Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.19/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 526 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $127.11/cwt -8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 727 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.71/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 468 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 943 734 0
Feeder cattle 535 405 0
Slaughter cattle 190 172 0
Replacement cattle 218 157 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 149.00 $149.00 $611 -7.00
470–480 479 8 140.00–144.00 $140.49 $673 -7.51
510–538 526 19 137.00–140.00 $139.19 $732 —
550–595 578 5 132.00–137.00 $135.04 $781 -8.96
600 value added 600 9 139.00 $139.00 $834 —
605–640 629 4 125.00–130.00 $128.55 $809 —
665 665 4 124.00 $124.00 $825 -14.58
716 value added 716 9 134.00 $134.00 $959 —
715–739 737 10 120.00–121.00 $120.90 $891 -15.10
784 value added 784 10 134.50 $134.50 $1,054 —
794 794 5 115.00 $115.00 $913 -19.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 —
350–390 378 5 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $539 —
400–420 415 4 135.00–140.00 $138.80 $576 -8.17
460 460 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $610 -10.57
505–540 524 4 125.00–130.00 $127.82 $670 -9.85
560–570 563 3 120.00–125.00 $121.69 $685 -13.31
617 617 9 119.50 $119.50 $737 -8.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
350–355 353 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $475 —
400–445 430 3 125.00–130.00 $126.55 $544 —
450–455 451 4 120.00–123.00 $120.76 $545 —
520 520 4 120.00 $120.00 $624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–542 534 6 123.00–125.00 $123.65 $660 -5.35
556–560 557 10 120.00–123.00 $122.40 $682 -4.95
600–613 610 4 119.00–120.00 $119.75 $730 -2.10
614 value added 614 9 125.50 $125.50 $771 —
668 fancy 668 5 123.00 $123.00 $822 —
708 fancy 708 2 119.00 $119.00 $843 —
736 value added 736 9 126.00 $126.00 $927 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
784 value added 784 13 127.00 $127.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
355–385 370 2 121.00–125.00 $123.08 $455 —
400 400 3 120.00 $120.00 $480 -7.03
456–490 468 16 115.00–120.00 $116.71 $546 -6.19
500–520 510 3 112.00–115.00 $113.33 $578 -6.67
600 600 2 110.00 $110.00 $660 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 328 4 120.00–121.00 $120.24 $394 -1.77
355–395 375 4 115.00–119.00 $117.11 $439 -1.15
400–425 417 3 110.00–112.00 $111.36 $464 -1.13
453–480 459 5 108.00–110.00 $108.61 $499 -0.89
520–545 530 3 103.00–108.00 $105.34 $558 -0.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 146.00 $146.00 $511 —
405–415 410 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $564 -8.65
490–495 492 3 133.00–135.00 $133.67 $658 -3.33
500–545 519 4 130.00–132.00 $130.74 $679 -1.80
550–570 564 5 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $711 -2.23
716–740 721 5 114.00–115.00 $114.79 $828 -0.48
763 763 2 112.00 $112.00 $855 -0.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 -6.90
350–360 357 3 134.00–138.00 $136.69 $488 -2.65
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 —
460–485 470 5 122.00–125.00 $123.24 $579 -6.76
500–510 507 3 120.00–122.00 $120.66 $612 -2.87
590 590 3 120.00 $120.00 $708 ±0.00
620–625 622 3 115.00–117.00 $115.67 $719 -2.82
685 685 2 115.00 $115.00 $788 +2.46
725 725 1 108.00 $108.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 323 4 130.00–135.00 $131.22 $424 -0.26
380–395 385 3 125.00–130.00 $128.29 $494 -0.68
405–420 415 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $499 -2.11
450–470 462 3 115.00–118.00 $116.35 $538 -0.26
500 500 1 113.00 $113.00 $565 +3.00
685–695 688 3 104.00–105.00 $104.66 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1380 1124 80-85% 27 45.00–49.00 $47.60 $535 -8.24
945–1380 1144 80-85% 55 51.00–55.00 $53.37 $611 -8.18
1075–1350 1199 80-85% 15 59.00–63.00 $60.16 $721 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1430 1331 75-80% 8 50.00–53.00 $51.98 $692 -1.95
1285–1460 1339 75-80% 4 61.00–65.00 $62.34 $835 +8.41
1235–1545 1354 75-80% 16 55.00–59.00 $56.16 $760 -6.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1125 964 85-90% 4 36.00–40.00 $38.97 $376 —
830–1085 997 85-90% 5 43.00–46.00 $44.78 $446 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1950 1768 5 81.00–85.00 $83.36 $1,474 —
1785–1865 1825 2 74.00–78.00 $75.96 $1,386 —
1960 1960 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,862 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
605–875 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 325.00–575.00 $485.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1055 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 700.00–800.00 $752.49

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1185–1430 1324 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,273.18
1260–1475 fancy 1359 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,800.00–2,075.00 $1,867.95
1135–1528 1381 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 45 1,325.00–1,575.00 $1,446.81
1165–1620 fancy 1456 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,575.00–1,800.00 $1,683.39
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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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.