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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

1,423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.43/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 578 lb · 62 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.10/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 672 lb · 58 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.27/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 725 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,423 662 0
Feeder cattle 1,148 536 0
Slaughter cattle 244 97 0
Replacement cattle 31 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bull sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 168.00 $168.00 $647 —
430–445 436 4 160.00–165.00 $161.52 $704 -8.48
480–490 485 7 156.00–160.00 $159.07 $771 +0.20
500–545 513 5 146.00–150.00 $148.75 $763 -0.54
547 value added 547 5 162.00 $162.00 $886 —
550–580 560 22 139.00–146.00 $141.42 $792 -2.48
599 value added 599 22 152.50 $152.50 $913 —
606–630 622 33 136.00–139.50 $137.86 $857 -0.81
650–670 665 7 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $898 -2.99
680–695 value added 690 40 145.50–148.50 $146.87 $1,013 —
715–722 721 7 127.00–130.50 $130.00 $937 -0.84
701–745 value added 726 49 140.00–144.50 $141.74 $1,029 —
755–794 value added 773 17 136.50–140.00 $138.07 $1,067 —
794 794 5 126.50 $126.50 $1,004 —
810–817 value added 814 18 134.50–137.00 $135.61 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 157.00–160.00 $159.40 $582 -0.83
430–445 439 4 145.00–150.00 $148.53 $652 -9.22
490–495 491 4 140.00–145.00 $141.26 $694 —
520–525 522 3 135.00–140.00 $138.32 $722 -6.68
580–585 583 2 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $773 -3.65
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 -1.49
663 663 5 127.00 $127.00 $842 —
705–725 717 5 120.00–125.00 $123.03 $882 —
780–795 790 3 117.00–120.00 $117.99 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 14 131.00 $131.00 $659 -7.83
533 value added 533 4 143.00 $143.00 $762 —
555–564 563 27 128.00–130.00 $129.78 $731 -5.22
588–589 value added 589 35 139.25–141.50 $139.79 $823 —
638 638 7 128.00 $128.00 $817 -4.16
645 value added 645 28 135.50–140.00 $136.14 $878 —
650–662 655 16 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $825 -1.74
650–696 value added 677 37 132.50–135.50 $134.62 $911 -5.38
694 694 5 144.50 $144.50 $1,003 —
720–745 733 2 120.00–122.00 $121.02 $887 -3.48
737–740 value added 739 19 132.50–133.00 $132.63 $980 -5.77
750–760 755 3 113.00–120.00 $116.34 $878 —
764–780 value added 772 19 127.50–132.00 $129.85 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 463 6 128.00–130.00 $129.65 $600 -3.59
500–510 502 10 125.00–128.00 $127.39 $639 -0.84
570–595 574 6 120.00–125.00 $124.14 $713 +1.84
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 +2.43
660–680 666 5 110.00–115.00 $113.79 $758 —
700–745 733 4 106.00–110.00 $108.51 $795 -1.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 165.00–168.00 $166.45 $466 —
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 +9.86
365–385 375 2 150.00–157.00 $153.41 $575 +10.02
430–445 438 2 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $646 +7.95
470–499 491 11 135.00–140.00 $138.09 $678 +3.09
510–545 528 2 130.00–135.00 $132.58 $700 -0.42
565–575 570 4 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $732 -0.01
600–625 613 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $773 +3.65
695 695 2 125.00 $125.00 $869 +6.00
730 730 1 124.00 $124.00 $905 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1280 1095 80-85% 30 66.00–69.00 $67.44 $738 +6.23
835–1310 1096 80-85% 19 55.00–58.00 $56.70 $621 -4.51
1005–1380 1132 80-85% 49 60.00–64.50 $62.40 $706 -5.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1560 1254 75-80% 29 68.00–72.00 $69.60 $873 +4.64
1065–1585 1263 75-80% 32 62.00–66.50 $64.47 $814 -0.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–990 893 85-90% 5 41.00–45.00 $43.58 $389 -12.96
970–1025 997 85-90% 7 53.00–56.00 $54.56 $544 —
835–1245 1029 85-90% 12 49.00–51.00 $50.18 $516 +10.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1665 1423 6 85.00–89.00 $86.73 $1,234 —
1405–1645 1525 2 80.00–81.00 $80.46 $1,227 -7.44
1445–1600 1548 3 94.00–94.50 $94.16 $1,458 +6.26

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 (<2 yrs)Open 1 705.00 $705.00
1025–1445 1227 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 770.00–1,010.00 $858.80
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–940 828 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 475.00–675.00 $544.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1355 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
635–1060 884 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 500.00–700.00 $577.26 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 (<2 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.