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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.14/cwt ≈ $1,465/hd at 563 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $297.90/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 492 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $278.27/cwt +21.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 461 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 686 739 986
Feeder cattle 493 458 603
Slaughter cattle 103 170 183
Replacement cattle 90 111 200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 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
300 300 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,140 +10.00
374–390 385 9 350.00–375.00 $366.90 $1,413 +7.95
415–440 423 8 335.00–340.00 $336.14 $1,422 +1.05
462 462 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,478 -1.54
505–528 518 8 306.00–310.00 $308.26 $1,597 +5.83
560–574 572 18 280.00–290.00 $281.09 $1,608 -3.87
605–640 609 9 268.00–270.00 $268.23 $1,634 +5.98
656–659 658 12 260.00–265.00 $261.66 $1,722 —
705–728 723 5 236.00–246.00 $237.95 $1,720 -11.05
800 800 4 228.00–230.00 $228.50 $1,828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–310 305 6 340.00–350.00 $348.31 $1,062 +0.08
360 360 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 -8.25
400–430 410 3 320.00–325.00 $321.75 $1,319 +6.93
480–495 492 20 296.00–306.00 $297.90 $1,466 -2.10
510–540 528 3 285.00–295.00 $291.44 $1,539 +6.58
560–597 592 7 268.00–275.00 $268.95 $1,592 +1.48
600–610 605 2 250.00–255.00 $252.52 $1,528 +5.83
660–690 680 3 230.00–240.00 $236.76 $1,610 +8.31
720 720 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 ±0.00
775 775 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 320.00–332.00 $326.10 $1,011 -11.29
360 360 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,116 -4.90
411 411 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,233 +3.39
455–465 460 2 290.00–295.00 $292.53 $1,346 +7.53
520–546 543 10 270.00–280.00 $279.04 $1,515 +11.55
560–590 577 3 250.00–260.00 $254.94 $1,471 —
620–640 630 2 230.00–240.00 $235.08 $1,481 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 305.00–315.00 $311.45 $965 -8.55
369 369 9 302.00 $302.00 $1,114 -2.93
405–410 408 2 290.00–300.00 $295.03 $1,204 +0.03
465–467 467 9 283.00–285.00 $283.22 $1,323 +14.32
500–515 511 11 267.00–280.00 $269.58 $1,378 +21.77
553–567 563 33 256.00–263.00 $260.14 $1,465 —
630 630 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,525 +7.00
655–660 656 8 230.00–240.00 $238.74 $1,566 +8.74
739 739 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,641 +2.00
789 789 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,673 -2.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,044 —
355 355 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 -8.51
405 405 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,154 +2.47
459–475 461 18 270.00–280.00 $278.27 $1,283 +21.21
520 520 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,362 +25.97
560–592 584 14 240.00–250.00 $246.42 $1,439 +14.42
615–645 639 9 227.00–237.00 $235.17 $1,503 —
665 665 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,503 +14.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 275.00 $275.00 $839 -15.00
392 392 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,066 -13.28
405 405 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,094 —
455–490 464 12 254.00–266.00 $261.13 $1,212 +18.59
500–535 518 2 240.00–245.00 $242.42 $1,256 —
560–565 563 3 230.00–236.00 $231.99 $1,306 +3.96
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 +26.53
660 660 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 —
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 —
795 795 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 360.00–370.00 $365.19 $1,180 +5.19
360–385 377 3 340.00–350.00 $346.81 $1,307 -0.66
410–435 423 2 330.00–335.00 $332.57 $1,407 +4.04
460–490 475 2 310.00–320.00 $315.16 $1,497 +8.19
500–525 512 3 285.00–305.00 $296.50 $1,518 +1.52
550–570 557 3 280.00–290.00 $283.41 $1,579 +15.90
610–630 615 4 250.00–270.00 $260.08 $1,599 -1.92
660–690 675 3 240.00–250.00 $243.93 $1,647 -1.40
700 700 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,596 -2.00
751 751 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,742 +14.00
800 800 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,173 -2.40
355–390 379 4 325.00–335.00 $331.37 $1,256 +16.47
425–445 435 2 315.00–320.00 $317.56 $1,381 —
465–480 473 2 300.00–305.00 $302.54 $1,431 +5.99
510–530 522 3 290.00–297.00 $293.98 $1,535 +21.44
570–576 575 7 226.00–275.00 $232.94 $1,339 -24.53
620 620 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,581 +8.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,551 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1415 1138 80-85% 12 118.00–123.00 $120.70 $1,374 -6.42
905–1570 1191 80-85% 19 124.00–129.00 $125.95 $1,500 -5.86
1175–1385 1290 80-85% 11 130.00–135.00 $131.48 $1,696 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1090 999 85-90% 6 103.00–108.00 $105.53 $1,054 -7.35
995–1075 1033 85-90% 6 110.00–116.00 $113.27 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1610 1413 75-80% 3 107.00–112.00 $109.48 $1,547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1495 1417 6 136.00–141.00 $138.42 $1,961 —
1320–1720 1578 5 143.00–147.00 $144.35 $2,278 +0.69
1500–2155 1880 7 148.00–153.00 $150.99 $2,839 —

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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) 7 1,650.00–1,950.00 $1,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,516.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,850.00–2,000.00 $1,937.50 —

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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.