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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.07/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 389 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $219.43/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 411 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $197.20/cwt ≈ $858/hd at 435 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 683 776 528
Feeder cattle 469 456 384
Slaughter cattle 127 92 112
Replacement cattle 87 228 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 9.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher, and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 3 230.00–236.00 $233.75 $771 +0.98
353–390 358 7 226.00–230.00 $226.62 $811 —
406–435 411 14 218.00–224.00 $219.43 $902 +2.67
450 450 1 215.00 $215.00 $968 +3.00
505–506 506 4 200.00–210.00 $207.50 $1,050 +5.79
564 564 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,128 +4.93
610–630 617 3 186.00–190.00 $188.64 $1,164 -0.23
658 value added 658 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,237 —
679 679 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,222 —
703 703 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,251 +8.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 210.00 $210.00 $808 +10.95
415–446 435 12 196.00–200.00 $197.20 $858 —
500–525 513 4 185.00–190.00 $188.05 $965 +8.05
645 645 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 —
685 685 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,199 —
770 770 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,263 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 220.00 $220.00 $451 —
265–275 270 2 214.00–215.00 $214.51 $579 +1.51
305–325 315 4 212.00–214.00 $212.97 $671 —
355–394 389 16 200.00–207.00 $201.07 $782 +6.40
405–445 421 5 195.00–200.00 $197.89 $833 +6.37
450–470 462 3 190.00–194.00 $191.97 $887 +3.77
500–509 508 9 185.00–186.00 $185.11 $940 +8.88
555–591 577 9 177.00–180.00 $177.75 $1,026 —
620–621 621 3 170.00–172.00 $171.33 $1,064 +3.17
695 695 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,161 +3.85
713–738 728 10 155.00–156.00 $155.39 $1,131 —
757 757 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 +7.17
300–345 315 3 194.00–196.00 $195.27 $615 +9.04
370–380 375 7 190.00–193.00 $191.42 $718 +9.67
405–420 413 4 185.00–190.00 $187.55 $775 +9.75
485–497 496 9 180.00–185.00 $184.46 $915 —
525–540 532 6 175.00–180.00 $177.66 $945 +8.68
585–595 590 2 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $997 +2.99
635 635 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,054 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 228.00–230.00 $228.99 $705 +9.67
350–395 365 3 218.00–220.00 $219.28 $800 +12.67
400–440 413 6 208.00–214.00 $210.72 $870 +10.72
453–495 461 7 195.00–200.00 $196.73 $907 +9.69
520–544 534 6 189.00–195.00 $190.32 $1,016 +9.51
600–620 611 4 181.00–188.00 $183.71 $1,122 +14.71
655–690 673 2 170.00–171.00 $170.49 $1,147 —
705–730 722 3 160.00–165.00 $162.30 $1,172 —
795 795 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 225.00–235.00 $229.79 $540 —
255–275 267 3 216.00–222.00 $219.41 $586 +1.41
320–335 328 2 210.00–213.00 $211.47 $694 +0.46
355–385 370 2 205.00–210.00 $207.60 $768 +10.05
415–435 427 3 197.00–202.00 $199.63 $852 +12.17
475–495 482 3 188.00–190.00 $189.31 $912 +9.31
505–525 510 4 182.00–185.00 $184.23 $940 +10.02
560 560 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,002 —
620–630 625 2 166.00–168.00 $167.01 $1,044 —
770–790 780 2 136.00–140.00 $138.03 $1,077 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1235 1093 80-85% 3 99.00–104.00 $102.29 $1,118 —
935–1305 1107 80-85% 17 80.00–85.00 $83.37 $923 —
920–1405 1130 80-85% 12 89.00–94.00 $91.08 $1,029 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–965 842 85-90% 7 53.00–58.00 $54.87 $462 —
750–995 876 85-90% 10 64.00–70.00 $68.08 $596 +20.08
805–1045 930 85-90% 11 74.00–79.00 $75.43 $701 +18.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1475 1355 75-80% 4 100.00–105.00 $102.87 $1,394 —
1130–1480 1378 75-80% 12 88.00–93.00 $89.47 $1,233 —
1560 1560 75-80% 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1420 1407 3 93.00–95.00 $94.33 $1,327 —
1185–1745 1509 8 103.00–107.00 $105.15 $1,587 —
1775–1975 1859 4 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $2,184 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 400.00–655.00 $476.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 725.00–1,090.00 $896.67

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,375.00 $1,300.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,000.00 $938.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–850.00 $808.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 600.00–875.00 $715.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 400.00–600.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,120.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 985.00 $985.00 —

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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.