Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,225.00	$2,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,514.29
—	—	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,500.00–1,725.00	$1,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—
—	—	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	—
— 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	—

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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.