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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

1,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.17/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 584 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.10/cwt +14.83 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 624 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.24/cwt +8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 581 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,667 1,119 0
Feeder cattle 1,261 904 0
Slaughter cattle 176 188 0
Replacement cattle 230 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $501 —
350 350 1 158.00 $158.00 $553 -12.00
400–448 445 17 155.00–156.00 $155.95 $694 -10.55
457 457 11 154.00 $154.00 $704 -4.32
491 value added 491 16 162.00 $162.00 $795 —
505 505 12 145.00 $145.00 $732 -2.56
537–538 value added 538 55 160.00–162.00 $161.42 $868 —
574–599 value added 581 58 154.00–157.00 $156.13 $907 —
570–593 589 27 142.00–145.00 $143.67 $846 +0.22
605 605 16 135.00 $135.00 $817 —
618–635 value added 632 44 144.00–145.00 $144.80 $915 —
663 663 8 130.00 $130.00 $862 -3.39
681 value added 681 10 142.50 $142.50 $970 —
705 705 2 125.00 $125.00 $881 -6.25
702–745 value added 733 25 140.00–142.00 $141.46 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 3 156.00–158.00 $156.99 $455 —
300–345 331 4 150.00–155.00 $152.07 $503 -2.96
380–395 389 5 145.00–149.00 $147.62 $574 -4.38
400–420 413 4 137.00–143.00 $140.04 $578 -5.96
465–480 470 3 130.00–134.00 $131.36 $617 -11.64
505–510 507 5 125.00–130.00 $127.99 $649 -11.01
550–575 563 4 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $690 -10.44
620 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 —
720 720 2 110.00 $110.00 $792 -14.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 144.00 $144.00 $569 +4.00
445 445 12 140.00 $140.00 $623 +4.28
482 482 25 139.00 $139.00 $670 —
540 540 30 138.00 $138.00 $745 —
555–586 581 72 135.00–138.00 $137.24 $797 +8.53
603–647 620 37 134.50–135.00 $134.70 $835 +10.43
628 value added 628 37 143.50 $143.50 $901 —
656–685 680 38 131.00–131.50 $131.42 $894 +9.01
743 743 13 131.00 $131.00 $973 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 365 6 130.00–132.00 $130.36 $476 -2.66
405–410 408 5 125.00–130.00 $126.99 $518 -2.63
460–485 462 23 120.00–125.00 $120.46 $557 -6.73
505 505 5 120.00 $120.00 $606 -6.47
585–590 588 4 115.00–120.00 $117.51 $691 -2.24
600–630 615 4 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $707 -1.23
650–665 655 3 105.00–109.00 $106.35 $697 —
795 795 1 90.00 $90.00 $716 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 152.00 $152.00 $471 +3.99
355–370 365 3 146.00–147.00 $146.68 $535 +2.67
410–428 422 5 140.00–146.00 $144.44 $610 +10.99
455–490 465 4 135.00–140.00 $137.06 $637 +9.37
510–530 518 3 124.00–130.00 $126.33 $654 +3.87
550–565 554 6 115.00–120.00 $118.48 $656 -1.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1410 1143 80-85% 16 44.00–48.00 $46.07 $527 —
900–1415 1178 80-85% 33 51.00–55.00 $53.69 $632 —
1195–1340 1272 80-85% 3 61.00–62.00 $61.66 $784 -4.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1340 1184 75-80% 8 62.00–65.00 $63.72 $754 —
1135–1600 1328 75-80% 10 57.00–60.00 $58.72 $780 +5.05
1185–1470 1351 75-80% 11 52.00–55.00 $53.96 $729 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1200 1072 85-90% 3 42.00–45.00 $44.07 $472 —
700–1315 1077 85-90% 11 36.00–40.00 $38.46 $414 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1545 1180 5 71.00–76.00 $74.29 $877 —
1260–1745 1459 4 80.00–84.00 $81.47 $1,189 —
1560–1930 1745 2 90.00–95.00 $92.77 $1,619 +8.10

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1015 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 710.00–880.00 $785.61
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
635–710 662 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 440.00–640.00 $566.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1190 1089 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,575.00–1,750.00 $1,654.89
1050–1150 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 725.00–925.00 $830.75
1125–1235 fancy 1169 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,942.26
1055–1315 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 950.00–1,150.00 $1,064.95
1020–1415 1179 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,157.93
1000–1490 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,195.27
1160–1360 1266 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,325.00–1,550.00 $1,447.00
1110–1470 fancy 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,500.00–1,725.00 $1,557.31
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–955 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 525.00–700.00 $654.81
875–880 878 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $850.14
925–1000 963 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00–950.00 $826.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–905 894 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 825.00–900.00 $865.16
810–1065 958 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,600.00 $1,300.59
915–1015 975 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 730.00–845.00 $779.53
975 fancy 975 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1185–1340 1268 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,750.00–2,025.00 $1,916.49 —
1245–1350 1287 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,370.77 —
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
1030–1180 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–950.00 $806.94 —

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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.