Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.65/cwt -5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 623 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.07/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 462 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.53/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 552 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	528	835
Feeder cattle	426	700
Slaughter cattle	74	70
Replacement cattle	28	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	3	153.00–158.00	$155.37	$517	—
350–395	373	2	145.00–150.00	$147.65	$551	-2.35
405–440	422	9	140.00–145.00	$143.09	$604	+2.31
465–495	470	6	138.00–140.00	$139.65	$656	+2.66
510–525	519	4	135.00–138.00	$137.00	$711	+2.34
560–590	584	13	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$774	+2.54
605–649	645	14	125.00–130.00	$129.45	$835	+4.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	+2.07
658–660	659	4	130.00–134.00	$133.00	$876	+3.00
710–749	735	10	123.00–130.00	$127.42	$937	-0.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510 fancy	510	1	141.00	$141.00	$719	—
520–533	527	9	125.00–128.00	$126.68	$668	—
550 value added	550	11	134.50	$134.50	$740	-3.50
558	558	5	125.00	$125.00	$698	-1.70
609–640	621	18	121.00–125.00	$122.74	$762	-1.33
625 value added	625	21	130.00	$130.00	$812	-6.00
650–670	663	3	118.00–119.00	$118.67	$787	-1.68
650–685 value added	679	6	124.00–128.00	$124.64	$846	-7.43
720	720	2	117.00	$117.00	$842	-1.41
770	770	1	114.00	$114.00	$878	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	133.00–137.00	$135.02	$450	—
355–395	390	8	130.00–133.00	$130.34	$508	+0.34
435–445	443	5	127.00–129.00	$127.39	$564	+1.59
455–495	462	20	120.00–125.00	$123.07	$569	+1.40
520–545	526	5	118.00–120.00	$119.39	$628	-0.36
570–595	578	3	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$671	-0.39
600–625	611	4	112.00–115.00	$113.26	$692	+3.26
650–660	653	3	109.00–110.00	$109.66	$716	-1.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	150.00	$150.00	$480	—
365–385	375	2	145.00–148.00	$146.54	$550	—
410–425	420	3	140.00–141.00	$140.33	$589	—
455	455	1	136.00	$136.00	$619	—
520–525	523	2	130.00–133.00	$131.51	$688	-2.25
558–595	567	8	126.00–129.00	$127.74	$724	—
615–625	623	4	125.00–126.00	$125.25	$780	-2.54
680–685	683	2	122.00–124.00	$123.00	$840	-1.33
725–740	729	5	116.00–119.00	$117.60	$857	-0.37
755–770	763	4	113.00–115.00	$113.99	$870	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	148.00–150.00	$148.98	$417	—
330–345	338	2	145.00–146.00	$145.49	$492	—
350–365	358	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$492	-9.06
425	425	2	135.00	$135.00	$574	—
450–490	473	4	125.00–130.00	$128.57	$608	-3.26
510–525	518	2	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$634	-5.72
580–595	584	8	115.00–120.00	$118.25	$691	-3.66
610–635	627	3	113.00–114.00	$113.68	$713	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1335	1009	80-85%	6	50.00–54.00	$52.20	$527	—
870–1325	1100	80-85%	13	56.00–60.00	$57.99	$638	+1.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1505	1174	75-80%	9	54.00–57.00	$55.94	$657	—
1255–1675	1375	75-80%	6	48.00–52.00	$49.90	$686	-6.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1235	941	85-90%	5	40.00–45.00	$43.34	$408	—
875–1010	943	85-90%	3	50.00–52.00	$50.71	$478	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	2	72.00	$72.00	$781	—
1135–1975	1509	6	80.00–84.00	$82.38	$1,243	—
1830	1830	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,629	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–865	799	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	500.00–650.00	$526.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1015	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	680.00–730.00	$702.47

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–975	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–700.00	$626.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–780	755	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$724.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1045–1070	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–900.00	$887.35	+12.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.