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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $296.98/cwt +10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 439 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.13/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 613 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $321.63/cwt +19.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 505 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 786 1,768 1,019
Feeder cattle 646 1,320 888
Slaughter cattle 95 360 73
Replacement cattle 45 88 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers greater than 500 pounds sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers under 500 pounds sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,368 —
409–410 409 17 350.00–362.00 $357.76 $1,463 +41.45
462–478 473 31 325.00–340.00 $327.66 $1,550 +9.47
500–537 505 32 315.00–326.00 $321.63 $1,624 +19.67
560–565 563 2 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $1,604 -11.17
620–630 626 7 260.00–270.00 $265.57 $1,662 -4.12
650–652 652 23 246.00–258.00 $257.48 $1,679 -0.80
700–740 729 24 240.00–250.00 $241.24 $1,759 -1.75
815 815 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,793 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 430.00–445.00 $437.66 $1,050 —
350–385 373 3 400.00–410.00 $406.56 $1,516 +6.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,368 —
595 595 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,476 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 287 3 325.00–335.00 $329.39 $945 —
336 336 4 324.00 $324.00 $1,089 —
371–384 378 14 308.00–311.00 $309.73 $1,171 +3.76
405–445 439 40 285.00–305.00 $296.98 $1,304 +10.32
467–495 477 23 260.00–280.00 $275.62 $1,315 +18.88
500–548 540 24 252.00–265.00 $260.46 $1,406 +9.33
550–590 569 11 240.00–254.00 $249.11 $1,417 -1.57
611–623 613 35 230.00–245.00 $244.13 $1,497 -2.58
658–690 666 6 230.00–245.00 $241.06 $1,605 +5.24
715 715 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,637 -4.80
787 787 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,779 —
820 820 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,804 +20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 311 5 330.00–334.00 $332.43 $1,034 —
358 358 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
196 196 1 304.00 $304.00 $596 —
325 325 1 290.00 $290.00 $942 —
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 —
445 445 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,188 +15.64
515 515 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,318 —
615–630 623 2 220.00–228.00 $223.95 $1,395 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 370.00–385.00 $377.56 $1,163 —
410–430 423 3 350.00–360.00 $354.92 $1,501 +19.92
470 470 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,598 +25.00
530 530 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 +23.36
550–585 563 3 280.00–300.00 $291.76 $1,643 +41.76
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 —
665–680 673 2 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,565 -7.03
820 820 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,132 —
445 445 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,290 —
470–480 475 2 285.00–295.00 $290.05 $1,378 +20.05
530 530 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,564 —
570–595 578 3 240.00–265.00 $253.80 $1,467 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,003 —
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1175 1064 85-90% 6 104.00–106.00 $104.87 $1,116 +4.92
865–1460 1184 85-90% 7 108.00–116.00 $111.89 $1,325 —
950–1745 1219 85-90% 6 117.00–122.00 $119.68 $1,459 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1305 1298 80-85% 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $1,473 -6.25
1295–1450 1382 80-85% 3 115.00–120.00 $116.56 $1,611 —
1320–1480 1400 80-85% 2 123.00–126.00 $124.41 $1,742 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 75-80% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,579 -4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1745 1443 2 143.00–144.00 $143.60 $2,072 —
1330–1616 1473 2 130.00–134.00 $132.19 $1,947 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,475.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,725.00–2,350.00 $1,959.21
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,493.18

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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 9 1,850.00–2,600.00 $2,194.44 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.