Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

1,092 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.80/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 615 lb · 80 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.49/cwt -9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 539 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.91/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 574 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,092	1,393	769
Feeder cattle	878	1,221	475
Slaughter cattle	111	153	120
Replacement cattle	103	19	174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle and slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–482	476	14	149.00–151.00	$150.07	$714	-3.87
505–541	539	28	133.00–141.00	$140.49	$757	-9.51
580–590	582	10	133.00–134.00	$133.80	$779	-0.53
598 value added	598	14	133.00	$133.00	$795	—
612 value added	612	54	135.50	$135.50	$829	—
605–640	620	26	128.00–132.00	$130.27	$808	-0.16
655–688	681	7	127.00–128.50	$128.22	$873	-0.68
700–745	718	11	116.00–125.00	$122.47	$879	-2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	281	7	140.00–146.00	$142.53	$401	—
305–346	336	15	130.00–140.00	$134.77	$453	-23.27
355	355	4	130.00–132.00	$130.50	$463	—
405	405	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$522	-21.23
455–490	459	9	120.00–127.00	$125.99	$578	—
550–560	557	3	118.00–120.00	$119.33	$665	-5.66
605	605	2	114.00–123.00	$118.50	$717	+1.26
693	693	5	115.00	$115.00	$797	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	371	8	125.00–134.00	$129.26	$480	-8.00
405–445	438	6	121.00–131.00	$126.69	$555	-2.11
455–480	474	4	120.00–127.00	$122.49	$581	—
503–545	524	23	116.00–125.00	$122.55	$642	-1.39
555–599	574	26	113.00–124.00	$119.91	$688	-3.27
620–640	635	4	110.00–120.50	$117.94	$749	-1.90
654 value added	654	15	120.25	$120.25	$786	—
704–745	721	19	105.00–111.00	$106.77	$770	-9.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	6	120.00–126.00	$122.51	$396	-2.35
355–385	365	6	118.00–124.00	$119.95	$438	-3.41
405–445	424	12	115.00–120.00	$117.16	$497	-3.48
455–495	461	7	110.00–115.00	$112.74	$520	-5.43
505–545	533	4	111.00–112.00	$111.74	$596	-2.66
555–594	581	15	105.00–110.50	$108.95	$633	-2.74
610–620	615	4	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$643	-3.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	326	8	130.00–140.00	$133.42	$435	—
405–435	416	4	125.00–135.00	$129.95	$541	-19.72
455–490	475	5	121.00–131.00	$125.40	$596	—
505–535	521	9	118.00–128.00	$123.34	$643	—
555–570	566	9	115.00–125.00	$119.79	$678	—
666–685	668	10	111.00–118.00	$117.28	$783	—
740–745	742	3	104.00–106.00	$105.00	$779	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	5	110.00–120.00	$115.81	$504	-19.17
460–495	475	3	110.00–118.00	$114.32	$543	-12.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1360	1053	80-85%	14	47.00–51.00	$48.55	$511	—
830–1375	1080	80-85%	21	40.00–45.00	$42.60	$460	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1715	1397	75-80%	15	48.00–52.00	$49.86	$697	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1228	976	85-90%	3	40.00	$40.00	$390	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1440	1271	5	60.00–62.00	$60.63	$771	—
1075–1690	1291	9	73.00–78.00	$75.80	$979	—
980–1855	1597	9	80.00–85.00	$82.93	$1,324	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–840	788	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–755.00	$706.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1255	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–825.00	$816.15
1235–1300 fancy	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,088.46
1195–1445	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$908.95

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–995	881	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–675.00	$601.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
843–870	852	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00	$600.00
810–918	891	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–800.00	$765.91

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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
1095–1400	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	900.00–1,075.00	$975.09	—
1155–1365	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,178.87	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945–1090	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	600.00–725.00	$644.18	—

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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.