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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.35/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 573 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.76/cwt +20.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 440 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $244.00/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 609 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 519 966 335
Feeder cattle 425 817 265
Slaughter cattle 58 95 51
Replacement cattle 36 54 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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
315–320 318 3 340.00–350.00 $346.70 $1,103 +36.70
370 370 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,166 +10.00
418 418 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,296 +14.55
452 452 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,392 +16.00
470 value added 470 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,490 —
515 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 +15.00
552–598 587 8 270.00–278.00 $276.12 $1,621 -6.14
601–634 609 25 242.00–250.00 $244.00 $1,486 +0.76
660 660 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,538 +6.00
721 721 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,658 +15.50
760–762 762 15 220.00–227.00 $226.53 $1,726 +25.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,105 —
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 ±0.00
410–444 427 2 290.00–295.00 $292.60 $1,249 +4.75
475–480 478 2 275.00–280.00 $277.49 $1,326 -2.39
510–530 518 4 260.00–270.00 $266.21 $1,379 -1.79
560–590 570 3 250.00–258.00 $254.35 $1,450 -7.83
610–615 613 2 235.00–238.00 $236.49 $1,450 +2.50
650–695 669 4 224.00–230.00 $226.73 $1,517 +12.28
715 715 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 +30.73
770–790 780 2 204.00–214.00 $208.94 $1,630 +23.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,056 —
330 330 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,006 +27.00
355–360 357 3 290.00–300.00 $294.98 $1,053 +33.79
425–444 440 28 270.00–276.00 $274.76 $1,209 +20.35
465–480 475 3 265.00–267.00 $266.35 $1,265 +16.35
500 500 2 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $1,288 +11.52
555–598 573 44 240.00–250.00 $244.35 $1,400 +8.23
613–635 620 3 235.00–237.00 $236.32 $1,465 +4.33
660–673 671 6 220.00–224.00 $223.34 $1,499 +10.85
710–740 725 2 200.00–210.00 $204.90 $1,486 +3.57
755–775 765 2 185.00–190.00 $187.53 $1,435 -12.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 3 290.00–300.00 $294.79 $958 +32.79
375–395 388 10 275.00–285.00 $280.53 $1,088 +26.02
400–440 413 3 254.00–260.00 $257.87 $1,065 +10.34
455 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 —
500–545 528 18 238.00–248.00 $243.95 $1,288 +7.76
575–590 583 2 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,355 -2.64
620–630 625 2 220.00–222.00 $221.01 $1,381 +8.34
660–690 680 9 214.00–218.00 $216.77 $1,474 +13.59
730–740 735 2 190.00–198.00 $193.97 $1,426 -1.85
760 760 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,138 +44.96
350–395 366 8 325.00–335.00 $330.09 $1,208 +37.51
435–445 440 2 310.00–315.00 $312.53 $1,375 +25.28
455–490 481 4 290.00–300.00 $297.64 $1,432 +12.64
500–510 505 2 270.00–280.00 $274.95 $1,388 -0.13
575–590 583 2 255.00–260.00 $257.47 $1,501 +2.43
600–610 605 3 240.00–250.00 $245.01 $1,482 +5.01
650–680 665 2 220.00–230.00 $224.89 $1,496 -0.05
700 700 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,519 +7.00
750–765 755 3 200.00–222.00 $207.43 $1,566 +8.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 312 3 325.00–335.00 $331.42 $1,034 +51.42
375–385 380 2 315.00–324.00 $319.56 $1,214 +44.56
435 435 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,288 —
450–480 474 5 280.00–285.00 $280.95 $1,332 +10.95
515 515 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,313 +5.94
580 580 3 240.00–242.00 $241.33 $1,400 -0.18
605–635 618 3 222.00–232.00 $227.91 $1,408 +3.88
675 675 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,472 +6.00
720–745 728 3 212.00–214.00 $213.32 $1,553 +13.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1240 1106 80-85% 9 97.00–102.00 $98.95 $1,094 +7.66
1050–1380 1243 80-85% 3 111.00–116.00 $114.22 $1,420 +15.38
1120–1315 1248 80-85% 3 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $1,360 +10.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1140 1053 85-90% 6 81.00–86.00 $84.44 $889 —
1040–1135 1106 85-90% 8 89.00–92.00 $89.85 $994 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1450 1328 2 123.00–128.00 $125.27 $1,664 —
1570–1615 1600 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $1,925 —
1915–2200 2032 3 134.00–139.00 $136.55 $2,775 —

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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 1,575.00 $1,575.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,275.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,336.00

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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 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.