Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.39/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 608 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.41/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 674 lb · 32 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.55/cwt +16.55 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 721 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 348 0
Feeder cattle 536 298 0
Slaughter cattle 97 27 0
Replacement cattle 29 23 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 +3.50
470–485 481 4 158.50–160.00 $158.87 $764 +2.06
500–545 538 10 148.00–151.00 $149.29 $803 -1.18
561–595 576 9 140.00–148.50 $143.90 $829 -1.62
640–646 645 12 138.50–139.50 $138.67 $894 —
654–670 659 6 137.00–138.50 $137.99 $909 —
705–723 720 7 130.00–136.00 $130.84 $942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 386 4 160.00–161.00 $160.23 $618 —
405–445 432 6 155.00–159.00 $157.75 $681 +7.75
450 450 3 155.00 $155.00 $698 +7.91
543 543 4 145.00 $145.00 $787 +1.00
560–590 578 5 135.00–138.00 $136.16 $787 -3.47
605–615 610 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 523 6 136.00–140.00 $138.83 $726 +2.07
590 590 2 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $796 +1.50
600–625 608 11 129.00–134.00 $132.16 $804 -0.34
608 value added 608 22 140.00 $140.00 $851 —
650–690 655 12 126.00–129.00 $127.75 $837 +1.40
686 value added 686 20 140.00 $140.00 $960 +6.25
705 705 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $878 +4.50
716–734 value added 724 13 137.00–140.00 $138.40 $1,002 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 140.00 $140.00 $469 -0.53
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 -2.50
447 447 4 135.00 $135.00 $603 —
456–475 462 11 130.00–135.00 $133.24 $616 +3.24
505–538 526 5 125.00–130.00 $128.23 $674 —
550–580 562 3 120.00–124.00 $122.30 $687 +2.30
600–635 618 2 115.00–120.00 $117.57 $727 —
700 700 2 110.00 $110.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 321 4 148.00–155.00 $150.14 $482 —
355–375 368 3 140.00–145.00 $143.39 $528 -8.22
415–425 420 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $586 -3.82
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 -1.95
520 520 2 133.00 $133.00 $692 -2.00
555–565 560 2 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $720 -0.88
600–645 623 3 120.00–125.00 $122.37 $762 -2.63
695 695 1 119.00 $119.00 $827 —
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–685 664 10 131.00–136.00 $134.74 $895 -0.26
700–737 728 4 128.00–129.50 $129.14 $940 -2.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1385 1058 80-85% 8 55.00–58.00 $56.00 $592 —
910–1320 1088 80-85% 17 60.00–64.00 $61.21 $666 —
935–1255 1117 80-85% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.44 $753 -2.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1440 1181 75-80% 8 68.00–70.00 $69.02 $815 —
1050–1560 1280 75-80% 8 62.00–66.00 $64.96 $831 -5.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–970 890 85-90% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.54 $503 +11.54
820–1000 906 85-90% 7 45.00–50.00 $46.37 $420 —
810–1110 1010 85-90% 3 40.00 $40.00 $404 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1745 1549 12 86.00–90.00 $87.90 $1,362 —
1685 1685 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,348 —
2155–2160 2158 2 96.00–98.00 $97.00 $2,093 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1355 1231 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 830.00–1,000.00 $933.32
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–850 796 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 415.00–540.00 $476.39

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1260–1685 1473 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,145.00 $1,104.35
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
1140–1295 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,039.89 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.