Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.58/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 590 lb · 162 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.10/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 616 lb · 52 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.38/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 677 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 835 1,423 0
Feeder cattle 700 1,148 0
Slaughter cattle 70 244 0
Replacement cattle 65 31 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold mostly steady however a lower undertone was noted. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower and feeder bulls 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 154.00–160.00 $156.84 $663 -4.68
461 value added 461 7 160.00 $160.00 $738 —
473–490 479 3 145.00–150.00 $148.29 $710 -10.78
500–505 503 5 138.00–145.00 $141.59 $712 -7.16
560 560 2 135.00 $135.00 $756 -6.42
586–591 value added 590 160 146.00–151.00 $146.72 $866 -5.78
618 value added 618 2 140.00 $140.00 $865 —
605–635 628 11 130.00–135.00 $132.93 $835 -4.93
670 670 2 130.00 $130.00 $871 -5.00
679 value added 679 12 142.50 $142.50 $968 -4.37
700–718 711 16 125.00–129.50 $128.35 $913 -1.65
726 value added 726 11 137.50 $137.50 $998 -4.24
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 -1.50
794 value added 794 4 139.50 $139.50 $1,108 +1.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 150.00 $150.00 $525 -9.40
400–431 426 6 140.00–145.00 $140.78 $600 -7.75
450–460 455 3 135.00–140.00 $136.99 $623 —
535–545 538 3 134.00–135.00 $134.66 $724 -3.66
580–590 581 11 129.00–130.00 $129.91 $755 -2.60
645 645 4 125.00 $125.00 $806 -5.00
650–680 670 5 123.00–125.00 $124.41 $834 -2.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
450 450 3 137.00 $137.00 $616 —
559 value added 559 7 138.00 $138.00 $771 -1.79
565–598 574 22 125.00–131.00 $126.70 $727 -3.08
605 value added 605 35 136.00 $136.00 $823 —
600–645 638 17 122.00–124.50 $124.07 $792 -3.93
660–697 672 12 120.00–121.00 $120.35 $809 -5.66
659–686 value added 680 18 130.50–132.50 $132.07 $898 -2.55
700–745 726 5 116.00–120.00 $118.41 $860 -2.61
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 -1.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 130.00 $130.00 $462 —
415 415 5 125.00–127.00 $125.80 $522 —
470–494 479 27 120.00–125.00 $121.67 $583 -7.98
530–540 533 4 119.00–120.00 $119.75 $638 -7.64
550–595 565 3 115.00–119.00 $116.40 $658 -7.74
620 620 4 110.00 $110.00 $682 -10.00
660–675 668 2 110.00–113.00 $111.48 $745 -2.31
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 -3.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 370 3 118.00–120.00 $119.32 $441 —
420–445 433 4 110.00–116.00 $113.97 $493 —
475–490 484 4 105.00–109.00 $107.49 $520 —
500–510 506 5 100.00–105.00 $102.59 $519 —
620 620 1 92.50 $92.50 $574 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 3 132.00–138.00 $135.33 $449 —
370–390 376 5 125.00–130.00 $128.56 $483 —
400–430 418 5 122.00–125.00 $124.01 $518 —
470 470 2 120.00 $120.00 $564 —
530–535 532 3 117.00–120.00 $118.99 $633 —
566–575 567 7 114.00–115.00 $114.14 $647 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 145.00–148.00 $146.51 $517 -6.90
465–490 478 5 130.00–134.00 $131.83 $630 -6.26
515–540 531 6 126.00–130.00 $128.18 $681 -4.40
555–590 573 7 119.00–125.00 $121.91 $699 -6.59
695 695 2 110.00 $110.00 $764 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–530 519 4 132.00–136.00 $133.76 $694 —
605–645 624 6 126.00–130.00 $127.79 $797 —
650–655 653 3 124.00–125.00 $124.33 $812 —
720–740 730 2 116.00–120.00 $117.97 $861 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1360 1104 80-85% 10 54.00–57.00 $56.13 $620 -6.27
830–1285 1120 80-85% 12 59.00–63.00 $60.75 $680 -1.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1565 1347 75-80% 11 60.00–65.00 $62.03 $836 —
1185–1540 1395 75-80% 9 54.00–57.00 $56.11 $783 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–990 978 85-90% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.49 $445 -9.07
850–1300 1061 85-90% 6 52.00–56.00 $54.27 $576 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 2 75.00 $75.00 $855 —
1180 1180 1 84.00 $84.00 $991 —
1340–1765 1610 3 91.00–92.00 $91.36 $1,471 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–835 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 425.00–550.00 $496.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 705.00 $705.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1195 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–755.00 $734.49
1040–1098 1084 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,390.01
1110–1220 fancy 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,550.00–1,725.00 $1,642.74
1240 fancy 1240 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1005–1370 1267 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 925.00–1,125.00 $986.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 400.00–500.00 $466.67
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
880 fancy 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–890 887 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 875.00–975.00 $908.46
895 895 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
988 fancy 988 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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
1050–1070 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,321.04 —
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +325.00
1340 fancy 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1388–1405 1394 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,500.00 $1,424.39 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.