Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.82/cwt -21.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 458 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $266.12/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 525 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.17/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 614 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 419 597
Feeder cattle 495 276 444
Slaughter cattle 145 98 104
Replacement cattle 109 45 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with moderate to 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
325–340 333 2 365.00–375.00 $370.11 $1,232 -29.89
365–385 372 3 350.00–360.00 $354.91 $1,320 -29.95
415 415 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,411 -25.06
463–480 469 6 320.00–325.00 $323.29 $1,516 -21.68
520–539 534 4 300.00–310.00 $302.43 $1,615 -14.36
554–585 563 4 285.00–295.00 $291.16 $1,639 +6.27
611–640 614 10 270.00–278.00 $277.17 $1,702 +5.17
660–690 673 3 255.00–265.00 $259.93 $1,749 -1.07
730–745 738 2 240.00–245.00 $242.47 $1,789 -7.53
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 -22.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 350.00–355.00 $352.66 $1,129 -33.99
360 360 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,242 -20.22
420–430 428 4 320.00–325.00 $323.77 $1,386 -22.86
460–497 492 8 310.00–316.00 $315.30 $1,551 -10.86
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 -8.69
564–588 572 6 280.00–284.00 $281.37 $1,609 +8.93
615–645 630 3 255.00–265.00 $259.96 $1,638 -0.04
660–690 675 2 240.00–245.00 $242.44 $1,636 -5.12
720 720 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 -7.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 306 7 310.00–320.00 $311.47 $953 -60.53
355 355 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 -54.41
445 445 7 295.00–297.00 $295.29 $1,314 -34.74
452–466 458 13 280.00–290.00 $283.82 $1,300 -21.15
526 526 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,446 -8.63
555–560 558 2 260.00–270.00 $265.02 $1,479 -7.47
605–630 615 3 240.00–250.00 $245.01 $1,507 -12.47
685 685 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 -21.51
700–713 709 3 222.00–228.00 $223.98 $1,588 -12.00
760 760 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 300.00–305.00 $303.38 $1,001 -46.62
350 350 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,032 -36.77
406–420 408 9 285.00–290.00 $289.43 $1,181 -25.69
475 475 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,306 -17.42
500–543 525 12 262.00–270.00 $266.12 $1,397 -2.84
560–595 582 3 248.00–257.00 $253.28 $1,474 -3.52
600–640 620 2 230.00–235.00 $232.42 $1,441 -16.67
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -14.09
723 723 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,518 -8.00
770–790 780 2 197.00–200.00 $198.48 $1,548 -6.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,021 -33.32
350–365 359 4 275.00–285.00 $281.29 $1,010 -37.74
415 415 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,129 -28.97
478–485 479 5 265.00–270.00 $268.99 $1,288 -10.96
525–540 533 2 245.00–257.00 $250.92 $1,337 -5.87
590 590 2 232.00–240.00 $236.00 $1,392 -8.89
610–640 625 2 210.00–220.00 $215.12 $1,344 -14.88
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 3 365.00–375.00 $369.97 $1,184 -20.03
355–365 358 4 350.00–355.00 $353.72 $1,266 -26.25
420 420 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,449 -9.85
465–480 469 4 320.00–330.00 $327.44 $1,536 -7.67
500–540 520 2 300.00–310.00 $305.19 $1,587 -11.81
575–590 583 2 280.00–290.00 $284.94 $1,661 -9.97
605–640 623 2 265.00–270.00 $267.57 $1,667 -9.98
660–690 680 3 247.00–255.00 $249.93 $1,700 +0.41
710–735 725 3 232.00–235.00 $233.32 $1,692 -1.68
765 765 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,698 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 345.00–355.00 $349.88 $1,095 -30.12
365–370 368 2 320.00–330.00 $325.03 $1,196 -39.87
420–440 430 2 310.00–315.00 $312.44 $1,343 -22.52
460–497 488 4 290.00–300.00 $297.64 $1,452 +33.35
510–530 520 3 275.00–285.00 $280.03 $1,456 -17.49
580–595 590 3 265.00–270.00 $268.36 $1,583 —
610–620 615 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,553 —
660–690 672 3 230.00–240.00 $234.65 $1,577 —
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 —
775 775 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1280 1140 80-85% 17 130.00–135.00 $132.73 $1,513 —
1035–1420 1161 80-85% 28 136.00–141.00 $138.31 $1,606 +5.18
1100–1525 1252 80-85% 17 142.00–147.00 $143.78 $1,800 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1015 940 85-90% 6 112.00–116.00 $113.87 $1,070 —
940–1050 982 85-90% 3 120.00–123.00 $121.29 $1,191 —
925–1050 988 85-90% 2 106.00–108.00 $106.94 $1,057 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1460 1407 75-80% 3 129.00–135.00 $131.34 $1,848 +9.48
1410–1470 1457 75-80% 6 140.00–144.00 $142.85 $2,081 +10.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1565 1523 4 144.00–150.00 $148.63 $2,264 —
1470–1845 1718 6 154.00–159.00 $157.50 $2,706 —
1615–2200 1895 3 161.00–166.00 $163.59 $3,100 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,708.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,737.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,489.29
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,850.00

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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 4 2,450.00–2,500.00 $2,475.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,100.00–2,250.00 $2,166.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,933.33 —

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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.