Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.00/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 734 lb · 14 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.78/cwt ≈ $1,043/hd at 774 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $143.07/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 481 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	734	528
Feeder cattle	405	426
Slaughter cattle	172	74
Replacement cattle	157	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacements sold steady to firm, with best demand on bred cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	156.00	$156.00	$640	—
486	486	5	148.00	$148.00	$719	—
558	558	3	144.00	$144.00	$804	—
663–699	688	10	138.00–140.00	$138.58	$953	+5.58
734	734	14	136.00	$136.00	$998	+8.58
772–783	774	14	134.00–135.00	$134.78	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–425	412	4	144.00–148.00	$146.97	$606	+3.88
480–485	481	13	140.00–144.00	$143.07	$688	+3.42
500–505	503	3	136.00–140.00	$137.67	$692	+0.67
565	565	3	135.00	$135.00	$763	+2.55
600–630	611	4	125.00–130.00	$128.21	$783	-1.24
650–660	655	2	120.00–123.00	$121.51	$796	—
735	735	1	120.00	$120.00	$882	—
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 fancy	340	1	154.00	$154.00	$524	—
405–435	422	9	130.00–132.00	$130.34	$550	—
521	521	8	129.00	$129.00	$672	+2.32
551–570	559	11	125.00–128.50	$127.35	$712	+2.35
603–620	610	8	119.00–124.00	$121.85	$743	-0.89
665–670	666	4	116.00–119.00	$118.25	$788	-0.42
758 fancy	758	2	121.00	$121.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	6	120.00–125.00	$122.01	$415	—
370–395	379	8	115.00–120.00	$118.26	$448	—
440–445	443	6	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$498	—
460–465	461	4	108.00–110.00	$109.50	$505	—
525–540	533	2	105.00–107.00	$106.01	$565	—
555	555	3	105.00	$105.00	$583	—
605	605	1	102.00	$102.00	$617	—
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	413	3	125.00–128.00	$127.03	$525	-0.36
450–495	484	9	120.00–125.00	$122.90	$595	-0.17
520	520	6	120.00	$120.00	$624	+0.61
565	565	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$661	+0.99
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	+1.74
650	650	1	110.00	$110.00	$715	+0.34
730	730	2	105.00	$105.00	$766	—
750–785	768	2	100.00–102.00	$101.02	$776	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	430	4	144.00–150.00	$146.18	$629	+5.85
485	485	1	137.00	$137.00	$664	+1.00
510–528	519	6	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$688	+1.03
560–575	568	4	125.00–130.00	$128.23	$728	+0.49
600–630	615	2	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$762	-1.27
660–695	678	3	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$820	-2.01
725–745	731	4	114.00–118.00	$115.27	$843	-2.33
770–790	777	3	110.00–114.00	$112.64	$875	-1.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	304	5	130.00–137.50	$131.48	$400	—
365–385	373	5	127.50–130.00	$128.97	$481	—
425–445	435	2	120.00–125.00	$122.44	$533	—
450–485	469	5	115.00–120.00	$116.61	$547	—
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	144.00–150.00	$146.90	$455	+1.41
350–355	353	3	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$492	+1.89
465	465	1	130.00	$130.00	$604	+1.43
520–540	533	4	120.00–125.00	$123.53	$658	+1.07
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	+1.75
630–645	638	2	118.00–119.00	$118.49	$756	+4.81
660–680	670	4	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$754	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1320	1119	80-85%	13	48.00–52.50	$50.28	$563	-7.71
850–1335	1129	80-85%	26	54.00–58.00	$55.84	$630	-2.15
905–1220	1134	80-85%	8	60.00–64.00	$61.55	$698	+3.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1440	1295	75-80%	17	57.00–60.00	$58.45	$757	—
1035–1455	1347	75-80%	21	51.50–55.00	$53.93	$726	—
1165–1550	1373	75-80%	8	62.00–65.00	$62.98	$865	+13.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1105	931	85-90%	7	38.00–40.00	$39.70	$370	-3.64
850–1095	1004	85-90%	5	50.00–52.00	$51.20	$514	—
825–1195	1020	85-90%	4	45.00	$45.00	$459	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1425	1335	2	73.00–78.00	$75.67	$1,010	—
1185–1905	1564	7	80.00–85.00	$82.07	$1,284	—
1815–2200	2042	3	92.00–96.00	$93.73	$1,914	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
480–830	706	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	300.00–500.00	$393.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1030	1013	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	680.00–745.00	$711.94
945–1105	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	630.00–700.00	$662.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1480	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	800.00–1,000.00	$910.20
1065–1610	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	1,100.00–1,375.00	$1,264.23
1210–1460 fancy	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,725.00–1,950.00	$1,814.35
1215–1410	1336	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	850.00–1,050.00	$967.11
1040–1715	1341	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,153.96
1250–1595 fancy	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,596.01

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–895	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	320.00–500.00	$401.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.