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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.83/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 627 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.41/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 681 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.03/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 629 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 872 1,054 611
Feeder cattle 678 751 538
Slaughter cattle 177 257 48
Replacement cattle 17 46 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with a high of 106.00 and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower, and feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on value added feeder cattle. Replacement sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 436 7 162.00–165.00 $163.27 $712 -2.45
480–495 492 5 150.00–158.00 $153.57 $756 -6.43
515–548 537 7 147.50–150.00 $148.78 $799 —
598 value added 598 17 150.00 $150.00 $897 —
605 value added 605 13 149.00 $149.00 $901 —
619–645 640 29 139.50–143.50 $140.35 $898 -4.46
660–685 679 12 135.50–138.50 $137.18 $931 -2.68
673–689 value added 681 56 142.50–144.25 $143.53 $977 —
705 705 2 135.00 $135.00 $952 -3.89
742–749 value added 745 39 139.00–140.50 $139.73 $1,041 —
756 value added 756 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,051 —
750–795 773 2 128.00–135.00 $131.40 $1,016 -4.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $549 -9.04
400–430 416 6 149.00–152.00 $150.69 $627 -6.37
470–495 480 3 140.00–144.00 $142.35 $683 -10.65
530 530 2 140.00 $140.00 $742 -9.51
580–595 590 5 135.00–139.00 $136.38 $805 -8.56
600–633 625 4 125.00–130.00 $126.20 $789 -12.80
720 720 2 120.00 $120.00 $864 -10.00
775 775 2 118.00 $118.00 $914 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 144.00 $144.00 $547 —
415–445 433 3 137.00–142.00 $139.33 $603 —
460–465 465 13 134.00–135.00 $134.92 $627 -3.41
490 value added 490 8 140.00 $140.00 $686 —
520–535 value added 533 13 139.00–140.00 $139.85 $745 -2.15
540–545 544 5 132.00–134.00 $132.40 $720 -4.93
560 560 4 129.00–131.00 $130.50 $731 -4.64
561–566 value added 563 36 134.00–135.00 $134.66 $758 —
600–632 619 12 128.00–129.00 $128.60 $796 -6.20
603–647 value added 628 65 133.00–134.50 $133.61 $839 —
652–658 value added 655 36 132.00–133.00 $132.45 $868 —
690 690 1 124.00 $124.00 $856 -8.07
705 705 1 121.00 $121.00 $853 -5.41
715 value added 715 4 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
770 770 1 117.00 $117.00 $901 +0.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–358 358 7 134.00–140.00 $139.15 $498 —
420 420 2 130.00 $130.00 $546 -6.18
450–485 467 6 126.00–130.00 $129.01 $602 -5.48
500–530 518 3 123.00–126.00 $124.33 $644 -8.79
550–590 577 3 122.00–123.00 $122.32 $706 -7.13
600–635 621 4 115.00–120.00 $117.24 $728 -4.76
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 164.00 $164.00 $648 —
420–445 433 2 153.00–154.00 $153.51 $665 +6.01
455–490 483 7 140.00–146.00 $141.16 $682 +1.16
500–545 508 21 133.00–140.00 $136.73 $695 +0.96
560–596 587 16 131.00–133.00 $131.85 $774 -1.81
620–646 641 5 128.00–131.00 $128.58 $824 -1.42
650–660 655 2 124.00–127.00 $125.51 $822 -2.69
718–725 719 8 119.00–124.00 $122.37 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–344 340 8 148.00–155.00 $154.19 $524 —
365 365 2 145.00 $145.00 $529 —
425–440 435 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $616 —
455–470 459 4 130.00–135.00 $133.72 $614 -0.62
540–545 543 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $684 -4.49
550–565 558 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $689 -3.04
660 660 3 120.00 $120.00 $792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1365 1017 80-85% 15 57.00–60.00 $59.33 $603 —
855–1330 1063 80-85% 42 63.00–67.00 $65.13 $692 +5.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1500 1215 75-80% 26 70.00–74.00 $71.57 $870 +7.37
1155–1385 1259 75-80% 8 62.00–66.00 $64.17 $808 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–995 878 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $351 -2.26
840–1140 959 85-90% 8 48.00–52.00 $49.85 $478 ±0.00
970–1045 1016 85-90% 4 55.00–58.00 $57.02 $579 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1840 1565 2 87.00–90.00 $88.76 $1,389 —
1570–2045 1782 3 97.50–103.00 $99.43 $1,772 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–850 726 (<2 yrs)Open 4 500.00–640.00 $589.95
1035–1075 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 670.00–690.00 $680.19
1350 fancy 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1310 1248 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–950.00 $902.51
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1230–1300 1277 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,025.00 $984.86 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945 945 (<2 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
535 535 (<2 yrs)Open 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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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.