Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

1,359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.01/cwt ≈ $720/hd at 525 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.25/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 538 lb · 45 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.02/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 623 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,359	812
Feeder cattle	1,043	415
Slaughter cattle	174	135
Replacement cattle	142	262

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm, best demand on bred cows with a high of $2600.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	388	14	164.00–166.00	$165.67	$643	—
437–446	445	32	162.00–164.00	$162.62	$724	—
473–483	475	11	155.00–158.00	$157.45	$748	+5.23
530–543	538	45	149.00–151.00	$150.25	$808	+3.23
555–578	571	22	148.50–149.00	$148.85	$850	+3.85
604–631	623	42	140.00–145.50	$142.02	$885	-0.56
650–680	663	14	135.00–140.00	$138.73	$920	—
700–740	729	7	128.00–130.00	$129.57	$945	-9.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	4	160.00–162.50	$161.26	$537	—
350–380	363	6	150.00–158.00	$153.46	$557	—
443	443	3	150.00	$150.00	$664	—
527	527	15	142.00	$142.00	$748	+2.00
555–590	587	10	135.00–140.00	$139.12	$817	+0.74
617–630	620	8	129.00–130.00	$129.25	$801	-0.75
665	665	2	126.00	$126.00	$838	—
700–725	713	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$848	-1.02
760	760	1	115.00	$115.00	$874	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	150.00	$150.00	$472	+3.05
365	365	2	140.00	$140.00	$511	—
405–425	415	2	136.00–139.00	$137.54	$571	-2.46
455–460	458	2	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$591	-10.36
520–545	530	3	125.00–128.00	$126.64	$671	-0.94
555–585	570	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$669	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	162.00	$162.00	$705	—
435–443	438	31	139.00–142.50	$140.14	$614	—
450	450	7	138.00	$138.00	$621	—
513 value added	513	22	140.00	$140.00	$718	—
521–540	533	35	134.50–136.00	$135.13	$720	—
550–571	568	7	130.00–134.00	$130.55	$742	+4.60
610–618	618	17	125.00–130.00	$129.71	$802	+11.03
625 fancy	625	2	136.00	$136.00	$850	—
665	665	7	125.00	$125.00	$831	+8.50
700–740	727	3	121.00–124.00	$123.04	$895	—
770–780	775	2	115.00–121.00	$117.98	$914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	334	4	135.00–138.00	$136.46	$456	+6.11
355–395	385	9	130.00–134.00	$131.50	$506	+6.50
415–445	425	8	125.00–130.00	$126.35	$537	+1.65
450–480	470	3	124.00–125.00	$124.68	$586	+3.45
515–530	520	3	121.00–123.00	$121.68	$633	+2.86
550–590	561	7	115.00–120.00	$117.60	$660	+5.54
600–640	620	2	110.00–112.00	$111.03	$688	—
690–695	693	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$752	—
700–740	720	2	105.00–107.00	$106.03	$763	—
785–790	788	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$808	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$371	+0.16
355–380	366	5	115.00–120.00	$117.33	$429	-1.41
405–435	421	5	110.00–115.00	$112.75	$475	+0.13
455–480	467	5	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$502	-0.65
550–560	555	2	100.00–102.00	$101.01	$561	—
630–635	633	3	95.00–100.00	$98.34	$622	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	363	3	162.00–164.00	$163.32	$593	+21.32
445	445	5	153.00	$153.00	$681	+13.00
500–514	512	8	135.00–140.00	$135.61	$694	+5.61
550–590	570	2	130.00–131.00	$130.48	$744	+1.47
620–635	628	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$797	-0.62
655–686	677	8	123.00–126.00	$125.32	$848	-0.07
720–735	731	4	115.00–120.00	$118.77	$868	-2.73
760–795	778	2	114.00–115.00	$114.51	$891	-3.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	150.00	$150.00	$518	+10.00
350–355	354	4	140.00–141.00	$140.25	$496	+7.37
440–445	443	2	135.00–140.00	$137.51	$609	+12.12
460–495	478	3	130.00–133.00	$131.31	$628	+6.31
500–525	515	3	120.00–125.00	$122.36	$630	-2.12
560	560	2	120.00	$120.00	$672	-1.99
600–640	611	4	116.00–120.00	$118.71	$725	+2.36
685–695	690	2	114.00–115.00	$114.50	$790	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	132.00–140.00	$135.97	$412	+5.75
350–370	360	3	125.00–130.00	$127.62	$459	+2.37
400–440	415	4	120.00–124.00	$122.46	$508	+0.75
485–490	488	3	115.00–117.00	$115.66	$564	-3.34
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	-4.49

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1080	979	85-90%	26	35.00–38.00	$35.55	$348	—
815–1155	998	85-90%	16	40.00–44.00	$41.72	$416	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1135	1056	80-85%	18	44.00–48.00	$46.37	$490	—
925–1210	1103	80-85%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.13	$663	—
915–1230	1109	80-85%	17	52.00–56.00	$54.28	$602	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1335	1182	75-80%	9	62.00–65.00	$63.31	$748	—
1290–1680	1485	75-80%	5	55.00–58.50	$57.33	$851	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1230	1213	6	70.00–75.00	$72.54	$880	—
1380–1965	1574	5	78.00–82.00	$80.11	$1,261	—
1738	1738	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,564	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1055	866	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	865.00–1,050.00	$953.05
945–1070	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	600.00–850.00	$700.13

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–855	846	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	525.00–575.00	$540.99

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–985	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–850.00	$722.41
940–1525	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,500.00	$1,439.44
1040–1515	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,662.74
1055–1345 fancy	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,954.28
1055–1485 fancy	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	1,900.00–2,200.00	$1,999.22

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–895	767	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	400.00–600.00	$496.28
875–915	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$725.56

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–815	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,050.00	$916.35
790–930	838	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	570.00–650.00	$620.13
850 fancy	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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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
1225–1300	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,512.87	+412.87
1740	1740	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.