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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 21, 2025

104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 104 689 966
Feeder cattle 55 513 817
Slaughter cattle 42 121 95
Replacement cattle 7 55 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to market lightly tested because of winter weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,479 -8.72
510 510 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 444 2 280.00–290.00 $284.95 $1,265 -8.57
510–540 530 3 270.00–275.00 $271.60 $1,439 -6.75
559 559 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,498 +16.43
615–635 625 2 255.00–260.00 $257.54 $1,610 —
775 775 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,697 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 315 4 355.00–365.00 $362.26 $1,141 —
400–405 404 4 335.00–340.00 $336.24 $1,358 +0.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 411 4 325.00–330.00 $326.22 $1,341 -33.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,240 -23.72
590 590 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1370 1120 80-85% 6 135.00–138.00 $137.39 $1,539 +5.39
1150–1300 1225 80-85% 2 124.00–125.00 $124.53 $1,525 —
1155–1500 1352 80-85% 3 140.00–143.00 $141.32 $1,911 -1.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 75-80% 4 140.00 $140.00 $2,240 —
1620 1620 75-80% 4 134.00 $134.00 $2,171 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1100 1000 85-90% 2 100.00–107.00 $103.15 $1,032 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,236 —
1070–1100 1085 85-90% 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $1,405 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1555 1528 2 160.00–163.00 $161.53 $2,468 —
1650–1800 1725 2 148.00–149.00 $148.52 $2,562 -14.43
1850 1850 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,812 —

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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) 2 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.