Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 575.00–700.00 $641.67
— — 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,475.00 $1,437.50

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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
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,775.00–1,950.00 $1,866.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,262.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage 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.