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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.19/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 625 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.55/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 537 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 bulls $181.82/cwt +11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 705 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 963 1,019 759
Feeder cattle 653 888 563
Slaughter cattle 156 73 93
Replacement cattle 154 58 103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. 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
355–360 358 2 280.00–290.00 $284.97 $1,020 +6.97
415–430 423 2 272.00–275.00 $273.53 $1,157 +0.03
468 468 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,264 ±0.00
505–523 509 18 255.00–268.00 $264.51 $1,346 -2.40
555–590 573 2 245.00–250.00 $247.42 $1,418 +2.46
606–630 612 4 222.00–230.00 $224.06 $1,371 -4.43
660 660 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 -0.12
735 735 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,521 +16.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 325 4 280.00–285.00 $283.79 $922 +8.79
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 +2.90
465–490 478 2 250.00–260.00 $255.13 $1,220 +0.05
525 525 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,273 -3.00
550–580 563 3 220.00–230.00 $224.97 $1,267 -5.27
640 640 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,338 -8.75
675–688 685 5 200.00–205.00 $204.02 $1,398 —
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 —
770 770 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,424 —
800 800 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 247.00 $247.00 $852 -16.56
360 360 2 246.00 $246.00 $886 -7.90
435 435 14 244.00 $244.00 $1,061 +4.13
450–495 473 19 233.00–243.00 $240.90 $1,139 +14.32
502–503 502 11 229.00–232.00 $231.18 $1,161 +18.68
570–598 593 21 213.00–221.00 $214.24 $1,270 —
600–638 625 64 205.00–212.00 $207.19 $1,295 +8.32
660 660 10 196.00 $196.00 $1,294 +7.80
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350 +15.00
780 780 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,365 —
800 800 7 172.00–177.00 $174.86 $1,399 +14.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 10 240.00 $240.00 $797 -10.00
355 355 1 237.00 $237.00 $841 —
400 400 1 235.00 $235.00 $940 +10.48
480–490 485 2 225.00–232.00 $228.54 $1,108 +12.66
530–540 537 24 217.00–220.00 $218.55 $1,174 +11.55
569–575 570 8 206.00–210.00 $206.50 $1,177 +7.33
610–632 623 5 190.00–200.00 $195.21 $1,216 —
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 +2.89
735 735 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,294 +17.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 232.00–235.00 $233.54 $782 +3.54
355–370 366 4 223.00–230.00 $228.30 $836 +3.30
435 435 1 220.00 $220.00 $957 +0.98
455–485 472 3 207.00–218.00 $211.54 $998 +3.54
525–535 530 2 200.00–206.00 $203.03 $1,076 +9.62
595 595 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,154 —
615–640 628 2 172.00–180.00 $175.92 $1,105 -4.08
680 680 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,156 +5.07

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 324 5 265.00–275.00 $271.14 $878 +24.28
375 375 1 250.00 $250.00 $938 +10.00
405 405 3 245.00 $245.00 $992 +13.46
460–470 465 2 240.00–242.00 $241.01 $1,121 +18.35
515–520 518 2 230.00–234.00 $231.99 $1,202 +19.99
575–590 583 2 212.00–234.00 $222.86 $1,299 +12.86
620–640 630 2 192.00–200.00 $195.94 $1,234 -5.08
680 680 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,285 -5.00
700–712 705 23 178.00–187.00 $181.82 $1,282 +11.82
800 800 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 372 3 277.00–280.00 $279.02 $1,038 +29.02
405–410 408 2 270.00–275.00 $272.48 $1,112 —
455–470 463 2 260.00–268.00 $263.94 $1,222 +26.68
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 +30.00
560–580 567 3 236.00–245.00 $241.93 $1,372 —
612–625 616 5 208.00–220.00 $212.04 $1,306 -6.96
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 +12.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1170 1045 80-85% 19 81.00–86.00 $84.37 $882 —
995–1380 1133 80-85% 28 87.00–92.00 $89.34 $1,012 +1.16
960–1360 1190 80-85% 16 93.00–98.00 $94.83 $1,128 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1710 1497 75-80% 3 92.00–96.00 $93.63 $1,402 —
1415–1625 1524 75-80% 14 85.00–90.00 $87.83 $1,339 +0.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1095 1078 85-90% 9 70.00–75.00 $71.79 $774 -4.48
1010–1145 1111 85-90% 4 77.00–79.00 $78.26 $869 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,678 —
1450–1795 1627 6 118.00–122.00 $120.27 $1,957 —
1600–1945 1773 2 115.00 $115.00 $2,039 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,750.00–2,100.00 $1,950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,293.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,050.00–1,425.00 $1,193.13
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,400.00–1,675.00 $1,515.38
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,700.00 $1,662.50

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,650.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,325.00–1,500.00 $1,391.67 —

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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.