Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

1,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.86/cwt -3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 683 lb · 52 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.29/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 781 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.81/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 574 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,054 875 511
Feeder cattle 751 753 434
Slaughter cattle 257 100 55
Replacement cattle 46 22 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady with a high of 75.00 in breaker cows. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 7.00 lower. 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
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 -0.49
400–415 404 4 162.00–167.00 $165.72 $670 -2.10
491 491 10 160.00 $160.00 $786 -1.12
569–594 574 33 152.00–153.00 $152.81 $877 +2.81
616–640 632 31 142.50–146.00 $144.81 $915 +0.60
671–690 683 52 139.00–141.00 $139.86 $955 +1.86
715–735 727 29 138.00–139.50 $138.89 $1,010 +2.79
766–799 781 38 133.00–138.00 $136.29 $1,064 +3.29
800 800 11 132.50 $132.50 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $585 -0.84
415–440 428 2 155.00–159.00 $157.06 $672 -3.62
490 490 3 153.00 $153.00 $750 +5.54
500–508 506 4 148.00–150.00 $149.51 $757 +5.47
550–598 581 19 142.50–146.00 $144.94 $842 +2.43
600 600 2 139.00 $139.00 $834 +7.26
670 670 2 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $891 —
720 720 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 —
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–498 483 6 138.00–138.50 $138.33 $668 -5.28
539 value added 539 25 142.00 $142.00 $765 -3.00
540–545 542 3 136.00–138.00 $137.33 $744 -3.78
556–596 584 27 135.00–135.50 $135.14 $789 -2.67
600–614 613 20 131.00–135.00 $134.80 $826 -0.39
686–698 692 17 131.00–133.00 $132.07 $914 +5.74
702–710 704 11 125.00–127.00 $126.41 $890 +8.42
755–793 780 4 115.00–120.00 $116.96 $912 +2.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 424 6 135.00–139.00 $136.18 $577 -1.82
475–495 485 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $652 +2.50
510–525 517 14 130.00–134.50 $133.12 $688 +3.77
550–566 565 16 123.00–130.00 $129.45 $731 +5.68
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 —
690 690 3 120.00 $120.00 $828 +5.00
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
760 760 1 108.00 $108.00 $821 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $627 -14.29
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 -7.16
515–540 523 4 135.00–137.00 $135.77 $710 -5.62
550–555 552 3 133.00–134.00 $133.66 $738 -4.70
616 value added 616 4 136.00 $136.00 $838 —
630 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 ±0.00
686–690 687 10 125.00–129.00 $128.20 $881 +1.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–483 480 3 133.00–135.00 $134.34 $645 -4.65
510–530 525 4 130.00–132.00 $130.49 $685 -2.35
580–595 588 4 125.00–128.00 $126.52 $744 -0.79
615–640 628 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $770 -2.45
705–725 715 2 108.00–115.00 $111.55 $798 -9.45

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1365 1241 75-80% 15 62.00–65.00 $64.20 $797 —
1065–1430 1241 75-80% 70 68.00–72.00 $70.05 $869 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1300 1064 80-85% 40 57.00–60.00 $59.45 $633 —
885–1270 1103 80-85% 37 63.00–67.50 $65.15 $719 +1.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1080 878 85-90% 6 40.00–45.00 $42.26 $371 -3.94
790–1015 900 85-90% 7 53.00–56.00 $54.87 $494 +0.53
840–1205 962 85-90% 6 49.00–50.00 $49.85 $480 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1565 1310 2 84.00–87.50 $86.09 $1,128 —
1605–1715 1643 3 95.00–98.00 $96.37 $1,583 +0.30

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–955 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 515.00–680.00 $608.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1175 1119 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 695.00–900.00 $788.30
1005–1225 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 900.00–1,100.00 $979.97
1245–1455 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 900.00–1,125.00 $1,004.78
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
850–905 878 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–825.00 $752.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–760 712 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 680.00–730.00 $699.11
925–1005 965 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,100.00 $1,004.15

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020–1120 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,100.00 $1,004.67 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1475 1475 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730–740 735 (<2 yrs)Open 2 600.00–725.00 $662.07 —

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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.