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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $146.42/cwt -3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 494 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.08/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 535 lb · 25 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.50/cwt +13.73 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 702 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 1,092 549
Feeder cattle 547 878 436
Slaughter cattle 63 111 85
Replacement cattle 14 103 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 6 154.00–164.00 $157.75 $510 —
375–385 378 14 150.00–154.00 $151.16 $571 —
432 value added 432 10 156.00 $156.00 $674 —
430–445 438 3 147.00–150.00 $148.34 $650 —
460–495 492 18 139.00–144.00 $143.74 $707 -6.33
497 value added 497 17 149.25 $149.25 $742 —
510–547 544 13 134.00–141.50 $140.82 $766 +0.33
565–594 589 10 127.00–134.00 $130.10 $766 -3.70
605–632 626 11 120.00–127.00 $122.82 $769 -7.45
655–680 671 5 114.00–116.00 $115.00 $772 -13.22
683 value added 683 19 123.50 $123.50 $844 —
718 value added 718 20 123.00 $123.00 $883 —
710–745 724 4 110.00–115.00 $112.71 $816 -9.76
795 value added 795 8 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 330 5 138.00–144.00 $140.35 $463 +5.58
458–480 468 11 127.00–135.00 $130.54 $611 +4.55
520–545 531 7 120.00–130.00 $126.33 $671 —
605–640 620 3 110.00–117.00 $114.03 $707 -4.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 276 6 125.00–130.00 $126.40 $349 —
315–345 323 6 120.00–124.00 $122.20 $395 —
355–365 364 11 119.00–122.00 $120.09 $437 -9.17
378 value added 378 5 124.00 $124.00 $469 —
405–415 410 4 117.00–119.00 $118.26 $485 -8.43
411 value added 411 6 125.00 $125.00 $514 —
460–490 470 3 115.00–117.00 $116.30 $547 -6.19
520–545 535 25 110.00–116.00 $114.08 $610 -8.47
610 value added 610 9 117.00 $117.00 $714 —
677 value added 677 7 120.00 $120.00 $812 -0.25
702 value added 702 24 120.50 $120.50 $846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 279 7 116.00–120.00 $118.60 $331 —
360–395 373 8 115.00–116.00 $115.40 $430 -4.55
405–445 419 5 113.00–115.00 $114.37 $479 -2.79
460–465 462 3 110.00–113.00 $111.01 $513 -1.73
530–540 537 3 105.00–109.00 $107.01 $575 -4.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 409 4 140.00–148.00 $144.25 $590 +14.30
450–495 469 7 130.00–137.00 $132.91 $623 +7.51
509–545 521 8 125.00–130.00 $128.08 $667 +4.74
560–585 573 2 117.00–120.00 $118.47 $679 -1.32
605–625 611 4 110.00–117.00 $114.26 $698 —
703–705 704 4 104.00–108.00 $107.00 $753 —
768–782 770 9 100.00–100.50 $100.44 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 374 4 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $496 —
460–485 478 4 122.00–127.00 $124.78 $596 +10.46
505–525 513 4 115.00–121.00 $118.97 $610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1300 1224 75-80% 9 59.00–63.00 $61.30 $750 —
1320–1550 1480 75-80% 5 53.00–56.00 $54.64 $809 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1445 1210 80-85% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.32 $633 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–945 932 85-90% 3 39.00–41.00 $40.32 $376 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1825 1181 5 74.00–76.00 $75.14 $887 —
1320–1715 1521 5 80.00–82.00 $81.12 $1,234 —
1710 1710 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,522 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–915 873 (<2 yrs)Open 4 500.00–650.00 $578.65

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1215 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $876.53

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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
1050–1065 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,100.00 $999.29 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1040 1013 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 625.00–700.00 $663.52 —

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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.