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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.23/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 616 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $320.70/cwt +38.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 424 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $240.51/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 529 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 714 693
Feeder cattle 343 485 460
Slaughter cattle 107 114 151
Replacement cattle 47 115 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,189 +30.09
350–392 383 5 340.00–360.00 $349.98 $1,340 +44.95
415–425 424 14 320.00–330.00 $320.70 $1,360 +38.31
460–465 463 2 300.00–310.00 $304.97 $1,412 +32.67
520–540 528 3 280.00–290.00 $285.06 $1,505 +25.06
560–585 571 5 260.00–270.00 $264.91 $1,513 +9.91
610–620 615 2 240.00–248.00 $244.03 $1,501 -0.93
675 675 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,519 -9.06
710–720 715 2 210.00–220.00 $215.03 $1,537 -4.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,178 +20.23
358–360 358 5 365.00–375.00 $372.99 $1,335 +37.67
400–420 410 4 340.00–350.00 $345.12 $1,415 +39.94
465 465 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 +35.05
530–540 535 2 300.00–310.00 $304.95 $1,631 +29.95
570 570 2 285.00–289.00 $287.00 $1,636 +21.00
614–620 616 4 256.00–260.00 $257.01 $1,583 -2.99
655–680 668 2 237.00–240.00 $238.47 $1,593 -11.53
736–745 737 7 229.00–232.00 $229.43 $1,691 -7.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,005 —
365–390 381 4 320.00–330.00 $325.05 $1,238 —
410 410 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 —
455–470 463 2 280.00–290.00 $284.92 $1,319 —
530–535 533 2 270.00–272.00 $271.00 $1,444 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 +21.65
365–380 375 4 310.00–322.00 $315.42 $1,183 +20.56
400–430 415 2 285.00–290.00 $287.59 $1,193 +11.22
455 455 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 +23.98
500 500 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,300 —
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 +10.49
605–616 616 34 230.00–238.00 $230.23 $1,418 -1.77
660 660 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,485 -4.46
740 740 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,643 +7.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 332 3 315.00–318.00 $315.98 $1,049 +29.23
360–375 368 2 290.00–300.00 $294.90 $1,085 +21.18
415–430 418 5 265.00–275.00 $270.04 $1,129 +10.58
490 490 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,225 +9.41
505–534 529 13 239.00–248.00 $240.51 $1,272 +3.98
560 560 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,316 +3.00
640–644 642 7 220.00–225.00 $222.85 $1,431 -4.78
660 660 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 -4.98
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 300.00–307.00 $302.33 $952 —
355–395 381 5 275.00–285.00 $279.90 $1,066 —
419–445 424 5 250.00–263.00 $260.27 $1,104 —
495 495 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 —
500–535 532 12 230.00–235.00 $230.92 $1,228 —
550–595 565 5 214.00–225.00 $221.66 $1,252 —
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 value added 324 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,296 —
370–390 380 4 345.00–350.00 $347.57 $1,321 +0.09
405–410 407 3 325.00–330.00 $326.68 $1,330 -0.34
500–510 501 8 285.00–292.00 $287.14 $1,439 +7.07
555–560 558 2 265.00–275.00 $269.98 $1,506 +8.98
640 640 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 +1.56
650–675 660 3 220.00–239.00 $229.65 $1,516 -2.83
712 712 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,531 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 -10.00
375–380 378 3 330.00–335.00 $333.35 $1,260 +0.11
420 420 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,323 +10.12
450–493 484 5 285.00–290.00 $289.07 $1,399 +14.19
500–540 520 5 270.00–278.00 $273.09 $1,420 +8.52
568–590 572 6 254.00–262.00 $255.38 $1,461 +5.38
645 645 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,509 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 325.00 $325.00 $991 —
355–365 360 4 315.00–320.00 $317.47 $1,143 —
415–435 425 4 290.00–300.00 $296.34 $1,259 —
480–490 487 3 270.00–276.00 $273.66 $1,333 —
510–530 520 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $1,325 —
598 598 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,435 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1375 1198 80-85% 9 134.00–141.00 $135.68 $1,625 —
975–1425 1226 80-85% 24 128.00–133.00 $130.27 $1,597 +1.98
935–1445 1237 80-85% 16 122.00–127.00 $124.56 $1,541 -3.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1100 1003 85-90% 5 109.00–112.00 $109.92 $1,102 —
900–1150 1096 85-90% 6 100.00–106.00 $102.87 $1,127 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1330 1288 75-80% 2 129.00–134.00 $131.58 $1,695 —
1235–1590 1484 75-80% 7 120.00–125.00 $121.15 $1,798 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1545 1518 4 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $2,162 -11.80
1570–1960 1694 8 149.00–153.00 $150.72 $2,553 —
1880 1880 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,989 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,700.00 $1,468.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,440.00

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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 2 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.