Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $293.52/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 441 lb · 25 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 3 heifers $210.00/cwt ≈ $1,670/hd at 795 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $264.00/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 682 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 952 231
Feeder cattle 513 762 179
Slaughter cattle 121 125 30
Replacement cattle 55 65 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. 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 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,219 -38.58
360–395 374 12 350.00–375.00 $361.97 $1,354 -3.36
420 420 2 360.00–370.00 $365.00 $1,533 +40.00
451–474 471 15 300.00–310.00 $308.72 $1,454 -25.15
575–598 581 11 290.00–306.00 $301.51 $1,752 +14.45
615 615 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,630 -22.57
682 682 18 264.00 $264.00 $1,800 +9.36
709–710 709 12 240.00–254.00 $252.83 $1,793 -7.17
943 943 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 430.00–450.00 $439.77 $946 -40.23
200–235 fancy 218 2 470.00–475.00 $472.70 $1,030 —
374 374 14 397.00 $397.00 $1,485 -28.66
455 455 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,524 —
610 610 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,738 —
943 943 2 267.00 $267.00 $2,518 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 355.00 $355.00 $994 —
380–395 388 2 325.00–340.00 $332.35 $1,290 +26.35
435–449 444 5 320.00–325.00 $320.98 $1,425 +43.98
510 510 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 —
585 585 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,498 +4.00
660 660 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,624 —
805 805 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,530 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 334 4 300.00–318.00 $311.68 $1,041 -28.32
360–368 366 9 326.00–328.00 $327.56 $1,199 +21.87
425–445 441 25 285.00–304.00 $293.52 $1,294 -2.71
468–490 471 17 290.00–295.00 $294.70 $1,388 +28.36
500–535 518 15 270.00–292.00 $278.35 $1,442 +5.90
560–594 585 6 245.00–265.00 $251.57 $1,472 -13.35
665–670 668 2 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $1,570 -4.54
815 815 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,834 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,004 +16.33
360 360 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,260 —
400–435 415 7 330.00–340.00 $335.51 $1,392 +5.51
464 464 9 307.00 $307.00 $1,424 —
825 825 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 —
795 795 21 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,154 —
390–392 392 5 330.00–357.00 $351.62 $1,378 +11.62
460 460 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $1,484 -7.50
500–548 528 8 260.00–291.00 $271.72 $1,435 -58.28
810 810 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,685 ±0.00
895 895 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,463 —
415 415 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,494 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–925 901 85-90% 4 106.00–116.00 $112.09 $1,010 —
865–1425 1124 85-90% 8 128.00–139.00 $133.90 $1,505 +11.64
1025–1615 1287 85-90% 5 118.00–127.00 $123.57 $1,590 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,511 —
1115–1570 1322 80-85% 3 132.00–136.00 $134.31 $1,776 —
1125–1710 1374 80-85% 10 138.00–149.00 $142.33 $1,956 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,100 +22.00
1580 1580 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,133 —
1705 1705 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,046 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,775 —
1590–1920 1708 3 170.00–179.00 $174.63 $2,983 —
1035–2300 1734 9 150.00–169.00 $162.95 $2,826 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 825.00–1,000.00 $891.67

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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) 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,725.00–2,100.00 $1,906.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,200.00–1,425.00 $1,371.43

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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.