Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.45/cwt +11.37 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 522 lb · 14 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $107.67/cwt ≈ $677/hd at 629 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	294	624	615
Feeder cattle	210	547	509
Slaughter cattle	72	63	46
Replacement cattle	12	14	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Replacement cows and slaughter bulls steady, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	4	174.00–178.00	$175.76	$562	+18.01
380–395	389	7	170.00–172.50	$171.05	$665	+19.89
405–445	425	2	160.00–168.00	$163.81	$696	+15.47
510–545	533	4	139.00–142.00	$140.78	$750	-0.04
555–590	566	4	130.00–138.00	$133.80	$757	+3.70
610–648	641	7	120.00–128.00	$126.16	$809	+3.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	341	5	136.00–142.00	$139.98	$477	+17.78
429–445	437	8	125.00–128.50	$126.78	$554	+8.52
519–530	522	14	121.00–126.50	$125.45	$655	+11.37
560–591	581	9	118.00–122.00	$120.69	$701	—
605–645	616	9	112.00–119.50	$118.14	$728	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	3	120.00–130.00	$125.64	$531	—
460–490	466	5	119.00–120.00	$119.79	$558	-4.99
605–645	629	10	105.00–110.00	$107.67	$677	—
690–695	692	7	90.00–105.00	$98.54	$682	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1515	1224	75-80%	8	57.00–59.00	$58.26	$713	-3.04
1165–1690	1407	75-80%	14	62.00–67.00	$63.62	$895	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1380	1152	80-85%	11	55.00–59.00	$56.96	$656	—
970–1360	1166	80-85%	7	48.00–53.00	$50.73	$592	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1915	1683	2	70.00–75.00	$72.85	$1,226	—
1650–1905	1750	4	90.00–96.00	$93.44	$1,635	—
1530–2160	1772	6	80.00–85.00	$82.48	$1,462	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1230	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–925.00	$844.61

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550–620	585	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	300.00–375.00	$339.74

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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
1335–1520	1432	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,135.68	—

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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.