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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 28, 2024

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.21/cwt ≈ $1,539/hd at 630 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.60/cwt +16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 559 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $281.72/cwt +14.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 621 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 734 414 461
Feeder cattle 524 277 259
Slaughter cattle 80 107 165
Replacement cattle 130 30 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand on bred cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,380 +1.63
470–492 479 5 300.00–313.00 $305.34 $1,463 +4.34
524–535 526 6 295.00–302.00 $300.81 $1,582 +1.21
552–571 558 18 288.00–300.00 $295.91 $1,651 +11.28
559 value added 559 19 307.00 $307.00 $1,716 —
604–632 621 37 280.00–286.00 $281.72 $1,749 +14.07
658–689 677 15 270.00–277.00 $272.72 $1,846 —
708–709 708 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,770 —
780–797 795 17 233.00–239.00 $235.41 $1,872 -13.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 350.00 $350.00 $875 ±0.00
305–335 315 3 325.00–332.00 $327.48 $1,032 -12.52
355–395 368 4 310.00–315.00 $311.34 $1,146 -11.66
400–410 405 2 300.00–310.00 $305.06 $1,235 -0.71
450–457 456 11 285.00–298.00 $295.67 $1,348 +8.15
500–540 517 5 280.00–290.00 $283.54 $1,466 +1.51
630–639 638 13 260.00–273.00 $271.40 $1,732 +13.11
650–660 655 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,654 -0.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 310.00–319.00 $314.60 $1,016 +3.58
350–385 368 2 300.00–307.00 $303.33 $1,116 -6.67
405–423 414 5 284.00–300.00 $291.90 $1,208 -3.10
470 470 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,269 —
505–545 516 19 260.00–270.00 $261.85 $1,351 —
555–590 564 15 250.00–260.00 $257.58 $1,453 +5.94
609–645 630 77 240.00–250.00 $244.21 $1,539 —
718 718 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,637 +0.47
772 772 10 222.00 $222.00 $1,714 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 300.00–305.00 $302.55 $817 —
315–335 328 3 285.00–300.00 $289.80 $951 -10.20
415–447 440 6 262.00–278.00 $273.34 $1,203 -6.72
470–485 473 5 250.00–262.00 $252.46 $1,194 -21.84
525–549 542 22 248.00–258.00 $253.03 $1,371 +3.25
550–585 560 9 240.00–245.00 $240.57 $1,347 -0.63
600–630 620 3 228.00–237.00 $234.10 $1,451 -1.75
660–691 674 7 226.00–231.00 $229.17 $1,545 -1.94
720 720 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,591 +3.01
750 750 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 364 4 320.00–332.00 $328.86 $1,197 -6.14
404–415 405 8 320.00–324.00 $323.49 $1,310 +3.49
530 530 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 -6.69
560–570 565 2 272.00–280.00 $275.96 $1,559 -7.51
600 600 3 262.00–270.00 $267.33 $1,604 +8.81
665–670 667 3 235.00–236.00 $235.34 $1,570 —
727–745 730 7 221.00–222.00 $221.15 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 285.00–292.00 $288.59 $1,082 —
445 445 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,264 -1.00
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 ±0.00
520–530 525 2 265.00–270.00 $267.48 $1,404 -10.52
550–575 563 2 250.00–260.00 $254.89 $1,435 -15.11
610–647 643 9 235.00–245.00 $236.05 $1,518 -13.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1330 1090 80-85% 13 138.00–145.00 $141.69 $1,544 +13.54
975–1235 1150 80-85% 12 148.00–154.00 $150.66 $1,733 +14.33
850–1440 1195 80-85% 12 128.00–135.00 $130.80 $1,563 -5.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,651 -11.60
1140–1595 1384 75-80% 4 151.00–153.00 $152.07 $2,105 —
1215–1625 1433 75-80% 6 137.00–142.00 $139.44 $1,998 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 -2.94
995–1095 1028 85-90% 3 120.00–121.00 $120.35 $1,237 -6.12
1100–1125 1115 85-90% 4 130.00–135.00 $132.75 $1,480 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1200 1188 2 140.00–146.00 $143.03 $1,699 —
1190–2085 1689 9 157.00–165.00 $159.87 $2,700 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 40 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,238.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,341.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,475.00–1,850.00 $1,693.42
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,750.00–2,050.00 $1,920.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 2,250.00–2,650.00 $2,416.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,525.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,300.00 $1,158.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–2,150.00 $1,925.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.