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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

1,518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $230.27/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 719 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $267.47/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 587 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $228.45/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 626 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,518 961 1,034
Feeder cattle 1,133 635 752
Slaughter cattle 320 281 125
Replacement cattle 65 45 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 340.00 $340.00 $748 —
250 250 1 340.00 $340.00 $850 —
370 370 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,173 +42.00
423–445 437 13 309.00–310.00 $309.37 $1,352 —
455–485 464 16 290.00–292.00 $290.90 $1,350 —
507–549 531 20 270.00–280.00 $277.18 $1,472 +5.03
573–589 587 76 266.00–270.00 $267.47 $1,570 +3.19
615–649 638 38 240.00–260.00 $250.09 $1,596 +5.45
653–670 661 18 235.00–241.00 $237.70 $1,571 +10.17
705–728 719 98 228.50–240.00 $230.27 $1,656 +10.43
772–773 773 20 225.00–235.00 $233.00 $1,801 —
811 811 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,849 +23.50
871 871 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 300.00 $300.00 $705 —
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 —
750–773 762 2 206.00–208.00 $207.02 $1,577 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,022 +26.77
430–444 442 6 254.00–255.00 $254.84 $1,126 +22.17
481–493 488 30 240.00–257.00 $246.70 $1,204 +12.22
520–546 543 10 234.00–239.00 $234.48 $1,273 +0.65
561–580 566 52 230.00–243.50 $239.89 $1,358 +14.61
620–637 626 71 228.00–230.00 $228.45 $1,430 +2.22
657–696 683 57 222.00–232.00 $225.32 $1,539 +7.07
709–720 714 24 220.00–225.00 $222.69 $1,590 +14.75
789 789 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,736 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,029 —
409 409 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,055 +4.09
457 457 6 274.00 $274.00 $1,252 +27.11
567 567 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 1 250.00 $250.00 $590 —
355–395 385 4 240.00 $240.00 $924 —
438 438 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,034 +16.00
475 475 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,102 +16.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $933 —
305 305 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,006 +25.78
375 375 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 —
440 440 2 265.00–290.00 $277.50 $1,221 —
520–541 539 12 254.00–270.00 $255.29 $1,376 -6.71
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 -18.95
651 651 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,406 —
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,256 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1420 1193 85-90% 24 99.00–108.00 $103.84 $1,239 -9.58
855–1460 1198 85-90% 14 109.00–117.00 $112.91 $1,353 -0.51
1300–1314 1307 85-90% 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $1,555 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1450 1298 80-85% 4 118.00–124.00 $121.19 $1,573 —
1140–1450 1322 80-85% 13 107.00–115.00 $111.18 $1,470 -7.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,355 —
1340–1510 1448 75-80% 3 102.00–109.00 $106.28 $1,539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1910 1373 11 127.00–136.00 $131.49 $1,805 —
1320–1890 1605 2 153.00–155.00 $154.18 $2,475 —
1160–2170 1805 4 139.00–149.00 $143.82 $2,596 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,700.00–2,250.00 $1,900.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,412.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,350.00–1,675.00 $1,529.17

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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 6 1,800.00–2,300.00 $1,983.33 —

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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.