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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.76/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 559 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $126.50/cwt ≈ $861/hd at 681 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.46/cwt +7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 620 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 761 1,667 615
Feeder cattle 575 1,261 543
Slaughter cattle 150 176 60
Replacement cattle 36 230 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to market not covered past two weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 168.00–170.00 $169.03 $622 +11.03
400–425 413 2 167.00–168.00 $167.52 $692 +11.57
495 495 2 165.00 $165.00 $817 —
505–524 518 11 158.00–164.00 $159.52 $826 +14.52
550–590 576 10 155.00–158.00 $156.27 $900 +12.60
615–640 620 15 146.00–151.00 $149.46 $927 +14.46
665–690 683 6 141.00–145.00 $142.48 $973 +12.48
707–740 712 8 136.00–141.00 $139.73 $995 +14.73
750–785 780 7 132.00–135.00 $132.41 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 160.00–162.00 $160.67 $586 +13.05
419–435 425 9 155.00–160.00 $158.21 $672 +18.17
450–485 467 9 150.00–155.00 $152.27 $711 +20.91
510–540 522 5 146.00–150.00 $147.98 $772 +19.99
550–595 570 3 140.00–145.00 $142.35 $811 +19.79
600–645 623 2 130.00–135.00 $132.59 $826 +14.59
681 681 17 126.50 $126.50 $861 —
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 +15.00
778 778 6 115.50 $115.50 $899 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 148.00 $148.00 $511 —
375–390 384 5 140.00–144.00 $141.56 $544 -2.44
402–445 421 11 135.00–140.00 $137.63 $579 -2.37
450–473 465 5 133.00–135.00 $134.41 $625 -4.59
500–548 528 8 130.00–133.00 $131.32 $693 -6.68
540 fancy 540 2 139.00 $139.00 $751 —
555–563 fancy 557 15 133.00–134.00 $133.27 $742 —
555–595 575 2 128.00–130.00 $128.97 $742 -8.27
610–645 636 8 125.00–128.00 $127.00 $808 -7.70
720–740 730 2 115.00–121.00 $118.04 $862 -12.96
732 fancy 732 3 127.00 $127.00 $930 —
750 750 2 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
753 fancy 753 3 125.00 $125.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 138.00–140.00 $139.03 $452 —
390–395 393 2 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $531 +4.65
415 415 3 130.00 $130.00 $540 +3.01
470–480 473 11 125.00–130.00 $128.62 $608 +8.16
500 500 3 125.00 $125.00 $625 +5.00
585 585 3 120.00 $120.00 $702 +2.49
637–645 638 10 119.00–120.00 $119.90 $765 +4.90
650–675 662 3 110.00–115.00 $112.97 $748 +6.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 165.00–166.00 $165.51 $559 —
355–385 368 5 160.00–164.00 $161.79 $595 —
400–425 414 4 158.00–160.00 $158.73 $657 —
455–480 463 3 150.00–154.00 $152.62 $707 —
500–545 513 4 145.00–148.00 $146.71 $753 —
580–595 587 7 139.00–142.00 $140.29 $824 —
632–635 633 5 135.00–136.00 $135.60 $858 —
655–670 665 3 132.00–133.00 $132.33 $880 —
765–770 768 3 124.00–128.00 $125.33 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 329 4 158.00–160.00 $158.75 $522 +6.75
350–395 372 3 150.00–156.00 $152.59 $568 +5.91
415–445 433 7 145.00–150.00 $147.89 $640 +3.45
460–475 471 7 140.00–145.00 $141.40 $666 +4.34
505–520 515 6 135.00–140.00 $138.37 $713 +12.04
550–555 553 2 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $730 +13.53
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1340 1119 80-85% 19 46.00–50.00 $48.74 $545 +2.67
955–1335 1144 80-85% 14 53.00–57.00 $55.18 $631 +9.11
1015–1210 1153 80-85% 9 59.00–63.00 $61.15 $705 +7.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1075 923 85-90% 9 37.00–40.00 $38.40 $354 —
930–1270 1079 85-90% 10 42.00–45.00 $43.98 $475 +5.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1325 1229 75-80% 4 62.00–65.00 $64.05 $787 —
1240–1700 1408 75-80% 6 57.00–60.00 $58.84 $828 —
1285–1630 1424 75-80% 6 52.00–55.00 $53.60 $763 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1185 1108 3 70.00–71.00 $70.36 $780 —
1240–1865 1546 6 79.00–81.00 $80.25 $1,241 —
1805–2200 2023 4 89.00–93.00 $90.16 $1,824 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1000 843 (<2 yrs)Open 6 630.00–800.00 $749.82
865–1035 914 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 300.00–520.00 $433.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 thin fleshed 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–850.00 $800.00
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–925 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 485.00–500.00 $493.21
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 495.00 $495.00

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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
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 -106.94
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.