Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.65/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 589 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.33/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 589 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.93/cwt ≈ $916/hd at 689 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 1,008 0
Feeder cattle 298 781 0
Slaughter cattle 27 183 0
Replacement cattle 23 44 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls 3.00 - 9.00 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
440–445 443 2 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $738 -1.01
460–495 485 5 155.00–162.00 $156.81 $761 -2.63
515–549 543 6 150.00–153.00 $150.47 $817 -5.58
555–595 575 2 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $837 -4.62
559–598 value added 590 28 151.00–155.00 $151.75 $895 —
729 value added 729 15 142.50 $142.50 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
410 410 2 150.00 $150.00 $615 -8.00
455–490 469 5 145.00–150.00 $147.09 $690 -7.16
545 545 2 144.00 $144.00 $785 -1.98
550–590 573 3 138.00–141.00 $139.63 $800 -4.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 385 3 146.00–147.00 $146.66 $565 —
445 445 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $643 —
450–495 479 16 139.00–144.00 $140.39 $672 +3.66
520–530 528 4 134.00–138.00 $136.76 $722 +3.15
550–560 555 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $741 +1.84
591 value added 591 35 140.00 $140.00 $827 —
635–645 640 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $848 +3.84
660–675 665 3 125.00–129.00 $126.35 $840 —
692 value added 692 24 133.75 $133.75 $926 —
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -1.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 140.00–141.00 $140.53 $461 —
390–395 393 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $544 —
400–415 410 3 132.00–135.00 $134.02 $549 +4.02
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 —
590 590 2 120.00 $120.00 $708 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 160.00 $160.00 $592 -2.00
470–495 483 2 149.00–154.00 $151.44 $731 +4.05
520–545 537 5 140.00–145.00 $141.56 $760 +1.90
570 570 2 139.00 $139.00 $792 +3.25
600–616 607 3 135.00–139.00 $137.33 $834 +3.82
655 655 1 135.00 $135.00 $884 —
700–730 713 3 129.00–134.00 $131.68 $939 +7.68
795 795 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,018 +9.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 383 3 150.00–155.00 $151.61 $581 —
405 405 3 140.00–145.00 $143.33 $580 -0.33
455–480 468 2 135.00–139.00 $136.95 $641 +0.96
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 +3.70
580–595 583 5 127.00–130.00 $129.39 $754 +4.39
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 +5.00
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1045 951 80-85% 7 61.00–64.00 $61.97 $589 —
895–1105 1008 80-85% 3 54.00–57.00 $55.77 $562 —
1040–1165 1103 80-85% 2 69.50–70.00 $69.76 $769 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $405 —
840 840 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $454 —
880 880 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $396 +2.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 75-80% 1 66.50 $66.50 $755 —
1075–1510 1252 75-80% 3 70.00 $70.00 $876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 85.00 $85.00 $960 —
995–1600 1346 4 90.00–93.00 $91.54 $1,232 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
673 673 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1210 1111 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 675.00–830.00 $772.84
1055–1160 1119 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 810.00–900.00 $856.54
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
925–985 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–820.00 $741.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
1090–1205 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,100.00 $994.99 —

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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.