Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

1,119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.19/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 480 lb · 58 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.39/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 677 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.45/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 566 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,119 1,359 0
Feeder cattle 904 1,043 0
Slaughter cattle 188 174 0
Replacement cattle 27 142 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 170.00 $170.00 $604 +4.33
446 446 9 166.50 $166.50 $743 +3.88
450–496 480 24 154.00–159.00 $158.32 $760 +0.87
500–519 511 15 146.00–150.00 $147.56 $754 -2.69
550–568 566 44 140.00–145.00 $143.45 $812 -5.40
653–684 677 51 133.00–134.00 $133.39 $903 -5.34
700–705 703 10 130.00–132.50 $131.25 $923 +1.68
795 795 7 129.50 $129.50 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 154.00–156.00 $155.03 $488 -6.23
395 395 1 152.00 $152.00 $600 -1.46
405 405 1 146.00 $146.00 $591 —
455 455 1 143.00 $143.00 $651 —
524 524 6 139.00 $139.00 $728 -3.00
590 590 1 133.00 $133.00 $785 -6.12
685 685 1 126.00 $126.00 $863 ±0.00
700–714 711 4 123.00–125.00 $124.51 $885 +5.53
775 775 8 120.00 $120.00 $930 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
431–435 434 22 135.00–137.00 $135.72 $589 -26.28
553–581 569 24 127.50–130.50 $128.71 $732 -1.84
641–648 645 11 124.00–124.50 $124.27 $802 -5.44
678–691 681 30 122.00–123.50 $122.41 $834 -2.59
737 737 20 122.00 $122.00 $899 -1.04
751 751 5 118.00 $118.00 $886 +0.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 324 4 137.00–140.00 $138.25 $448 +1.79
350–365 358 2 132.00–134.00 $133.02 $476 +1.52
400–428 422 5 128.00–130.00 $129.62 $547 +3.27
478–496 480 58 127.00–128.50 $127.19 $611 +2.51
511–545 514 10 122.00–127.00 $126.47 $650 +4.79
550–570 564 12 118.00–120.00 $119.75 $675 +2.15
610–645 624 4 114.00–118.00 $116.23 $725 +5.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 279 4 150.00–157.00 $153.70 $429 —
315–345 325 5 146.00–150.00 $148.01 $481 -1.99
350–390 371 4 142.00–146.00 $144.01 $534 +3.76
400–425 413 2 132.00–135.00 $133.45 $551 -4.06
450–495 468 3 125.00–130.00 $127.69 $598 -3.62
505–540 525 5 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $643 +0.10
550 550 2 120.00 $120.00 $660 ±0.00
629–645 634 13 115.00–119.00 $116.40 $738 -2.31
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
700–745 723 2 102.00–105.00 $103.55 $749 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 367 3 150.00–156.00 $152.76 $561 -10.56
400–420 412 3 146.00–150.00 $147.80 $609 -5.20
450–465 457 3 140.00–146.00 $142.97 $653 —
500–520 511 5 133.00–138.00 $135.59 $693 -0.02
550–555 553 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $724 +0.52
611 611 5 130.00 $130.00 $794 +3.01
730–745 735 3 114.00–115.00 $114.66 $843 -4.11
795 795 5 110.00 $110.00 $874 -4.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1480 1040 80-85% 25 55.00–60.00 $57.46 $598 —
790–1310 1080 80-85% 23 47.00–51.00 $49.11 $530 +2.74
1065–1385 1264 80-85% 5 64.00–67.00 $65.76 $831 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1150 1002 85-90% 20 35.00–40.00 $36.86 $369 —
910–1260 1042 85-90% 13 43.00–47.00 $44.87 $468 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1580 1258 75-80% 13 66.00–70.00 $67.97 $855 —
1235–1485 1303 75-80% 9 58.00–63.00 $60.44 $788 —
1190–1625 1348 75-80% 6 52.00–55.00 $53.67 $723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1465 1204 7 75.00–78.00 $77.34 $931 +4.80
1300–2260 1727 5 83.00–88.00 $84.67 $1,462 -5.33
1915–2110 2042 3 91.00–96.00 $93.93 $1,918 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–845 811 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 480.00–615.00 $538.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1160–1265 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–975.00 $857.63
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–990 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $626.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1165–1255 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 750.00–850.00 $800.00 —

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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.