66/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 660 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.70/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 572 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 476 540 0
Feeder cattle 312 349 0
Slaughter cattle 144 140 0
Replacement cattle 20 51 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
310–345 328 2 178.00–185.00 $181.69 $596 —
365–385 375 2 170.00–174.00 $171.95 $645 -8.05
440 440 1 168.00 $168.00 $739 -5.44
460–490 476 4 150.00–156.00 $154.02 $733 -4.01
540 540 2 150.00 $150.00 $810 +2.35
553–587 572 23 143.00–147.00 $144.70 $828 +1.45
645–648 647 10 141.50–143.00 $142.10 $919 +4.82
650–678 660 31 139.50–141.00 $139.93 $924 +6.93
686 value added 686 8 144.00 $144.00 $988 +6.00
754 754 21 135.00 $135.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 +0.96
540 540 2 140.00 $140.00 $756 ±0.00
550–595 573 2 135.00–137.50 $136.30 $781 +3.37
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 +10.00
695 695 1 127.00 $127.00 $883 —
705 705 1 126.00 $126.00 $888 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 367 3 144.00–147.00 $145.35 $533 -1.66
430–435 433 4 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $604 -0.50
455–485 471 7 136.00–139.00 $137.27 $647 +0.24
520–530 527 3 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $713 +2.53
571 571 11 132.00 $132.00 $754 +2.38
656 value added 656 4 134.00 $134.00 $879 —
659–695 661 26 128.00–131.50 $131.30 $868 +7.30
740 740 9 126.50 $126.50 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 140.00–145.00 $142.48 $474 -1.52
375–390 379 6 138.00–140.00 $139.49 $529 +0.71
400 400 2 135.00 $135.00 $540 +1.51
460 460 2 130.00 $130.00 $598 +1.04
500–524 518 8 127.00–130.00 $129.28 $670 +4.28
565–595 582 3 120.00–125.00 $122.02 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $569 —
365–395 380 2 160.00–168.00 $163.84 $623 —
400–440 410 4 150.00–154.00 $151.07 $619 —
470–475 473 3 140.00–141.00 $140.33 $664 -3.59
540–545 542 3 138.00–140.00 $139.33 $755 +0.98
575–595 585 2 134.00–138.00 $136.03 $796 +5.79
610–640 625 2 133.00–134.00 $133.51 $834 +9.51
690 690 1 126.00 $126.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 265 3 165.00–170.00 $166.89 $442 —
345 345 1 158.00 $158.00 $545 —
350 350 1 156.00 $156.00 $546 —
435 435 2 140.00 $140.00 $609 ±0.00
460–495 476 4 132.00–136.00 $134.49 $640 -0.51
505–545 512 6 130.00–131.00 $130.18 $667 +4.99
570–580 575 2 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $727 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1220 1058 80-85% 12 54.00–58.00 $56.42 $597 -14.22
895–1300 1062 80-85% 31 61.00–65.00 $62.97 $669 -7.67
965–1310 1087 80-85% 13 68.00–72.00 $69.42 $755 -1.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1685 1411 75-80% 25 70.00–74.00 $72.05 $1,017 —
1190–1750 1416 75-80% 5 64.00–67.00 $65.92 $933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $398 —
925–1265 1055 85-90% 4 49.00–52.00 $50.38 $532 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1165 1085 2 79.00–80.00 $79.46 $862 —
1690–2065 1815 3 92.00–93.00 $92.38 $1,677 —
1855–2070 1963 2 98.00–100.00 $98.95 $1,942 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–995 988 (<2 yrs)Open 2 845.00–980.00 $911.99
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 735.00 $735.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–865 788 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 475.00–530.00 $505.21

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1215 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–970.00 $878.91
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1215–1485 1353 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,059.10
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 345.00 $345.00
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1355 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.