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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.74/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,454/hd at 535 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $284.15/cwt +14.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 436 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $319.22/cwt -16.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 405 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 515 686 603
Feeder cattle 339 493 376
Slaughter cattle 109 103 108
Replacement cattle 67 90 119

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. 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
295 295 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,136 —
305 305 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,128 -10.00
360–375 368 2 340.00–350.00 $344.90 $1,269 -22.00
403–415 405 14 315.00–325.00 $319.22 $1,293 -16.92
465–485 473 3 300.00–310.00 $304.64 $1,441 -15.36
500–540 524 6 287.00–290.00 $288.15 $1,510 -20.11
550 550 3 280.00–285.00 $281.67 $1,549 +0.58
600–630 626 14 262.00–270.00 $263.10 $1,647 -5.13
650–660 655 2 250.00–260.00 $254.96 $1,670 -6.70
740 740 7 241.00 $241.00 $1,783 +3.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,118 +6.69
360–395 378 2 325.00–335.00 $330.23 $1,248 +0.23
420–435 428 2 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,306 -16.66
455–480 468 2 290.00–295.00 $292.57 $1,369 -5.33
510 510 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 -6.44
550–590 570 2 260.00–270.00 $264.82 $1,509 -4.13
605–610 608 2 245.00–250.00 $247.49 $1,505 -5.03
665–690 678 2 230.00–235.00 $232.45 $1,576 -4.31
700–720 710 2 210.00–220.00 $214.93 $1,526 -5.07
784 784 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,631 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 3 318.00–325.00 $320.93 $1,027 +9.48
355 355 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,118 +13.00
400–425 419 4 307.00–310.00 $309.28 $1,296 +14.25
450–469 465 6 290.00–300.00 $295.03 $1,372 +11.81
505–545 535 23 271.00–280.00 $271.74 $1,454 +2.16
550–590 570 2 255.00–262.00 $258.38 $1,473 -1.76
610–640 625 2 240.00–250.00 $245.12 $1,532 +3.12
670–685 678 2 228.00–234.00 $230.97 $1,566 -7.77
700–710 705 2 220.00–224.00 $222.01 $1,565 +0.01
763 763 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,671 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 4 295.00–305.00 $300.00 $939 +25.00
350 350 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,015 —
435–445 436 18 270.00–285.00 $284.15 $1,239 +14.15
475–490 483 2 265.00–275.00 $269.92 $1,304 +8.79
500–520 510 2 240.00–250.00 $245.10 $1,250 +2.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,071 +15.00
355 355 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,100 +20.00
425–440 434 5 290.00–300.00 $296.41 $1,286 +11.41
450–465 455 3 280.00–287.00 $284.62 $1,295 +6.35
510–530 520 2 260.00–267.00 $263.43 $1,370 +1.43
550–555 553 2 240.00–250.00 $244.98 $1,355 -1.44
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 -5.17
660–670 665 2 220.00–225.00 $222.48 $1,479 -3.52
730 730 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,533 —
755 755 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 375.00–390.00 $382.09 $1,051 —
345 345 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 -10.19
355–360 358 2 340.00–350.00 $344.97 $1,235 -1.84
410–445 428 2 320.00–330.00 $325.20 $1,392 -7.37
450–475 463 2 295.00–300.00 $297.57 $1,378 -17.59
510–525 518 2 285.00–290.00 $287.54 $1,489 -8.96
555–590 573 2 278.00–284.00 $280.91 $1,610 -2.50
600 600 3 267.00–270.00 $268.33 $1,610 +8.25
670–680 675 2 246.00–255.00 $250.53 $1,691 +6.60
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 3 325.00–340.00 $333.40 $1,077 -6.60
380 380 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 -11.37
410–445 438 5 272.00–300.00 $292.44 $1,281 -25.12
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 -22.54
520–535 524 4 260.00–270.00 $267.45 $1,401 -26.53
550 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 +22.06
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 -5.00
690 690 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,670 —
705–720 713 2 216.00–220.00 $218.02 $1,554 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1450 1134 80-85% 18 117.00–122.00 $120.14 $1,362 -0.56
1105–1350 1248 80-85% 15 129.00–134.00 $131.30 $1,639 —
1010–1485 1325 80-85% 17 123.00–128.00 $126.18 $1,672 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–965 933 85-90% 2 110.00–113.00 $111.45 $1,040 —
1020–1295 1072 85-90% 7 99.00–104.00 $102.82 $1,102 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1745 1638 6 146.00–151.00 $149.48 $2,448 —
1575–1990 1828 7 142.00–157.00 $153.06 $2,798 —
1705–2050 1943 4 158.00–163.00 $159.48 $3,099 —

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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) 6 1,800.00–2,150.00 $1,933.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,575.00–1,700.00 $1,625.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,016.67

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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 2,100.00–2,300.00 $2,200.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,825.00–2,000.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.