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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.00/cwt ≈ $1,351/hd at 679 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $225.79/cwt ≈ $1,389/hd at 615 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.83/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 617 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 977 1,408 1,408
Feeder cattle 697 1,104 1,105
Slaughter cattle 144 228 236
Replacement cattle 136 76 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 262.00 $262.00 $977 +9.00
425 425 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 —
460 460 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 -1.50
500–547 519 5 244.00–247.00 $245.27 $1,273 —
553 value added 553 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,360 —
577 577 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,362 -10.79
615–618 615 19 225.00–230.00 $225.79 $1,389 —
750 750 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 240.00 $240.00 $931 -10.00
455–488 483 7 235.00–237.00 $236.73 $1,143 -8.11
560–580 576 5 220.00–230.00 $221.94 $1,278 -7.84
615 615 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 -10.00
755–780 776 6 200.00–207.00 $201.14 $1,561 -8.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 3 250.00–260.00 $255.20 $970 +19.20
400–405 402 3 235.00–245.00 $238.36 $958 +8.36
453–488 465 12 226.00–227.00 $226.35 $1,053 +5.52
515–544 534 3 218.00–220.00 $218.64 $1,168 +4.32
563 563 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,216 +5.00
600–617 608 11 203.00–208.00 $205.31 $1,248 -2.69
640 value added 640 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,446 —
678–680 679 24 196.00–200.00 $199.00 $1,351 —
709 709 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,418 -3.95
791 791 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 245.00 $245.00 $784 —
372–391 379 13 235.00–240.00 $238.02 $902 +13.02
440–445 442 3 224.00–230.00 $226.33 $1,000 +5.13
455 455 5 218.00–220.00 $219.60 $999 —
503–539 530 14 210.00–214.00 $211.41 $1,120 +1.62
565–575 569 13 204.00–208.00 $205.56 $1,170 +5.15
605 605 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 —
675–690 683 2 190.00–195.00 $192.53 $1,315 -1.12
800 800 7 172.00–174.00 $172.57 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–326 315 9 226.00–237.00 $230.68 $727 +9.44
375–380 378 2 212.00–214.00 $213.01 $805 +1.01
405 405 1 210.00 $210.00 $850 +0.49
520 520 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,066 +9.00
552 552 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,104 —
642 642 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,079 -26.53
775 775 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,294 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 365 11 235.00–240.00 $235.46 $859 -13.53
443 443 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,028 -14.50
475 475 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,092 -9.99
500–535 518 3 220.00–228.00 $224.05 $1,161 -3.95
555–590 565 5 208.00–214.00 $210.37 $1,189 -5.32
610–620 615 3 200.00–205.00 $202.32 $1,244 -5.68
669–675 671 3 180.00–190.00 $183.35 $1,230 -20.14
720 720 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,260 -19.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 255.00–260.00 $257.33 $831 —
360 360 1 250.00 $250.00 $900 —
405–435 413 5 240.00–260.00 $244.44 $1,010 —
455 455 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,069 —
500–520 510 2 230.00–232.00 $231.02 $1,178 —
512 value added 512 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,213 —
560 560 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 —
605–620 613 2 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 418 3 230.00–235.00 $233.27 $975 +3.92
460–495 478 2 224.00–225.00 $224.52 $1,073 +0.81
520–530 526 4 202.00–212.00 $207.49 $1,091 —
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 -13.53
640 640 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 -11.76
730 730 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1455 1171 80-85% 25 80.00–85.00 $82.31 $964 —
1075–1455 1209 80-85% 17 91.00–97.00 $94.58 $1,143 +0.68
1025–1415 1214 80-85% 16 88.00–91.00 $90.02 $1,093 -3.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1200 1069 85-90% 8 80.00–85.00 $82.50 $882 -0.17
910–1225 1073 85-90% 15 74.00–79.00 $76.66 $823 -6.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1460 1338 75-80% 5 83.00–88.00 $85.80 $1,148 —
1460–1555 1508 75-80% 2 93.00–95.00 $93.97 $1,417 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1755 1755 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,913 —
1770 1770 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,106 —
1420–2200 1810 4 110.00–115.00 $113.48 $2,054 —

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Bred Cows

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 1,325.00 $1,325.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 27 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,312.04
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,975.00 $1,705.00

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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.