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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

1,393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.94/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 527 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.18/cwt +5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 580 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.90/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 657 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,393 615 658
Feeder cattle 1,221 543 554
Slaughter cattle 153 60 75
Replacement cattle 19 12 29

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 4 165.00–170.00 $167.27 $550 +1.78
385–395 387 5 164.00–168.00 $165.99 $642 +5.99
405–440 428 5 156.00–160.00 $158.86 $680 -0.14
455–475 465 2 151.00–157.00 $153.94 $716 —
515 515 4 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
559–599 588 33 129.00–137.00 $134.33 $790 —
615–620 618 35 130.00–131.00 $130.43 $806 +4.17
652–659 657 55 127.50–130.50 $128.90 $847 -0.10
715–740 722 38 120.00–126.25 $124.53 $899 +1.38
756–761 758 54 112.00–119.50 $115.62 $876 -5.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 5 154.00–160.00 $158.04 $514 +4.13
405–425 415 9 146.00–152.50 $150.23 $623 -1.77
505–545 536 21 130.00–137.00 $135.19 $725 -4.01
570–595 585 3 123.00–127.00 $124.99 $731 -4.83
615–620 619 4 112.00–122.00 $117.24 $726 -0.34
719 719 8 116.50 $116.50 $838 +6.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 381 5 130.00–140.00 $137.26 $523 +1.42
405–440 418 11 128.00–130.00 $128.80 $538 -3.54
509–542 527 69 121.00–126.00 $123.94 $653 —
576–590 580 57 122.50–123.50 $123.18 $714 +5.18
616–645 625 23 119.50–120.00 $119.84 $749 —
667–678 677 45 118.50–120.00 $118.60 $803 —
745 745 23 116.25 $116.25 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–329 316 11 120.00–130.00 $124.86 $395 -1.84
355–365 362 6 120.00–125.00 $123.36 $447 —
410–430 418 3 119.00–123.00 $120.64 $504 -5.98
465–490 474 13 115.00–120.00 $118.17 $560 -1.47
510–540 528 5 113.00–115.00 $114.40 $604 -1.24
555–596 588 30 109.00–113.00 $111.69 $657 +0.39
605–645 615 6 105.00–110.00 $107.84 $663 +1.15
710–720 712 35 100.00–104.00 $103.31 $736 -3.09
760–765 763 2 90.00–95.00 $92.51 $706 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 530 4 108.00–110.00 $109.25 $579 +4.25
575 575 4 105.00 $105.00 $604 +2.48
635–645 643 4 100.00–101.00 $100.25 $645 —
650 650 2 90.00 $90.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 358 3 150.00–156.00 $151.97 $544 -10.02
440–445 443 3 130.00–140.00 $134.98 $598 -16.16
470 470 3 125.00–130.00 $126.67 $595 -16.65
530–540 536 9 120.00–125.00 $122.11 $655 -6.98
570–595 583 4 115.00–121.00 $117.96 $688 +3.94
605–625 620 11 113.00–118.00 $114.81 $712 -2.82
655–685 665 4 109.00–115.00 $111.74 $743 -5.24
705–740 723 4 104.00–109.00 $106.51 $770 +1.51
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 162.50–168.00 $165.19 $616 -4.73
410 410 3 147.00–155.00 $149.67 $614 -8.83

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1095 1005 75-80% 4 49.00–51.00 $50.00 $502 —
1125–1260 1210 75-80% 8 50.00–52.00 $51.42 $622 —
1360–1590 1452 75-80% 17 51.00–54.00 $52.08 $756 +3.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–890 859 85-90% 6 24.00–29.00 $26.13 $224 —
915–995 945 85-90% 13 30.00–35.00 $33.17 $313 +8.17
1105–1215 1164 85-90% 8 35.00–38.00 $36.41 $424 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1095 1031 80-85% 15 38.00–42.00 $40.28 $415 —
1205–1270 1253 80-85% 11 42.00–46.00 $44.28 $555 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1790–1865 1824 5 81.00–85.00 $83.82 $1,529 —
1980 1980 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,762 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–960 821 (<2 yrs)Open 4 612.00–770.00 $718.08

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1095 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 550.00–675.00 $617.29
1280–1360 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–775.00 $738.64
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–875 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 400.00–525.00 $464.91
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 575.00 $575.00

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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
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.