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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $358.95/cwt -14.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 356 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $321.54/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 460 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 739 497 693
Feeder cattle 458 343 460
Slaughter cattle 170 107 151
Replacement cattle 111 47 82

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,128 -10.00
354–359 356 10 350.00–365.00 $358.95 $1,278 -14.04
405–420 413 2 330.00–340.00 $335.09 $1,384 -10.03
454–465 460 10 318.00–325.00 $321.54 $1,479 +1.54
510–531 526 4 300.00–310.00 $302.43 $1,591 -2.52
570–580 575 2 280.00–290.00 $284.96 $1,639 -2.04
600–601 601 4 262.00–263.00 $262.25 $1,576 +5.24
700 700 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 345.00–350.00 $348.23 $1,132 -6.77
350–389 374 8 335.00–340.00 $338.25 $1,265 -11.73
410–440 425 2 310.00–320.00 $314.82 $1,338 -5.88
485 485 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 -4.97
510–540 525 2 280.00–290.00 $284.86 $1,496 -0.20
565–580 573 2 265.00–270.00 $267.47 $1,533 +2.56
610–617 615 3 240.00–250.00 $246.69 $1,517 +2.66
665–695 673 4 224.00–230.00 $228.45 $1,537 +3.45
720 720 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 +4.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–340 326 8 330.00–340.00 $337.39 $1,100 +2.39
375–390 383 2 310.00–320.00 $314.90 $1,206 -10.15
415–425 418 3 290.00–300.00 $296.61 $1,240 -13.39
460 460 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 +0.08
505–510 508 2 265.00–270.00 $267.49 $1,359 -3.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 310.00 $310.00 $896 —
300–310 305 2 300.00–305.00 $302.54 $923 -13.44
375–388 386 8 295.00–299.00 $298.51 $1,152 +3.61
415–425 420 8 280.00–285.00 $282.53 $1,187 +12.49
450–468 455 7 250.00–260.00 $257.06 $1,170 +7.06
505–530 513 3 235.00–238.00 $236.03 $1,211 -4.48
570 570 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,322 -3.00
600–610 603 3 220.00–230.00 $226.63 $1,367 —
660–680 673 3 210.00–215.00 $211.63 $1,424 +1.63
740 740 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,539 +8.00
800 800 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 320.00 $320.00 $992 -10.00
360–370 365 2 300.00–310.00 $304.93 $1,113 -10.49
420 420 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,239 +7.41
470–490 482 5 265.00–275.00 $268.90 $1,296 -1.10
500–510 508 9 240.00–250.00 $247.81 $1,259 -12.19
610 610 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 +4.77
672 672 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,546 +5.00
720 720 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 -2.00
730 value added 730 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,730 —
760 760 6 214.00–218.00 $214.67 $1,631 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 290.00 $290.00 $870 -12.33
360–366 365 7 285.00–287.00 $285.28 $1,041 +5.38
445 445 3 250.00–260.00 $253.33 $1,127 -6.94
455–470 463 2 240.00–245.00 $242.54 $1,123 +2.54
580–590 588 5 220.00–230.00 $228.03 $1,341 +6.37
603–640 615 3 190.00–200.00 $193.47 $1,190 -16.53

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Feeder Bulls

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 —
355–360 356 4 340.00–350.00 $347.47 $1,237 -0.10
400–415 408 2 327.00–330.00 $328.53 $1,340 +1.85
460–470 465 2 304.00–310.00 $306.97 $1,427 —
510–515 513 2 290.00–300.00 $294.98 $1,513 +7.84
550–555 553 2 265.00–270.00 $267.51 $1,479 -2.47
610 610 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,598 +17.00
665–680 672 3 242.00–250.00 $245.33 $1,649 +15.68
720 720 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 +15.00
750 750 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,635 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 340.00–345.00 $342.40 $1,123 +2.40
365–370 368 2 300.00–330.00 $314.90 $1,159 -18.45
460–485 468 3 290.00–300.00 $296.55 $1,388 +7.48
510–520 513 4 270.00–280.00 $272.54 $1,398 -0.55
555–570 563 2 255.00–260.00 $257.47 $1,450 +2.09
610–645 621 4 240.00–250.00 $246.91 $1,533 +12.91
660–685 673 2 210.00–220.00 $215.09 $1,448 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1320 1067 80-85% 31 119.00–123.00 $120.89 $1,290 —
1000–1495 1130 80-85% 47 124.00–129.00 $127.12 $1,436 —
1005–1355 1166 80-85% 30 130.00–135.00 $131.81 $1,537 -3.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–955 926 85-90% 5 105.00–109.00 $106.83 $989 —
900–1085 993 85-90% 6 110.00–115.00 $112.88 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1785 1572 5 140.00–146.00 $143.66 $2,258 —
1580–1900 1709 8 147.00–152.00 $148.78 $2,543 —
1695–2020 1920 4 154.00–159.00 $155.36 $2,983 —

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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) 4 1,850.00–2,150.00 $1,975.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,825.00–2,000.00 $1,908.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,964.29

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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 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,850.00–2,100.00 $1,920.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 2,200.00–2,450.00 $2,318.75 —

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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.