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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 11, 2023

802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $257.90/cwt +6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 415 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.82/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 425 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $235.46/cwt +18.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 486 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 802 775 637
Feeder cattle 630 575 333
Slaughter cattle 115 125 179
Replacement cattle 57 75 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–445 415 33 255.00–258.00 $257.90 $1,070 +6.95
470 470 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,170 +13.64
515–517 517 9 245.00–246.00 $245.78 $1,271 —
566 566 17 234.00 $234.00 $1,324 +6.37
625–640 627 13 220.00–225.00 $220.62 $1,383 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 10 262.00 $262.00 $836 —
375–395 387 5 244.00–250.00 $246.33 $953 +6.78
486–490 486 22 235.00–240.00 $235.46 $1,144 +18.44
535 535 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,257 —
610–645 628 2 200.00–210.00 $204.86 $1,287 +19.86
689 689 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,364 —
748 748 9 188.00 $188.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 385 5 232.00–237.50 $235.42 $906 +3.50
400–437 425 29 222.00–227.00 $224.82 $955 -2.58
450–488 484 16 217.00–222.00 $217.92 $1,055 -0.18
506–537 514 20 208.00–212.50 $210.53 $1,082 +2.98
550–587 578 8 197.00–206.00 $198.19 $1,146 -0.31
602–632 623 14 184.00–187.00 $184.83 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 240.00–245.00 $242.48 $698 +8.46
305–323 320 7 231.00–235.00 $231.54 $741 +3.92
375 375 3 225.00 $225.00 $844 +1.83
400–435 408 6 210.00–217.50 $214.44 $875 -0.66
454–490 472 11 203.00–210.00 $204.63 $966 -0.97
506–540 515 8 190.00–198.00 $196.56 $1,012 +2.99
571 571 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,079 —
610–645 624 4 170.00–178.00 $173.29 $1,081 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 384 12 254.00–257.00 $256.06 $983 +12.41
435–445 439 5 240.00–248.00 $243.61 $1,069 +13.61
460–485 467 19 232.00–239.00 $238.41 $1,113 +19.41
500–535 531 10 224.00–228.00 $226.82 $1,204 +15.86
615–620 618 2 210.00–212.00 $211.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 278 5 245.00–250.00 $248.13 $690 +16.61
300 300 2 245.00 $245.00 $735 —
360–390 381 4 235.00–240.00 $236.97 $903 +13.22
425–440 430 3 230.00–234.00 $231.36 $995 +26.40
460–480 473 3 220.00–225.00 $221.62 $1,048 —
500–540 527 3 212.00–218.00 $213.90 $1,127 +24.77
560–585 573 2 200.00–204.00 $201.96 $1,157 —
605 605 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1250 1002 80-85% 25 90.00–95.00 $92.53 $927 —
915–1270 1065 80-85% 17 100.00–105.00 $103.09 $1,098 +12.99
1070–1230 1154 80-85% 9 109.00–114.00 $110.96 $1,280 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1390 1233 75-80% 9 109.00–114.00 $111.05 $1,369 —
990–1415 1269 75-80% 12 99.00–105.00 $102.28 $1,298 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–930 829 85-90% 6 68.00–74.00 $70.75 $587 —
860–1070 992 85-90% 7 80.00–85.00 $83.24 $826 +8.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1970 1459 4 110.00–115.00 $113.31 $1,653 —
1675–1815 1768 3 117.00–122.00 $118.58 $2,096 —

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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 6 775.00–1,000.00 $839.17
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 450.00–675.00 $570.00

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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 1,600.00 $1,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,295.00 $1,197.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,115.00 $1,038.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–950.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–975.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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 4 1,550.00–1,650.00 $1,581.25 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.