Alabama Livestock Auction market report — October 20, 2026

Uniontown, AL · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

971

Last week 1,014 (−43)
Last year 798

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$330.00 /cwt

$2,581 per head · 11 hd
vs last week —

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	1	350 lb	$500.00†	$1,750	+10.00	−10.00	$480.80 (17 hd)
400–499 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$426.71 (32 hd)
500–599 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$375.55 (49 hd)
600–699 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$340.25 (58 hd)
700–799 lb	11	782 lb	$330.00	$2,581	—	—	$319.17 (39 hd)

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	5	304 lb	$485.07	$1,475	—	—	$375.30 (11 hd)
400–499 lb	24	461 lb	$393.29	$1,813	—	—	$362.25 (34 hd)
500–599 lb	28	545 lb	$357.14	$1,946	−3.11	−18.16	$340.13 (18 hd)
600–699 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$315.90 (20 hd)
700–799 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$304.22 (23 hd)
800–899 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$268.33 (9 hd)

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	28	1,297 lb	$136.10	$132.00–$143.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	9	1,323 lb	$128.04	$125.00–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	High	4	1,173 lb	$122.46	$120.00–$127.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	3	1,200 lb	$118.00	$118.00–$118.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	2	990 lb	$108.00	$108.00–$108.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of August 10, 2026): $391.82/cwt
4-week average: $403.91
13-week average: $441.88
4-week vs 13-week: −8.6%

52-wk low $380.00high $515.00

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $330.00/cwt
4-week average: $330.00
13-week average: $328.31
4-week vs 13-week: +0.5%

52-wk low $326.00high $450.00

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $357.14/cwt
4-week average: $360.28
13-week average: $368.48
4-week vs 13-week: −2.2%

52-wk low $348.79high $501.78

Sales in 9 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Apr and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+3.8%	67%	6
Feb	+4.5%	83%	6
Mar	+6.7%	100%	5
Apr	+5.6%	100%	6
May	+4.4%	80%	5
Jun	+2.4%	60%	5
Jul	−0.2%	40%	5
Aug	−0.4%	67%	6
Sep	−4.1%	17%	6
Oct	−5.3%	0%	5
Nov	−6.2%	0%	6
Dec	+0.1%	33%	6

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Jul and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.1%	25%	4
Feb	+2.0%	50%	4
Mar	+3.5%	100%	4
Apr	+1.7%	67%	3
May	−0.8%	33%	3
Jun	+2.1%	67%	3
Jul	+4.2%	100%	4
Aug	+5.7%	100%	3
Sep	+1.2%	33%	3
Oct	−0.9%	33%	3
Nov	−5.4%	0%	3
Dec	−3.4%	33%	3

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	971	—	$330.00	$357.14
Tue Oct 13	1,014	—	—	$360.25
Tue Oct 6	910	—	—	$370.00
Tue Sep 29	1,069	—	—	$353.72
Tue Sep 22	881	—	$327.00†	—
Tue Sep 15	943	—	—	$358.07
Tue Sep 8	998	—	$327.92	—
Tue Sep 1	959	—	—	$350.00
Tue Aug 25	1,048	—	—	$356.00
Tue Aug 18	845	—	—	—
Tue Aug 11	938	$391.82	—	$387.48
Tue Aug 4	1,021	$416.00†	—	$423.66
Tue Jul 28	452	—	—	—
Tue Jul 21	813	—	—	$385.00†

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Aug 28, 2026	Replacement Female Salespecial	254	—	—	—	No

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Alabama sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Mid State Stockyards LLP, Letohatchee	62 mi	Oct 20	$377.04	$326.00
Frisco City Stockyard, Frisco City	70 mi	Oct 21	—	—
South Alabama Stockyards, Troy	99 mi	Oct 21	$400.00†	$318.00†
Opp Livestock, Opp	108 mi	Oct 20	$386.25†	$324.48
Clay County Livestock Auction, Ashland	112 mi	Oct 20	$358.00	—
Coffee County Stockyards, New Brockton	118 mi	Oct 19	—	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	971	47	AMS_1995
Replacement Female Sale special	August 28, 2026	254	1	AMS_3678

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL” (AMS_1995); “Alabama Herd Builder Replacement Female Sale - Uniontown, AL” (AMS_3678). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.