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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.37/cwt -23.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 412 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $261.00/cwt -18.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 560 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 714 804 775
Feeder cattle 485 572 575
Slaughter cattle 114 170 125
Replacement cattle 115 62 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. 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
220 220 1 390.00 $390.00 $858 —
260 260 1 380.00 $380.00 $988 +20.00
310–340 325 2 355.00–365.00 $359.77 $1,169 +14.77
360–385 370 3 330.00–340.00 $335.32 $1,241 -4.68
410–440 425 2 300.00–310.00 $305.18 $1,297 -29.82
460–470 465 2 280.00–290.00 $284.95 $1,325 -29.63
510 510 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,402 -24.57
570–580 577 7 264.00–270.00 $266.00 $1,535 -21.91
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 -4.65
655 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 -4.99
720–743 735 3 235.00–240.00 $236.63 $1,739 +4.63
750–789 781 5 222.00–230.00 $228.46 $1,784 -1.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–340 334 2 320.00–330.00 $324.91 $1,085 —
365–370 368 2 300.00–310.00 $305.03 $1,123 -20.36
405–431 425 4 280.00–290.00 $282.39 $1,200 -27.61
455–480 465 3 270.00–275.00 $272.30 $1,266 -34.70
520 520 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,352 -31.00
590 590 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 -10.58
620–630 625 2 240.00–250.00 $244.96 $1,531 -7.52
650–685 672 3 230.00–237.00 $234.06 $1,573 -0.94
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 —
775 775 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,628 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 3 305.00–310.00 $308.35 $1,042 -6.65
360–380 370 2 290.00–300.00 $294.86 $1,091 -13.49
400–440 412 11 270.00–280.00 $276.37 $1,139 -23.63
460–465 463 2 242.00–250.00 $246.02 $1,139 -43.98
555–570 568 8 236.00–240.00 $239.51 $1,360 —
610 610 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,415 -20.00
660–678 676 9 225.00–230.00 $229.46 $1,551 -20.54
700–740 720 2 210.00–220.00 $214.86 $1,547 -26.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–340 324 3 285.00–290.00 $286.75 $929 -19.82
352–365 355 4 270.00–275.00 $273.72 $972 -25.24
420–435 428 2 257.00–262.00 $259.46 $1,110 -30.89
455–485 481 8 240.00–245.00 $240.59 $1,157 -29.49
520–540 530 2 235.00–238.00 $236.53 $1,254 —
560 560 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,299 -17.77
605–630 615 3 225.00–230.00 $227.63 $1,400 —
665–670 668 2 210.00–220.00 $214.98 $1,436 -31.02
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 -16.52
755–781 775 4 182.00–190.00 $183.95 $1,426 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 +5.00
360–393 388 6 332.00–340.00 $333.24 $1,293 +8.14
420–440 430 2 300.00–310.00 $304.88 $1,311 -5.08
460–495 477 3 270.00–280.00 $274.88 $1,311 -20.12
505–532 529 8 254.00–266.00 $264.57 $1,400 -10.43
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 -7.48
629 629 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,459 —
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 —
717–720 718 4 210.00–213.00 $212.25 $1,524 -9.75
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 —
800 800 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,080 —
355–360 358 2 345.00–350.00 $347.48 $1,244 +2.48
415–420 418 2 324.00–330.00 $327.02 $1,367 -0.01
455–470 463 2 300.00–310.00 $304.92 $1,412 -5.08
505–520 513 2 275.00–285.00 $280.07 $1,437 -14.79
556–585 560 10 260.00–262.00 $261.00 $1,462 -18.48
600–630 610 3 240.00–250.00 $243.44 $1,485 -11.64
660–670 665 2 230.00–235.00 $232.48 $1,546 -12.52
710 710 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,598 -7.03
750 750 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1400 1161 80-85% 21 132.00–137.00 $134.18 $1,558 +2.83
1045–1455 1228 80-85% 25 126.00–131.00 $128.29 $1,575 —
1220–1265 1250 80-85% 3 139.00–144.00 $140.63 $1,758 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–965 917 85-90% 9 97.00–103.00 $99.99 $917 —
900–1000 950 85-90% 2 115.00–117.00 $115.95 $1,102 +5.86
910–1070 990 85-90% 2 107.00–110.00 $108.62 $1,075 -1.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1340 1332 75-80% 3 115.00–122.00 $119.00 $1,585 —
1385–1505 1425 75-80% 3 125.00–129.00 $126.41 $1,801 -9.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1620 1517 5 152.00–156.00 $154.25 $2,340 —
1595–1855 1638 6 145.00–150.00 $145.94 $2,390 -11.90
1800 1800 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,880 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 950.00–1,275.00 $1,126.11

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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) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,750.00 $1,512.50

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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 6 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,833.33 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.