Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report, Uniontown, AL

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $229.72/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 518 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.50/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 625 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $248.39/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 419 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	597	903	441
Feeder cattle	444	628	296
Slaughter cattle	104	179	110
Replacement cattle	49	96	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower with a high of 112.00. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold mostly steady, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	375	3	254.00–255.00	$254.32	$954	+3.67
406–449	419	20	245.00–250.00	$248.39	$1,041	+0.89
470–493	491	10	230.00–240.00	$230.96	$1,134	-2.02
517–540	518	33	225.00–230.00	$229.72	$1,190	-0.28
570–591	587	14	215.00–225.00	$222.92	$1,309	+2.92
627	627	14	205.00	$205.00	$1,285	-4.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	385	3	240.00–245.00	$243.38	$937	+0.78
405–445	425	2	227.00–237.50	$232.00	$986	—
463–465	464	4	220.00–225.00	$223.75	$1,038	+4.55
510–513	513	7	215.00–220.00	$219.29	$1,125	+6.73
646	646	5	196.00	$196.00	$1,266	—
660–695	663	12	180.00–186.00	$185.39	$1,229	+7.35
730	730	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,285	+2.71
775–795	785	2	168.00–170.00	$169.01	$1,327	+1.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	4	225.00–232.50	$227.97	$853	-4.68
420–445	436	13	210.00–220.00	$211.05	$920	-10.52
460	460	4	203.00–210.00	$205.50	$945	-1.79
510–548	535	17	195.00–203.00	$197.25	$1,055	+1.87
550–577	569	7	185.00–188.00	$185.83	$1,057	+1.71
625	625	22	173.50	$173.50	$1,084	-0.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	3	224.00–226.00	$224.99	$614	-7.47
300–345	328	4	220.00–223.00	$221.74	$727	-6.49
350–355	353	2	210.00–212.00	$210.99	$745	-7.56
425–445	436	4	200.00–207.00	$202.94	$885	-10.43
473–495	476	16	190.00–199.00	$196.61	$936	+1.65
521–535	523	6	188.00–190.00	$188.34	$985	+0.70
621–645	625	6	164.00–168.00	$164.69	$1,029	-1.06
680–690	683	3	162.00–165.00	$163.01	$1,113	+1.01
705–740	716	4	158.00–161.00	$159.73	$1,144	—
755–760	758	2	150.00–153.00	$151.50	$1,148	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	240.00	$240.00	$708	—
315	315	3	230.00–235.00	$233.33	$735	—
355–395	368	3	220.00–225.00	$221.79	$816	—
405–415	412	3	215.00–220.00	$218.36	$900	—
540–545	543	2	180.00–187.00	$183.52	$997	—
560–570	567	3	175.00–180.00	$176.65	$1,002	—
645	645	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	372	3	235.00–240.00	$236.73	$881	—
430–445	438	2	225.00–234.00	$229.42	$1,005	—
450–495	473	2	214.00–220.00	$216.86	$1,026	-4.75
510–520	515	3	202.00–210.00	$206.36	$1,063	-0.87
700–710	705	2	168.00–174.00	$170.98	$1,205	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1105	970	80-85%	13	85.00–90.00	$87.43	$848	—
980–1305	1133	80-85%	15	95.00–100.00	$97.36	$1,103	-3.43
1170–1205	1185	80-85%	3	104.00–108.00	$106.34	$1,260	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–880	837	85-90%	3	68.00–70.00	$68.70	$575	—
810–915	879	85-90%	5	58.00–63.00	$60.14	$529	-7.38
905–1210	1034	85-90%	6	74.00–79.00	$76.23	$788	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1135	1088	75-80%	2	85.00–88.00	$86.57	$942	—
1185–1405	1288	75-80%	8	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$1,320	+0.54
1280–1470	1378	75-80%	4	91.00–95.00	$93.26	$1,285	-0.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1745	1274	7	105.00–110.00	$108.52	$1,383	—
1600–1745	1694	4	115.00–117.00	$115.73	$1,960	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	535.00–640.00	$593.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	870.00–920.00	$895.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	575.00–700.00	$641.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,437.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,262.50	—
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,775.00–1,950.00	$1,866.67	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–1,000.00	$875.00	—

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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.