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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $101.03/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 744 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $119.57/cwt ≈ $830/hd at 694 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $105.80/cwt ≈ $720/hd at 681 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 294 469
Feeder cattle 473 210 380
Slaughter cattle 72 72 70
Replacement cattle 12 12 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher, and feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 336 7 168.00–177.00 $172.63 $580 -3.13
355–375 363 4 160.00–167.00 $164.52 $597 -6.53
415–445 436 6 150.00–157.50 $152.19 $664 -11.62
460–480 475 4 145.00–150.00 $148.79 $707 —
505–515 509 4 140.00–142.00 $140.75 $716 -0.03
555–574 570 17 130.00–136.50 $135.87 $774 +2.07
605–640 618 5 127.00–131.00 $128.83 $796 +2.67
680–696 694 23 117.00–125.00 $119.57 $830 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–545 534 6 119.00–123.00 $121.82 $651 -3.63
555–598 581 15 117.00–119.50 $118.86 $691 -1.83
628–635 632 4 114.00–116.00 $115.25 $728 -2.89
680–681 681 20 105.00–106.00 $105.80 $720 —
742–746 744 33 100.00–102.00 $101.03 $752 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 319 5 124.00–130.00 $125.74 $401 —
365–385 370 8 120.00–124.00 $121.40 $449 —
410–445 419 15 115.00–120.00 $117.83 $494 —
465–475 471 4 110.00–115.00 $112.23 $529 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 6 157.00–160.00 $158.17 $535 —
365–395 384 6 152.00–157.50 $154.60 $594 —
405–445 423 10 140.00–150.00 $146.10 $618 —
455–475 463 4 134.00–140.00 $137.97 $639 —
505–520 511 8 128.00–132.00 $130.23 $665 —
560–595 577 6 122.00–128.00 $125.85 $726 —
605–640 620 5 115.00–120.00 $116.76 $724 —
655–695 678 5 105.00–112.50 $107.47 $729 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1500 1093 80-85% 13 55.00–59.00 $56.69 $620 —
1075–1250 1134 80-85% 8 50.00–53.00 $51.27 $581 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1675 1281 75-80% 15 60.00–64.00 $61.62 $789 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1215 1168 7 70.00–74.00 $71.86 $839 —
1400–1905 1647 3 79.00–84.00 $81.22 $1,338 —
1790–1935 1863 2 92.00–94.00 $92.96 $1,732 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
550–695 637 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 300.00–450.00 $383.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1245 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.82

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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.