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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.51/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 640 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.15/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 608 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.58/cwt +13.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 717 689 525
Feeder cattle 464 472 387
Slaughter cattle 165 144 102
Replacement cattle 88 73 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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
315–340 320 5 260.00–270.00 $263.50 $843 +8.50
360–375 373 8 246.00–252.00 $246.72 $920 +4.80
485–488 487 3 230.00–238.00 $235.34 $1,146 +3.63
504–530 value added 506 11 236.00–238.00 $236.19 $1,195 —
544–545 544 3 223.00–226.00 $224.00 $1,219 +4.37
595 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 +1.65
601–645 608 18 195.00–199.00 $197.15 $1,199 -1.46
654–672 664 10 190.00–194.50 $192.42 $1,278 +3.42
750–775 763 2 180.00–182.00 $180.98 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–276 274 7 250.00–258.00 $256.90 $704 —
315–345 325 3 245.00–250.00 $248.23 $807 +2.72
355–395 378 3 230.00–238.00 $234.14 $885 +4.14
415 415 2 220.00 $220.00 $913 -6.70
470–481 480 14 210.00–216.00 $215.58 $1,035 -3.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 240.00 $240.00 $552 —
280–285 282 3 235.00–237.00 $236.01 $666 +3.92
305–345 316 6 230.00–235.00 $233.57 $738 —
365 365 3 230.00 $230.00 $840 +7.68
410–443 437 8 220.00–225.00 $223.40 $976 +12.55
450 450 2 215.00–218.00 $216.50 $974 +12.49
523–540 533 11 192.00–199.00 $194.43 $1,036 +2.88
560–595 589 12 182.00–189.00 $184.39 $1,086 -2.91
600–646 640 19 175.00–179.00 $176.51 $1,130 -3.49
650–666 660 5 170.00–173.00 $171.82 $1,134 +0.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–330 325 7 220.00–226.00 $225.13 $732 +10.91
350–385 366 4 214.00–220.00 $216.68 $793 +11.80
400–445 425 5 200.00–210.00 $206.07 $876 +12.21
490 490 3 190.00–197.00 $192.33 $942 +4.89
520–545 533 4 172.00–185.00 $178.35 $951 -5.15
560 560 1 167.00 $167.00 $935 -10.61
630–645 638 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,021 -8.89
715–720 718 3 146.00–150.00 $147.33 $1,058 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 255.00 $255.00 $599 —
250–260 257 3 245.00–250.00 $248.38 $638 —
305–335 320 2 238.00–240.00 $239.05 $765 -4.60
365–395 385 6 234.00–238.00 $235.65 $907 +3.70
425–445 432 3 216.00–220.00 $217.37 $939 -5.08
455–495 475 3 210.00–215.00 $212.29 $1,008 -7.20
528–530 528 5 206.00–208.00 $206.40 $1,090 -0.61
632 632 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,138 -10.00
685–690 688 2 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 4 235.00–240.00 $237.39 $672 -6.35
345 345 2 230.00 $230.00 $794 -0.04
420–445 428 3 206.00–210.00 $208.61 $893 -8.39
460–495 475 3 180.00–190.00 $185.09 $879 -20.93
500 500 2 177.00–180.00 $178.50 $892 -20.50
560 560 1 175.00 $175.00 $980 -9.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1280 1054 80-85% 17 85.00–90.00 $87.91 $927 -1.24
950–1230 1060 80-85% 9 110.00–115.00 $112.37 $1,191 +23.22
955–1400 1083 80-85% 28 97.00–103.00 $100.20 $1,085 +11.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1320 1181 75-80% 6 108.00–111.00 $109.34 $1,291 —
1015–1455 1273 75-80% 30 95.00–100.00 $96.74 $1,232 -1.58
1240–1475 1365 75-80% 3 85.00–90.00 $88.32 $1,206 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–910 835 85-90% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.22 $578 —
770–1115 996 85-90% 11 77.00–82.00 $79.63 $793 -2.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1930 1496 13 109.00–115.00 $112.65 $1,685 —
1725–1985 1865 3 119.00–124.00 $121.08 $2,258 -0.62

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 350.00–575.00 $472.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 840.00–915.00 $883.33

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 680.00–900.00 $790.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 750.00–925.00 $846.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,225.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,275.00 $1,150.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— fancy — (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
— — (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–850.00 $812.50

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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 5 1,095.00–1,250.00 $1,186.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.