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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report, Uniontown, AL

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.01/cwt +18.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 756 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $280.58/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 368 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.20/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 662 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 773 1,121 683
Feeder cattle 530 964 469
Slaughter cattle 102 101 127
Replacement cattle 141 56 87

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. 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
300 300 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,110 +10.00
380–395 388 3 355.00–365.00 $360.02 $1,397 —
410–425 418 2 330.00–340.00 $334.91 $1,400 -5.09
455–460 458 2 310.00–320.00 $315.03 $1,443 -14.43
524–547 533 5 290.00–300.00 $294.10 $1,568 -10.85
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 -11.63
610–635 631 6 270.00–274.00 $273.36 $1,725 -6.88
660–675 670 4 250.00–261.00 $257.98 $1,728 +5.71
740 740 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,835 +14.73
753–757 756 18 237.00–246.00 $243.01 $1,837 +18.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 +5.00
360–385 373 2 330.00–340.00 $334.83 $1,249 -4.55
410–420 415 2 315.00–325.00 $320.06 $1,328 -4.91
450–465 458 2 290.00–300.00 $295.08 $1,351 -8.86
510–523 519 7 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $1,453 -5.94
555–580 563 3 265.00–272.00 $268.94 $1,514 -1.06
605–620 610 3 250.00–260.00 $253.39 $1,546 -5.52
650 650 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,606 —
701 701 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,724 +28.54
750 750 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 305.00 $305.00 $991 —
355–360 358 3 295.00–300.00 $296.65 $1,062 -1.37
410–415 414 5 275.00–280.00 $275.99 $1,143 -7.55
460–465 461 7 265.00–270.00 $268.56 $1,238 -1.44
510–520 515 2 252.00–260.00 $255.96 $1,318 -7.47
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 -8.52
620–630 625 2 240.00–245.00 $242.48 $1,516 -0.59
650–667 662 14 220.00–230.00 $227.20 $1,504 -1.92
730 730 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,591 -2.00
782 782 9 213.00 $213.00 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 290.00 $290.00 $928 -8.81
365–375 368 16 275.00–285.00 $280.58 $1,033 -5.34
420–440 433 9 260.00–270.00 $263.23 $1,140 -6.78
450 450 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,148 -1.99
525 525 2 245.00–250.00 $247.50 $1,299 -5.00
565–570 568 3 235.00–240.00 $238.34 $1,354 -9.36
600–625 613 3 220.00–230.00 $225.98 $1,385 +2.68
660–670 668 4 210.00–214.00 $210.99 $1,409 +0.99
700–730 715 2 202.00–208.00 $205.06 $1,466 -1.94
790 790 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 317 3 275.00–285.00 $281.84 $893 -5.72
375–390 384 4 260.00–270.00 $264.95 $1,017 -8.15
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 -5.00
455–477 462 10 245.00–250.00 $246.75 $1,140 -3.25
510–520 513 3 238.00–240.00 $239.32 $1,228 -0.68
565–580 573 2 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,332 +3.98
620–635 630 3 218.00–220.00 $219.34 $1,382 +7.50
650–695 673 2 210.00–215.00 $212.42 $1,430 +6.42
710–720 715 2 195.00–200.00 $197.48 $1,412 -2.52
775 775 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,472 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 323 7 365.00–375.00 $366.37 $1,183 +11.47
350–390 365 4 350.00–360.00 $353.87 $1,292 +13.77
405–445 432 5 320.00–330.00 $324.97 $1,404 +7.53
460–495 487 5 295.00–305.00 $297.90 $1,451 +6.31
510–540 530 4 275.00–285.00 $281.32 $1,491 +11.15
550–590 561 4 260.00–270.00 $266.14 $1,493 +12.89
630–640 637 3 235.00–245.00 $239.97 $1,529 +7.42
655–690 673 2 228.00–234.00 $230.92 $1,554 +10.92
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 +15.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 311 7 350.00–355.00 $352.76 $1,097 —
355–385 371 4 335.00–345.00 $339.98 $1,261 —
410–440 425 2 305.00–315.00 $309.82 $1,317 —
475–480 478 2 280.00–290.00 $285.03 $1,362 —
500–540 520 2 260.00–270.00 $265.19 $1,379 —
575–590 582 3 247.00–257.00 $252.95 $1,472 —
615–625 620 2 225.00–230.00 $227.52 $1,411 —
660–685 673 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,448 —
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 —
775–785 780 2 180.00–190.00 $184.97 $1,443 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,254 +0.07
355–385 370 2 365.00–375.00 $369.80 $1,368 +14.63
405–440 415 5 335.00–345.00 $339.95 $1,411 +3.28
460–475 468 2 310.00–320.00 $314.92 $1,474 -0.12
500–530 515 2 290.00–300.00 $294.85 $1,518 +9.94
550–560 558 6 275.00–285.00 $277.49 $1,548 +7.12
610–620 615 2 250.00–260.00 $254.96 $1,568 +10.02
650–660 655 2 238.00–240.00 $238.99 $1,565 +5.95
715 715 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,680 +15.01
750 750 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,665 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1215 1114 80-85% 7 107.00–112.00 $109.40 $1,219 -0.29
1005–1370 1277 80-85% 13 117.00–125.00 $121.19 $1,548 -1.02
1000–1490 1278 80-85% 12 114.00–119.00 $116.48 $1,489 -5.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1105 989 85-90% 10 95.00–98.00 $96.25 $952 +3.07
900–1195 1015 85-90% 6 86.00–91.00 $88.89 $902 -11.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1345 1337 75-80% 3 123.00–125.00 $123.66 $1,653 —
1325–1525 1440 75-80% 6 114.00–119.00 $116.01 $1,671 —
1410–1580 1495 75-80% 3 110.00–113.00 $111.39 $1,665 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1660 1567 3 130.00–131.00 $130.35 $2,043 -4.65
1630–1900 1773 8 134.00–137.00 $135.50 $2,402 —
1750–1925 1867 3 143.00–144.00 $143.69 $2,683 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,800.00–1,950.00 $1,830.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,500.00–1,725.00 $1,625.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,933.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,514.29
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,225.00 $2,175.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,950.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,150.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.