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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $255.14/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 440 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $243.98/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 530 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.97/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,483/hd at 631 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 871 1,518 1,034
Feeder cattle 591 1,133 752
Slaughter cattle 180 320 125
Replacement cattle 100 65 157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 up. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. 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
325 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 —
372–395 380 11 329.00–337.00 $333.98 $1,269 +16.98
404–440 412 21 314.00–326.00 $319.21 $1,315 +9.84
464–487 473 15 289.00–300.00 $295.78 $1,399 +4.88
500–538 533 15 260.00–270.00 $267.56 $1,426 -9.62
575–583 582 8 258.00–262.00 $258.49 $1,504 -8.98
647 647 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,643 +3.91
657–684 671 15 244.00–255.00 $249.02 $1,671 +11.32
750 750 10 220.00–235.50 $233.60 $1,752 +0.60
898 898 12 222.50 $222.50 $1,998 +5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,273 —
553–566 560 13 274.00–278.00 $275.53 $1,543 —
689 689 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 275.00 $275.00 $632 -25.00
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
560–565 563 2 238.00–247.00 $242.48 $1,365 —
680 680 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,496 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 3 285.00 $285.00 $781 —
315–330 323 2 250.00–255.00 $252.44 $815 —
355–360 356 8 260.00 $260.00 $926 -2.00
400–445 440 36 240.00–258.00 $255.14 $1,123 +0.30
450–498 491 16 250.00–260.00 $254.88 $1,251 +8.18
510–546 530 33 240.00–250.00 $243.98 $1,293 +9.50
550–592 568 4 232.00–244.00 $236.49 $1,343 -3.40
608–640 631 26 226.00–239.00 $234.97 $1,483 +6.52
712–736 727 11 226.00–229.00 $227.07 $1,651 +4.38
763 763 6 232.00 $232.00 $1,770 +12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,061 +10.00
423 423 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,151 +14.00
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,404 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 6 320.00–325.00 $320.83 $1,267 +10.83
475–490 483 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,352 —
516–520 518 14 248.00–264.00 $253.42 $1,313 -1.87
600 600 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 —
750 750 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,020 —
435 435 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 —
505 505 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 —
621 621 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,391 —
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 —
800 800 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1160 1054 85-90% 6 95.00–106.00 $102.26 $1,078 —
860–1290 1101 85-90% 14 108.00–119.00 $112.31 $1,237 —
1125–1200 1170 85-90% 3 120.00–126.00 $122.05 $1,428 +18.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1380 1186 80-85% 6 121.00–124.00 $122.47 $1,452 —
1190 1190 80-85% 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,488 —
1270 1270 80-85% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,511 -2.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1550 1474 75-80% 5 118.00–121.00 $119.02 $1,754 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,754 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1750 1458 8 125.00–134.00 $131.27 $1,914 —
1430–1985 1825 6 135.00–140.00 $138.99 $2,537 -4.83
1885–2015 1933 3 145.00–149.00 $147.70 $2,855 —

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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) 16 1,300.00–1,975.00 $1,656.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 2,000.00–2,750.00 $2,341.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,866.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,500.00–1,900.00 $1,725.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 3,000.00–3,200.00 $3,120.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 2,200.00–2,900.00 $2,668.18 —

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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.