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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 12, 2023

1,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $177.11/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 678 lb · 49 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 3 steers $170.00/cwt ≈ $1,290/hd at 759 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.91/cwt -7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 525 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,019 1,489 980
Feeder cattle 888 1,261 784
Slaughter cattle 73 143 128
Replacement cattle 58 85 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 288.00 $288.00 $988 —
360 360 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,001 —
407–409 409 12 273.00–276.00 $273.50 $1,119 +6.50
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 +4.99
524–534 525 33 266.00–267.00 $266.91 $1,401 +6.91
580–590 585 2 240.00–250.00 $244.96 $1,433 -7.71
610–621 618 4 228.00–230.00 $228.49 $1,412 -9.75
676–683 679 14 210.00–218.00 $215.12 $1,461 -8.07
703–715 705 5 190.00–192.00 $190.41 $1,342 -19.59
765–770 770 15 173.00–178.00 $173.33 $1,335 -19.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 +5.00
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 -8.00
425 425 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,046 -4.27
461–465 464 10 235.00–242.00 $237.09 $1,100 -2.91
501–524 510 10 227.00–230.00 $228.77 $1,167 -1.23
575–580 578 2 210.00–228.00 $218.96 $1,266 -3.71
624 624 22 204.00 $204.00 $1,273 -6.00
660 660 2 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $1,221 —
759 759 34 170.00 $170.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 275.00 $275.00 $894 +9.00
363–368 365 12 265.00–270.00 $267.10 $975 +6.07
435 435 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,148 +8.00
455–470 463 2 250.00–260.00 $255.08 $1,181 +0.08
520–525 523 2 245.00–246.00 $245.50 $1,284 -4.50
560–571 565 8 228.00–232.00 $230.24 $1,301 -9.76
629–630 629 8 216.00–218.00 $217.75 $1,370 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 262.00–265.00 $263.56 $878 +19.56
355–380 370 3 248.00–258.00 $253.90 $939 +13.90
410–445 434 13 232.00–242.00 $239.87 $1,041 +6.35
454–490 467 12 223.00–230.00 $226.58 $1,058 +4.44
520 520 4 210.00–220.00 $212.50 $1,105 +2.94
557 557 24 209.00 $209.00 $1,164 +2.02
610 value added 610 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 -3.00
600–641 631 12 192.00–200.00 $198.87 $1,255 -0.02
662–688 669 11 181.00–191.00 $188.20 $1,259 —
720 720 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,224 -10.76
800 800 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,280 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 250.00 $250.00 $825 —
392 392 4 230.00 $230.00 $902 -2.48
415–445 430 2 224.00–225.00 $224.52 $965 +3.47
450–495 480 3 214.00–220.00 $215.88 $1,036 -0.57
536 536 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,110 +6.20
555–575 571 12 196.00–204.00 $199.17 $1,137 +3.42
675–690 678 49 171.00–180.00 $177.11 $1,201 -3.99
700–735 718 2 158.00–160.00 $158.98 $1,141 -11.27
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 -10.00
800 800 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 4 230.00 $230.00 $704 +2.91
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 +5.00
420–435 432 17 215.00–220.00 $219.02 $946 +3.29
455 455 1 208.00 $208.00 $946 +2.00
510–542 537 26 190.00–200.00 $193.41 $1,039 +1.51
640 640 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,152 —
660–680 670 2 160.00–170.00 $164.93 $1,105 -7.07
708 708 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,069 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 6 260.00–270.00 $264.77 $829 —
375 value added 375 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,035 —
385 385 1 250.00 $250.00 $962 -5.00
445 445 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,086 -1.00
465 value added 465 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,153 —
460–485 470 5 234.00–240.00 $237.26 $1,115 —
520 520 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 -10.00
605 605 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,325 +5.47
650–680 670 4 206.00–216.00 $211.50 $1,417 —
710–730 720 2 185.00–190.00 $187.53 $1,350 -15.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 244.00–250.00 $246.86 $802 -3.14
355 355 1 240.00 $240.00 $852 -5.30
415–425 420 2 228.00–235.00 $231.54 $972 -2.46
486–490 487 6 216.00–224.00 $222.66 $1,084 —
500 500 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,060 -11.58
555 555 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 +1.94
630–640 635 2 198.00–204.00 $201.02 $1,276 +1.02
675 675 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,310 —
715 715 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 -20.51
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1290 1146 80-85% 13 85.00–90.00 $88.18 $1,011 +1.25
1075–1245 1201 80-85% 6 79.00–82.00 $80.36 $965 —
1155–1505 1274 80-85% 8 92.00–96.00 $93.35 $1,189 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1080 956 85-90% 8 65.00–70.00 $68.08 $651 -9.00
1035–1100 1059 85-90% 4 75.00–78.00 $76.27 $808 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1625 1504 75-80% 6 85.00–90.00 $87.13 $1,310 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1730 1555 2 105.00–110.00 $107.22 $1,667 —
1670–2060 1852 5 114.00–119.00 $117.71 $2,180 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,268.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,375.00 $1,218.75

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,345.83 —

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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.