Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.69/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 464 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.40/cwt ≈ $1,109/hd at 562 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.59/cwt +18.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 532 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	730	693	520
Feeder cattle	489	460	354
Slaughter cattle	119	151	148
Replacement cattle	122	82	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 - 10.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 -8.00 lower. 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
458	458	12	255.00	$255.00	$1,168	+22.36
522–533	532	19	240.00–244.00	$243.59	$1,296	+18.59
575–580	578	2	236.00–240.00	$238.01	$1,376	+15.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	4	250.00–255.00	$252.27	$769	+10.44
365–385	375	4	245.00–250.00	$247.57	$928	+14.07
410–445	425	5	240.00–245.00	$242.77	$1,032	+15.18
450–495	468	3	232.00–237.00	$234.60	$1,098	+11.30
500–515	510	3	220.00–230.00	$223.27	$1,139	—
750–790	763	3	180.00–188.00	$182.76	$1,394	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	228.00–230.00	$228.94	$728	—
400–435	413	5	218.00–226.00	$222.13	$917	-4.52
460–490	464	34	210.00–218.00	$216.69	$1,005	—
515–530	522	4	202.00–210.00	$205.47	$1,073	-6.25
554–569	562	19	192.00–200.00	$197.40	$1,109	—
618	618	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,137	-8.17
670–689	683	3	174.00–180.00	$175.96	$1,202	-8.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	3	215.00–220.00	$216.63	$719	-14.89
383–395	385	8	210.00–215.00	$210.64	$811	-14.36
430–440	435	4	206.00–210.00	$208.01	$905	-10.83
450–495	480	3	194.00–200.00	$198.13	$951	-16.13
600–640	620	2	170.00–172.00	$170.97	$1,060	-3.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	4	240.00–245.00	$242.36	$666	+2.36
305–345	325	3	235.00–240.00	$237.29	$771	+6.71
385–395	388	3	230.00–235.00	$231.70	$899	+10.01
400–435	413	3	220.00–230.00	$225.02	$929	+7.64
475	475	3	213.00–218.00	$214.67	$1,020	+2.20
515–530	522	3	198.00–208.00	$202.70	$1,058	-0.63
550–580	569	5	187.00–210.00	$195.09	$1,110	+6.45
650–670	657	3	170.00–175.00	$172.31	$1,132	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	2	255.00–260.00	$257.64	$683	—
335	335	3	250.00–255.00	$251.67	$843	+9.15
365	365	2	250.00	$250.00	$912	+16.47
400–440	417	3	240.00–246.00	$242.61	$1,012	+14.70
450	450	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,035	—
505–520	510	3	218.00–225.00	$221.04	$1,127	+5.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1220	1031	80-85%	26	85.00–90.00	$87.43	$901	-8.47
1120–1185	1159	80-85%	8	103.00–107.00	$104.62	$1,213	—
945–1375	1160	80-85%	15	95.00–100.00	$98.24	$1,140	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1195	889	85-90%	4	63.00–67.00	$64.88	$577	—
775–1080	910	85-90%	8	70.00–75.00	$72.65	$661	—
880–1170	970	85-90%	11	78.00–82.00	$79.92	$775	+13.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1380	1298	75-80%	2	104.00–106.00	$105.06	$1,364	—
1235–1615	1429	75-80%	10	94.00–99.00	$96.38	$1,377	—
1290–1645	1479	75-80%	6	85.00–90.00	$88.19	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1365	1195	2	104.00–106.00	$105.14	$1,256	—
1340–1745	1564	6	114.00–120.00	$116.95	$1,829	—
1715–1975	1891	7	124.00–128.00	$126.34	$2,389	—

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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	13	500.00–650.00	$587.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	765.00–825.00	$783.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,030.00–1,175.00	$1,080.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,205.56

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$837.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	820.00–900.00	$861.43

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,900.00–2,150.00	$2,007.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,475.00–1,750.00	$1,617.86	—

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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.