Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

1,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.05/cwt +7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 518 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $144.17/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 591 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.79/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 531 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,008 872 615
Feeder cattle 781 678 394
Slaughter cattle 183 177 94
Replacement cattle 44 17 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 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
300 300 1 182.00 $182.00 $546 —
380–395 386 4 172.00–176.00 $174.50 $674 —
403–445 430 8 164.00–172.00 $167.51 $720 +4.24
455–495 481 4 158.00–162.00 $159.44 $767 +5.87
501–545 518 39 153.50–158.00 $156.05 $808 +7.27
570–595 583 10 149.50–154.00 $150.14 $875 —
605–645 615 31 143.00–147.50 $145.65 $896 +5.30
668–676 674 28 138.00–143.25 $141.81 $956 +4.63
730–733 732 10 135.00–136.00 $135.60 $993 +0.60
762 value added 762 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,074 +2.00
790–799 797 11 127.00–130.00 $129.18 $1,030 -2.22
814 value added 814 29 139.00 $139.00 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 3 170.00–173.00 $170.99 $578 —
365 365 2 160.00 $160.00 $584 +6.51
425–445 439 5 155.00–160.00 $158.00 $694 +7.31
490–495 494 12 150.00–155.00 $154.25 $762 +11.90
500–525 513 2 145.00–147.00 $145.98 $749 +5.98
582–599 591 33 142.75–145.00 $144.17 $852 +7.79
600–635 619 5 133.00–138.00 $136.04 $842 +9.84
650–660 653 6 124.00–131.00 $128.64 $840 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–490 482 25 135.00–140.00 $136.73 $659 +1.81
510–527 value added 519 13 138.00–139.50 $138.82 $720 -1.03
540–545 540 18 133.50–135.00 $133.61 $721 +1.21
555–595 560 12 130.00–133.75 $131.66 $737 +1.16
600–610 605 3 127.00–130.00 $128.66 $778 +0.06
607–630 value added 616 20 134.00–137.50 $136.07 $838 +2.46
700–745 730 3 120.00–122.00 $121.36 $886 +0.36
709–748 value added 730 14 128.00–130.00 $129.16 $943 -0.84
790–795 793 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $948 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–357 354 2 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $478 -4.14
425 425 4 130.00 $130.00 $552 ±0.00
490 490 2 125.00 $125.00 $612 -4.01
500–505 504 4 120.00–125.00 $123.76 $624 -0.57
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -2.32
600 600 2 115.00 $115.00 $690 -2.24
715 715 2 110.00 $110.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 162.00 $162.00 $640 -2.00
430–440 437 3 156.00–160.00 $158.69 $693 +5.18
450–490 470 2 145.00–150.00 $147.39 $693 +6.23
505–525 512 3 139.00–140.00 $139.66 $715 +2.93
575–595 580 4 135.00–137.00 $135.75 $787 +3.90
600–630 615 2 133.00–134.00 $133.51 $821 +4.93
696 696 1 130.00 $130.00 $905 —
720 720 1 124.00 $124.00 $893 +1.63
750–795 773 2 116.00–121.00 $118.43 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 140.00–147.00 $143.66 $611 +2.03
450–460 457 3 135.00–138.00 $135.99 $621 +2.27
505–530 511 4 130.00–135.00 $131.30 $671 +5.30
585 585 2 125.00 $125.00 $731 +1.52
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
685 685 1 118.00 $118.00 $808 -2.00
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1280 1084 80-85% 17 61.00–65.00 $62.93 $682 -2.20
885–1235 1091 80-85% 23 55.00–58.00 $56.49 $616 -8.64
895–1445 1095 80-85% 8 67.00–71.00 $68.61 $751 +3.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1500 1236 75-80% 29 69.00–73.00 $71.24 $881 -0.33
1005–1545 1377 75-80% 10 61.00–65.00 $63.61 $876 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1080 869 85-90% 7 40.00–45.00 $42.88 $373 +2.88
885–960 932 85-90% 5 57.00–59.50 $57.82 $539 —
830–1130 960 85-90% 20 50.00–54.50 $51.80 $497 +1.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 2 80.00 $80.00 $876 —
1440–1580 1493 3 87.00–90.00 $88.30 $1,318 —
1460–2030 1879 5 99.00–102.50 $99.69 $1,873 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
681–750 693 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 425.00–600.00 $568.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–920 918 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 540.00–600.00 $570.08
855–1030 943 (<2 yrs)Open 2 865.00–940.00 $899.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1115 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–780.00 $691.44
1000–1255 1147 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–1,000.00 $897.76
1035–1275 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–975.00 $928.19
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–920 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 535.00–600.00 $565.83
940–955 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 565.00–700.00 $641.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
895–1170 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–850.00 $828.33 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365–1550 1458 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,132.93 —

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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.