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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 9, 2024

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $252.66/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,675/hd at 663 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $250.51/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 579 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $276.75/cwt -11.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 568 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 712 603 660
Feeder cattle 432 394 480
Slaughter cattle 260 188 165
Replacement cattle 20 21 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trends available due to market being closed for holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 405.00 $405.00 $830 +21.00
250–275 260 3 350.00–370.00 $359.74 $935 —
320–340 330 5 325.00–340.00 $333.12 $1,099 -10.35
350–395 389 7 315.00–330.00 $319.83 $1,244 -15.17
425–445 439 10 285.00–310.00 $299.32 $1,314 -21.07
451–495 479 17 294.00–315.00 $299.25 $1,433 —
500–545 531 9 278.00–305.00 $286.34 $1,520 —
555–580 568 27 262.00–305.00 $276.75 $1,572 -11.78
613–635 622 15 260.00–276.00 $263.94 $1,642 —
656–674 663 31 233.00–263.00 $252.66 $1,675 +0.63
710–724 721 6 236.00–246.00 $240.99 $1,738 +1.00
779 779 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,823 -2.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
711 711 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 410.00 $410.00 $882 —
615 615 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,710 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 274 6 300.00–310.00 $306.72 $840 -23.14
300–340 333 6 300.00–320.00 $313.23 $1,043 +8.15
365–375 368 8 285.00–297.00 $290.85 $1,070 -9.15
415–445 430 10 277.00–295.00 $285.40 $1,227 -1.51
483–499 490 18 255.00–268.00 $263.85 $1,293 -8.67
510–545 524 19 260.00–280.00 $267.89 $1,404 +0.52
554–595 579 27 240.00–256.00 $250.51 $1,450 -1.05
630–645 634 17 238.00–248.00 $241.28 $1,530 +5.15
655–675 662 3 226.00–230.00 $228.64 $1,514 —
710–730 729 14 221.00–236.00 $222.04 $1,619 -1.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 330.00–335.00 $332.45 $1,190 +1.07
420–445 428 3 295.00–310.00 $300.19 $1,285 -7.02
470–495 483 2 295.00–300.00 $297.56 $1,437 +12.56
524 524 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,506 —
662 662 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,695 —
756 756 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,139 —
510–546 529 8 252.00–259.00 $255.61 $1,352 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 4 275.00–298.00 $283.93 $1,363 —
550–590 570 9 250.00–276.00 $267.00 $1,522 -2.32
600–645 613 5 252.00–262.00 $257.19 $1,577 —
665–690 682 5 244.00–248.00 $246.61 $1,682 +15.81
700–740 713 4 232.00–237.00 $234.72 $1,674 +12.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1235 1151 80-85% 10 126.00–129.00 $127.60 $1,469 —
1120–1200 1160 80-85% 4 138.00–139.00 $138.48 $1,606 —
1100–1330 1218 80-85% 19 131.00–136.00 $133.54 $1,627 -10.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,792 —
1085–1390 1233 75-80% 10 150.00–154.00 $151.79 $1,872 —
1200–1525 1344 75-80% 10 141.00–146.00 $143.01 $1,922 -16.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1100 940 85-90% 4 115.00–118.00 $116.70 $1,097 —
1100–1385 1138 85-90% 10 119.00–123.00 $120.62 $1,373 -15.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1470 1289 8 158.00–160.00 $159.08 $2,051 —
1465–2000 1748 12 163.00–168.00 $165.99 $2,902 —
1620–2190 2053 6 172.00–175.00 $174.06 $3,573 —

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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) 3 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,033.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,375.00 $2,187.50

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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 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.