Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.31/cwt ≈ $719/hd at 613 lb · 53 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.84/cwt ≈ $802/hd at 613 lb · 51 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.30/cwt ≈ $642/hd at 577 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	615	615	961
Feeder cattle	543	—	647
Slaughter cattle	60	—	188
Replacement cattle	12	—	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available, market not covered last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265–295	280	2	172.50–180.00	$176.05	$493
315–320	319	7	162.50–176.00	$165.49	$528
355	355	6	160.00	$160.00	$568
448	448	3	159.00	$159.00	$712
470–484 value added	476	17	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$738
553–591 value added	565	21	135.50–141.00	$138.14	$780
601 value added	601	24	136.00	$136.00	$817
610–638	623	27	125.00–126.50	$126.26	$787
675	675	1	129.00	$129.00	$871
687 value added	687	16	133.50	$133.50	$917
712–749	739	19	121.50–128.00	$123.15	$910
775	775	1	121.00	$121.00	$938

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–265	260	2	160.00–165.00	$162.45	$422
315–345	330	2	152.00–156.00	$153.91	$508
360–395	378	2	152.50–154.00	$153.22	$579
425	425	1	152.00	$152.00	$646
455–493	488	8	130.00–148.00	$144.57	$706
510–545	522	5	135.00–143.00	$139.20	$727
570–585	581	19	125.00–131.00	$129.82	$754
605–645	625	2	115.00–120.00	$117.58	$735
665	665	1	115.00	$115.00	$765
740	740	4	110.00	$110.00	$814

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–345	333	2	138.00–140.00	$139.04	$463
360–385	366	7	132.00–137.00	$135.84	$497
405–410	408	3	130.00–136.00	$132.34	$540
455–466 value added	459	14	132.00–136.00	$134.55	$618
475	475	1	129.00	$129.00	$613
520–530 value added	527	18	120.00–121.00	$120.27	$634
596	596	9	118.00	$118.00	$703
607–620 value added	613	53	113.50–119.50	$117.31	$719
728 value added	728	3	117.00	$117.00	$852

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
205–245	218	11	122.00–130.00	$127.53	$278
255–295	280	4	120.00–128.00	$124.36	$348
325–345	328	6	120.00–130.00	$126.70	$416
430–445	439	8	120.00–128.00	$126.62	$556
465–485	480	6	115.00–125.00	$119.64	$574
513–540	521	12	113.00–118.00	$115.64	$602
560–588	577	22	110.00–114.00	$111.30	$642
620–645	632	3	105.00–108.00	$106.69	$674
705–715	706	10	105.00–107.00	$106.40	$751

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–335	320	2	112.00–114.00	$113.05	$362
535	535	1	105.00	$105.00	$562
555–565	560	4	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$574

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355–360	358	2	160.00–164.00	$161.99	$580
405–445	435	5	150.00–154.00	$151.14	$657
475–485	480	6	140.00–147.00	$143.32	$688
520–540	529	7	113.00–135.00	$129.09	$683
580–595	590	6	112.00–115.00	$114.02	$673
605–635	622	14	115.00–120.00	$117.63	$732
660–695	674	5	115.00–119.00	$116.98	$788
740	740	1	105.00	$105.00	$777

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
280–295	288	2	166.00–172.00	$169.08	$487
365–395	372	11	167.00–174.00	$169.92	$632
415–445	436	8	156.00–160.00	$158.50	$691
455–485	471	4	150.00–158.00	$153.16	$721
550–580	565	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$693
795 value added	795	4	106.00	$106.00	$843

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415–425	420	2	130.00–136.00	$132.96	$558
470–485	478	4	130.00–135.00	$132.46	$633
505–545	527	3	115.00–120.00	$117.00	$617
595	595	2	110.00	$110.00	$654
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1490	1138	80-85%	21	40.00–51.00	$44.29	$504

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1250–1610	1455	75-80%	13	45.00–52.00	$48.35	$703

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1020	943	85-90%	2	25.00	$25.00	$236
900–1225	1006	85-90%	7	30.00–37.00	$32.33	$325

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1675	1375	2	70.00–77.00	$72.74	$1,000
1405–1875	1722	9	80.00–90.00	$86.48	$1,489
1635–2160	1898	2	92.50–99.00	$95.30	$1,809

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–960	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	450.00–600.00	$532.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1165	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–944.00	$883.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1220	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$655.58
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00

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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.