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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

1,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $230.39/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 502 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.47/cwt -6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 628 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $225.82/cwt -16.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 618 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,107 1,534 1,122
Feeder cattle 860 1,291 920
Slaughter cattle 89 178 163
Replacement cattle 158 65 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes 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
360–385 380 5 250.00–260.00 $258.11 $981 —
448 448 18 240.00 $240.00 $1,075 -20.00
541 541 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,271 -7.00
566–575 568 5 232.00–233.00 $232.80 $1,322 -7.75
608–640 618 21 223.00–230.00 $225.82 $1,396 -15.65
683 value added 683 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,578 —
660–686 684 12 210.00–220.00 $210.80 $1,442 —
725–728 727 5 197.00–200.00 $197.60 $1,437 -26.51
763 value added 763 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 250.00 $250.00 $750 —
380 380 3 240.00 $240.00 $912 -3.58
435 435 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 —
495 495 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,158 -1.51
500–508 502 26 230.00–232.00 $230.39 $1,157 +0.39
595 595 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 -5.53
610–625 618 2 200.00–210.00 $205.06 $1,267 —
660 660 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,254 -29.00
701–713 708 7 180.00–184.00 $182.30 $1,291 -35.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 225.00 $225.00 $709 -0.27
350 350 2 220.00 $220.00 $770 +1.68
421–435 426 11 211.00–215.00 $212.48 $905 +0.50
450–474 469 5 209.00–210.00 $209.19 $981 +7.56
555–569 568 12 196.00–202.00 $199.84 $1,135 +6.46
610–640 623 18 180.00–190.00 $186.53 $1,162 +5.90
683 683 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,141 -10.70
715 715 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,144 -10.00
769 769 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,200 —
800 800 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,168 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 416 4 219.00–225.00 $221.77 $923 -2.23
458–470 460 5 212.00–216.00 $215.18 $990 +0.18
528–549 539 15 208.00–210.00 $208.91 $1,126 -5.71
560 value added 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 —
625 value added 625 17 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —
615–640 636 6 200.00–202.00 $200.32 $1,274 -10.76
670–690 677 15 190.00–193.00 $191.02 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–339 338 6 206.00–210.00 $208.67 $705 -11.33
415 415 1 205.00 $205.00 $851 +3.01
525–544 543 20 190.00–200.00 $197.41 $1,072 +8.06
580–598 591 5 175.00–186.00 $181.68 $1,074 +1.93
625–645 632 3 160.00–170.00 $166.60 $1,053 -0.70
651 651 6 140.00 $140.00 $911 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 256.00 $256.00 $873 -5.03
372 372 4 250.00 $250.00 $930 —
405–425 415 2 236.00–240.00 $237.95 $987 -4.49
466 466 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,067 -2.03
515–525 520 2 220.00–228.00 $223.96 $1,165 -2.55
560–577 573 4 208.00–210.00 $208.49 $1,195 —
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 —
660 660 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,274 —
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 —
770 770 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 240.00 $240.00 $792 —
365 365 1 230.00 $230.00 $840 -5.07
438 438 5 228.00 $228.00 $999 +4.88
455–495 465 4 226.00–227.00 $226.73 $1,054 +6.73
520–540 530 2 210.00–218.00 $213.92 $1,134 +1.38
580–595 587 3 190.00–200.00 $194.00 $1,139 —
680 680 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,224 -15.00
770 770 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 230.00 $230.00 $713 —
395 395 3 218.00–220.00 $219.33 $866 —
410 410 1 210.00 $210.00 $861 -7.00
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 ±0.00
520 520 1 190.00 $190.00 $988 -8.66
630 630 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —
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
920–1150 1014 80-85% 5 80.00–83.00 $81.05 $822 —
945–1325 1146 80-85% 12 84.00–89.00 $86.45 $991 —
1005–1250 1154 80-85% 11 92.00–95.00 $93.48 $1,079 +4.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–970 964 85-90% 5 67.00–70.00 $69.41 $669 -1.94
910–1070 971 85-90% 7 73.00–77.00 $74.70 $725 +3.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1690 1487 75-80% 5 85.00–90.00 $88.09 $1,310 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,312 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,782 —
1430–1945 1760 11 102.00–107.00 $104.81 $1,845 —
2100–2200 2167 3 114.00–118.00 $115.69 $2,507 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,263.64
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,575.00 $1,562.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,750.00–2,000.00 $1,858.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,459.38

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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 12 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,441.67 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,800.00–2,200.00 $2,058.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,700.00–1,800.00 $1,737.50 —

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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.