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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

804 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 2-weight M&L 1 steers $385.00/cwt ≈ $789/hd at 205 lb · 26 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $360.00/cwt ≈ $947/hd at 263 lb · 25 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.00/cwt ≈ $880/hd at 265 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 804 749 775
Feeder cattle 572 495 575
Slaughter cattle 170 145 125
Replacement cattle 62 109 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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
205 value added 205 26 385.00 $385.00 $789 —
263 263 25 360.00 $360.00 $947 —
305 305 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,052 -25.11
360 360 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 -14.91
400 400 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,340 -5.00
460–485 469 3 310.00–320.00 $314.58 $1,475 -8.71
510–522 512 12 295.00–305.00 $299.57 $1,534 -2.86
564–595 570 10 280.00–290.00 $287.91 $1,641 -3.25
610–617 615 3 262.00–270.00 $264.65 $1,628 -12.52
656–660 657 6 250.00–256.00 $254.99 $1,675 -4.94
737 737 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,710 -10.47
780 780 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 +10.00
800 800 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 3 315.00–330.00 $325.39 $1,236 -19.61
410 410 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 -13.77
480 480 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,474 -8.30
515–520 518 2 290.00–292.00 $291.00 $1,507 +1.00
560–590 572 3 260.00–270.00 $265.58 $1,519 -15.79
615–625 620 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,565 -7.48
692 692 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,626 -7.44
755 755 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 18 325.00 $325.00 $653 —
265 265 22 332.00 $332.00 $880 —
345 345 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,087 —
360–365 363 3 305.00–310.00 $308.35 $1,119 +8.35
405 405 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 —
465 465 2 285.00–295.00 $290.00 $1,348 +6.18
510–540 525 2 255.00–265.00 $260.14 $1,366 -14.86
627 627 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,580 +6.99
665 665 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 +20.00
714 714 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,721 +17.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 295.00–300.00 $297.50 $997 +2.50
355–390 375 10 282.00–292.00 $285.12 $1,069 +3.83
405–445 425 4 270.00–280.00 $273.57 $1,163 +1.57
450–480 461 6 252.00–266.00 $258.61 $1,192 -10.38
538–540 539 9 249.00–250.00 $249.67 $1,346 -1.25
560–594 588 21 240.00–246.00 $243.17 $1,430 +7.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 3 305.00–310.00 $306.57 $1,027 +3.19
360–390 375 2 298.00–300.00 $298.96 $1,121 +3.96
405–417 407 15 287.00–294.00 $290.35 $1,182 +0.92
460–475 468 2 265.00–275.00 $270.08 $1,264 -4.92
564–580 566 9 248.00–250.00 $249.77 $1,414 -3.51
656 656 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,614 +26.00
719–735 724 7 208.00–220.00 $216.52 $1,568 +6.52
800 800 6 204.00 $204.00 $1,632 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,052 -4.88
350–365 358 4 320.00–330.00 $325.10 $1,164 +0.07
410–430 424 4 305.00–315.00 $309.96 $1,314 -2.48
470 470 5 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $1,386 -2.64
520–535 525 3 270.00–280.00 $275.00 $1,444 -5.03
555–565 560 2 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $1,442 -10.88
710 710 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,576 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,208 -8.72
405–420 416 5 320.00–330.00 $327.03 $1,360 -17.97
460 460 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,426 -17.44
510–540 525 2 290.00–300.00 $294.86 $1,548 -10.33
560–570 563 4 275.00–281.00 $279.48 $1,573 -5.46
610–630 620 2 250.00–260.00 $255.08 $1,581 -12.49
665 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 -4.93
710–730 720 2 230.00–234.00 $232.03 $1,671 -1.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1395 1161 80-85% 45 128.00–133.00 $131.35 $1,525 -6.96
1095–1235 1181 80-85% 5 140.00–145.00 $141.59 $1,672 +3.28
935–1415 1194 80-85% 24 134.00–139.00 $135.95 $1,623 -2.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1485 1420 75-80% 5 134.00–139.00 $135.77 $1,928 +4.43
1300–1700 1469 75-80% 14 127.00–132.00 $130.35 $1,915 -12.50
1400–1535 1480 75-80% 5 120.00–126.00 $123.52 $1,828 -19.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1100 970 85-90% 5 109.00–113.00 $110.09 $1,068 -11.20
1000–1065 1015 85-90% 5 116.00–120.00 $118.96 $1,207 —
1045–1100 1073 85-90% 2 105.00–106.00 $105.51 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,932 —
1505–1775 1640 2 156.00–160.00 $157.84 $2,589 —
1410–2130 1780 21 145.00–150.00 $147.93 $2,633 —

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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) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,470.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,633.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,000.00 $1,970.00

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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 2,200.00–2,350.00 $2,275.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,800.00–1,950.00 $1,875.00 —

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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.