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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.89/cwt +10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,631/hd at 602 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.26/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 476 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $323.71/cwt +20.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 420 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 593 370
Feeder cattle 464 429 277
Slaughter cattle 71 131 59
Replacement cattle 53 33 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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
300 value added 300 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 —
333–347 342 12 346.00–350.00 $348.70 $1,193 +8.70
385 385 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 +13.33
410–430 420 2 330.00–340.00 $335.12 $1,408 +16.20
450–485 468 2 312.00–320.00 $316.15 $1,480 +28.69
515–532 530 8 308.00–310.00 $308.24 $1,634 +28.24
565–568 568 7 281.00–290.00 $282.28 $1,603 +8.01
601–608 602 17 270.00–275.00 $270.89 $1,631 +10.61
665–685 675 3 244.00–255.00 $249.64 $1,685 +18.17
710–730 720 2 230.00–232.00 $231.01 $1,663 +1.01
774 774 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,765 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 +2.46
360 360 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 +10.00
410–430 420 15 315.00–325.00 $323.71 $1,360 +20.24
470–480 475 15 300.00–316.00 $314.54 $1,494 +35.57
500–515 505 3 290.00–297.00 $294.62 $1,488 +20.58
565–590 570 5 270.00–280.00 $277.93 $1,584 +19.97
630–645 638 2 245.00–255.00 $249.94 $1,595 +9.30
670–695 692 9 234.00–240.00 $234.65 $1,624 +17.72
735–740 738 2 214.00–220.00 $216.99 $1,601 +12.06
790 790 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 3 310.00–322.00 $317.41 $1,000 +17.41
365–375 369 10 295.00–300.00 $298.17 $1,100 +3.17
410–445 428 3 285.00–290.00 $287.26 $1,229 +11.24
470–481 476 16 268.00–277.00 $274.26 $1,305 +10.62
505–523 521 10 257.00–267.00 $257.97 $1,344 +10.94
562–590 565 11 240.00–247.00 $246.33 $1,392 +3.33
615–627 623 8 231.00–238.00 $232.61 $1,449 -2.39
653 653 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,502 +1.36
745 745 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 +15.03
763 763 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,663 +31.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 11 300.00–308.00 $303.37 $980 +18.37
380–385 382 6 285.00–290.00 $288.32 $1,101 +14.00
425–445 443 13 275.00–278.00 $277.78 $1,231 +14.09
480 480 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,272 +11.86
510–545 516 9 247.00–256.00 $252.52 $1,303 +10.18
578 578 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,341 -2.90
600–643 636 7 226.00–230.00 $228.88 $1,456 +4.94
660–690 675 2 214.00–220.00 $216.93 $1,464 +1.81
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 +17.53
754 754 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,223 +20.00
360–370 365 3 345.00–355.00 $350.02 $1,278 +10.02
420–425 423 2 325.00–335.00 $329.97 $1,396 +0.12
465–470 468 2 295.00–305.00 $299.97 $1,404 -4.87
520–540 527 5 280.00–287.00 $284.38 $1,499 -5.65
560–590 571 4 260.00–270.00 $264.30 $1,509 +9.20
605–610 608 2 242.00–250.00 $246.02 $1,496 +8.57
660–685 673 2 230.00–235.00 $232.45 $1,564 +5.80
735–740 738 2 210.00–220.00 $214.98 $1,587 —
785 785 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 —
355–365 360 2 335.00–340.00 $337.47 $1,215 +5.71
420–440 428 3 310.00–320.00 $315.06 $1,348 +20.24
460–485 472 3 280.00–290.00 $284.91 $1,345 -2.09
500–520 510 2 250.00–260.00 $255.10 $1,301 -26.90
565–580 570 3 235.00–245.00 $240.00 $1,368 -3.39
620–640 630 2 220.00–230.00 $224.92 $1,417 +0.94
665–690 678 2 200.00–210.00 $204.91 $1,389 —
700–720 710 2 190.00–195.00 $192.54 $1,367 -14.76
775–795 785 2 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $1,405 -6.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1300 1205 80-85% 3 116.00–117.00 $116.36 $1,402 —
1010–1500 1209 80-85% 5 106.00–111.00 $108.88 $1,316 -10.31
1205–1325 1250 80-85% 10 119.00–124.00 $120.99 $1,512 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1080 1043 85-90% 6 91.00–96.00 $94.31 $984 +2.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1520 1310 4 125.00–130.00 $127.20 $1,666 —
1715–1900 1854 4 139.00–140.00 $139.23 $2,581 —
1910–2115 2013 2 134.00–137.00 $135.58 $2,729 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,456.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,325.00–1,500.00 $1,416.67

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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 1,700.00–1,725.00 $1,712.50 —

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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.