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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.76/cwt +7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 532 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.72/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 531 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.29/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 663 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 875 476 0
Feeder cattle 753 312 0
Slaughter cattle 100 144 0
Replacement cattle 22 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady, with high of 104.00 on bulls. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
325–345 335 2 175.00–178.00 $176.54 $591 -5.15
350–360 358 4 170.00–172.00 $170.49 $610 -1.46
405–425 413 17 165.00–170.00 $167.82 $693 -0.18
455–475 459 6 155.00–163.00 $161.12 $740 +7.10
518–536 527 34 150.00–154.50 $153.50 $809 +3.50
538 value added 538 23 159.00 $159.00 $855 —
556 556 7 150.00 $150.00 $834 +5.30
611 value added 611 23 147.50 $147.50 $901 —
600–640 618 23 137.00–146.50 $144.21 $891 +2.11
676 value added 676 52 144.00 $144.00 $973 ±0.00
695 695 3 138.00 $138.00 $959 -1.93
715–735 730 25 134.00–137.00 $136.10 $994 —
780 780 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,037 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 165.00–170.00 $168.39 $539 —
365–398 391 5 163.00–165.00 $163.37 $639 —
400–415 405 3 160.00–162.00 $160.68 $651 +10.68
455–470 463 2 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $683 —
500–540 520 2 143.00–145.00 $144.04 $749 +4.04
570–590 589 18 135.00–143.00 $142.51 $839 +6.21
600–640 613 3 130.00–135.00 $131.74 $808 +1.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 147.00 $147.00 $559 +1.65
455–495 471 19 142.50–144.50 $143.61 $676 +6.34
510–530 524 42 139.00–142.50 $141.11 $739 +5.78
544 value added 544 31 145.00 $145.00 $789 —
564–570 568 35 136.00–139.00 $137.81 $783 +5.81
600–645 609 35 132.00–135.50 $135.19 $823 —
658–690 661 25 125.00–132.00 $126.33 $835 -4.97
665 value added 665 30 137.25 $137.25 $913 +3.25
720–730 725 2 116.00–120.00 $117.99 $855 -8.51
755–795 772 3 113.00–116.00 $114.33 $883 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 6 140.00–145.00 $142.52 $489 +0.04
385–395 391 5 139.00–140.00 $139.39 $545 -0.10
400 400 4 138.00 $138.00 $552 +3.00
450–455 453 5 130.00–135.00 $131.99 $598 +1.99
500–540 520 6 127.00–130.00 $129.35 $673 +0.07
550–575 556 9 120.00–125.00 $123.77 $688 +1.75
690 690 2 115.00 $115.00 $794 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
305–335 329 5 170.00–175.00 $170.93 $562 -0.08
375 375 3 170.00 $170.00 $638 +6.16
420–445 431 4 160.00–164.00 $161.79 $697 +10.72
455–480 463 6 145.00–150.00 $147.16 $681 +6.83
511–530 526 10 140.00–143.00 $141.39 $744 +2.06
550–590 576 8 134.00–140.00 $138.36 $797 +2.33
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 -3.51
660 660 2 127.00 $127.00 $838 +1.00
743 743 6 125.00 $125.00 $929 —
754 754 4 124.00 $124.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 369 4 150.00–160.00 $152.58 $563 -3.42
430–445 442 5 140.00–150.00 $146.24 $646 +6.24
470–480 473 3 137.00–140.00 $138.99 $657 +4.50
500–545 524 4 132.00–135.00 $132.84 $696 +2.66
555–580 568 3 125.00–130.00 $127.31 $723 +0.80
605 605 3 125.00 $125.00 $756 —
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 —
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1195 1012 80-85% 12 56.00–60.00 $58.72 $594 —
1000–1255 1116 80-85% 19 62.00–65.00 $64.07 $715 —
1010–1280 1127 80-85% 11 67.00–70.00 $67.86 $765 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1350 1197 75-80% 19 72.00–76.00 $73.50 $880 —
1155–1490 1329 75-80% 8 65.00–69.00 $67.52 $897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–975 880 85-90% 3 44.00–49.00 $46.20 $407 —
860–935 905 85-90% 6 54.00–55.00 $54.34 $492 +10.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1755 1529 4 89.00–90.00 $89.75 $1,372 —
1525–1670 1631 4 95.00–98.50 $96.07 $1,567 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1075 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 685.00–865.00 $767.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1080–1300 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,111.34
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
570 570 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00

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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 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 +600.00
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1515 1515 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.