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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.40/cwt +16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 425 lb · 121 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $195.85/cwt ≈ $1,322/hd at 675 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.10/cwt +12.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 496 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 775 597 455
Feeder cattle 575 444 355
Slaughter cattle 125 104 87
Replacement cattle 75 49 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 8.00 - 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
335 335 2 260.00 $260.00 $871 —
350 350 1 255.00 $255.00 $892 +0.68
400–445 423 2 250.00–252.00 $250.95 $1,062 +2.56
450–486 480 10 234.00–240.00 $235.36 $1,130 +4.40
570–579 573 16 227.00–229.00 $227.63 $1,304 +4.71
650–693 675 40 189.50–205.00 $195.85 $1,322 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 354 7 237.00–240.00 $239.55 $848 -3.83
445 445 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,015 -4.00
450–470 460 2 216.00–218.00 $217.02 $998 -6.73
550–560 555 2 192.00–196.00 $194.02 $1,077 —
611 611 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,130 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 240.00 $240.00 $804 —
350–375 365 5 230.00–235.00 $231.92 $847 +3.95
400–429 425 121 223.00–230.00 $227.40 $966 +16.35
455–497 496 37 218.00–222.00 $218.10 $1,082 —
505–529 526 23 206.00–215.00 $207.55 $1,092 +10.30
550 550 2 197.00–200.00 $198.50 $1,092 +12.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 264 5 230.00–235.00 $234.02 $618 +9.03
310–335 325 6 225.00–230.00 $227.62 $740 +5.88
350–355 352 11 220.00–225.00 $223.17 $786 +12.18
400–435 424 8 210.00–218.00 $215.10 $912 +12.16
475–495 485 3 200.00–210.00 $205.60 $997 +8.99
510–522 520 5 192.00–200.00 $193.57 $1,007 +5.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 245.00 $245.00 $735 —
350–385 371 4 240.00–250.00 $243.65 $904 +6.92
425 425 2 230.00 $230.00 $978 +0.58
485 485 2 218.00–220.00 $219.00 $1,062 +2.14
505–545 525 2 210.00–212.00 $210.96 $1,108 +4.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 3 230.00–235.00 $231.52 $632 -8.48
350 350 4 220.00–225.00 $223.75 $783 +1.96
405–435 420 2 204.00–206.00 $204.96 $861 -13.40
500–545 523 2 186.00–192.00 $189.13 $989 +5.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1205 1079 80-85% 16 88.00–92.00 $90.10 $972 —
1010–1175 1105 80-85% 19 95.00–100.00 $97.59 $1,078 +0.23
1045–1215 1138 80-85% 9 103.00–107.00 $104.55 $1,190 +7.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–940 899 85-90% 7 60.00–65.00 $63.74 $573 +3.60
800–1220 991 85-90% 12 72.00–76.00 $74.27 $736 —
975–1190 1071 85-90% 6 80.00–85.00 $83.03 $889 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1560 1306 75-80% 6 104.00–107.00 $105.30 $1,375 —
1185–1525 1350 75-80% 5 99.00–101.00 $99.81 $1,347 +6.55
1190–1645 1417 75-80% 5 93.00–95.00 $93.99 $1,332 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1370 1293 2 90.00–96.00 $93.18 $1,205 -15.34
1535–1990 1683 11 109.00–115.00 $112.35 $1,891 -3.38
1660–1920 1827 5 119.00–124.00 $121.83 $2,226 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 825.00–980.00 $891.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 550.00–650.00 $593.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 915.00 $915.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 885.00–1,175.00 $1,021.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,060.00–1,200.00 $1,111.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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 1,160.00 $1,160.00
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 3 1,125.00–1,400.00 $1,250.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.