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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.23/cwt +11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 525 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.24/cwt +10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 464 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 609 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 726 761 1,393
Feeder cattle 605 575 1,221
Slaughter cattle 82 150 153
Replacement cattle 39 36 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high of 95.00 and slaughter cows sold steady- 2.00 higher with a high of 66.50. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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
288 288 4 191.00 $191.00 $550 —
351 351 12 180.00 $180.00 $632 +10.97
453–497 464 33 175.00–176.00 $175.24 $813 +10.24
524–533 525 74 170.75–174.25 $171.23 $899 +11.71
578–598 592 18 162.50–166.50 $163.58 $968 +7.31
630 630 11 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 +10.54
717–737 722 24 147.00–148.00 $147.74 $1,067 +8.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 179.00–185.00 $182.03 $488 —
335–340 337 5 170.00–174.00 $171.79 $579 —
365–395 377 10 165.00–170.00 $167.76 $632 +7.09
400–435 409 7 160.00–164.00 $160.86 $658 +2.65
450–480 460 3 156.00–160.00 $158.35 $728 +6.08
500–545 521 10 145.00–150.00 $147.66 $769 -0.32
560–595 583 4 140.00–145.00 $141.71 $826 -0.64
610–645 622 3 137.00–140.00 $138.96 $864 +6.37
650–665 658 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $872 +5.97
715 715 2 130.00 $130.00 $930 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 153.00 $153.00 $428 —
305–345 332 3 146.00–152.00 $148.88 $494 +0.88
355–365 360 2 144.00–146.00 $145.01 $522 +3.45
410 fancy 410 3 148.00 $148.00 $607 —
420–443 439 7 141.00–144.00 $143.21 $629 +5.58
450–470 459 7 135.00–141.00 $139.10 $638 +4.69
500–518 508 10 130.00–135.00 $132.63 $674 +1.31
555–580 576 9 125.00–130.00 $126.20 $727 -2.77
589–593 value added 590 18 138.00–138.50 $138.17 $815 —
602 value added 602 20 137.50 $137.50 $828 —
620–630 624 10 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $764 -4.51
660–680 670 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $801 —
715–724 fancy 721 6 129.00–130.00 $129.33 $932 +2.33
745 745 1 117.00 $117.00 $872 -1.04
764 fancy 764 5 129.00 $129.00 $986 +4.00
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 5 140.00–146.00 $143.78 $400 —
305–330 320 5 134.00–140.00 $137.63 $440 -1.40
350–390 367 8 130.00–168.00 $139.84 $513 +4.83
410 410 4 130.00 $130.00 $533 ±0.00
460–490 468 13 125.00–130.00 $128.48 $601 -0.14
535–545 540 4 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $662 —
570 570 6 120.00 $120.00 $684 ±0.00
640–645 643 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $743 -4.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $581 +5.50
380–395 390 4 163.00–167.00 $165.28 $645 +3.49
415 415 2 155.00 $155.00 $643 -3.73
485 485 2 150.00 $150.00 $728 -2.62
500–535 518 2 148.00–149.00 $148.52 $769 +1.81
625–635 628 3 134.00–135.00 $134.66 $846 -0.94
650–690 677 3 128.00–132.00 $130.00 $880 -2.33
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 380 3 145.00–150.00 $148.38 $564 -4.21
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 -1.40
500 500 2 130.00 $130.00 $650 -8.37
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1210 1122 80-85% 5 46.00–50.00 $49.00 $550 +0.26
995–1295 1145 80-85% 9 53.00–58.00 $55.81 $639 +0.63
1075–1290 1185 80-85% 4 61.00–63.00 $62.09 $736 +0.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1550 1358 75-80% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.52 $713 —
1350–1580 1434 75-80% 7 60.00–63.00 $61.63 $884 +8.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–965 810 85-90% 6 39.00–41.00 $39.99 $324 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1135 1105 2 71.00–74.00 $72.46 $801 +2.10
1040–1920 1386 8 80.00–84.00 $81.86 $1,135 —
1790–1880 1835 4 90.00–92.00 $91.02 $1,670 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–735 695 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 295.00–460.00 $372.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 615.00 $615.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1015 fancy 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1220 fancy 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1135–1360 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–975.00 $898.63
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–930 844 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 400.00–575.00 $476.00
925 fancy 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1140 910 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 850.00–975.00 $937.59
760–1060 948 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 825.00–1,050.00 $960.11

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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
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.