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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 16, 2024

1,140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $267.04/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 587 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $263.74/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 629 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $285.67/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 531 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,140 712 660
Feeder cattle 615 432 480
Slaughter cattle 450 260 165
Replacement cattle 75 20 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,014 -14.74
350–377 370 4 330.00–342.00 $339.16 $1,255 +19.33
407–445 415 13 310.00–320.00 $317.62 $1,318 +18.30
523–546 531 21 262.00–289.00 $285.67 $1,517 -0.67
550–597 587 31 250.00–272.00 $267.04 $1,568 -9.71
602–646 629 26 263.00–265.00 $263.74 $1,659 -0.20
660–693 680 12 242.00–252.00 $250.52 $1,704 -2.14
711–715 712 6 230.00–237.00 $235.83 $1,679 -5.16
800 800 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,055 —
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 —
523 523 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 375.00–380.00 $377.36 $1,200 —
355 355 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,260 —
500 500 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 300.00–310.00 $305.19 $986 -8.04
365–370 369 4 300.00–305.00 $303.76 $1,121 +12.91
440 440 8 257.00–267.00 $258.25 $1,136 -27.15
455–497 474 15 249.00–254.00 $249.96 $1,185 -13.89
533–537 535 10 245.00–248.00 $246.49 $1,319 -21.40
550–590 568 15 235.00–240.00 $235.75 $1,339 -14.76
601–620 609 16 225.00–233.00 $229.41 $1,397 -11.87
714–722 717 20 220.00–228.00 $225.38 $1,616 +3.34
800 800 9 209.00 $209.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 —
350 350 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,102 -17.45
370 fancy 370 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,276 —
475–480 478 2 276.00–278.00 $276.99 $1,324 -20.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,009 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–526 519 11 260.00–267.00 $264.51 $1,373 —
578 578 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,474 -12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1245 1121 80-85% 21 138.00–146.00 $140.95 $1,580 —
1025–1240 1148 80-85% 4 147.00–156.00 $149.25 $1,713 —
1005–1455 1208 80-85% 27 127.00–136.00 $131.96 $1,594 -1.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1135 1028 85-90% 9 111.00–132.00 $121.08 $1,245 —
1100–1185 1141 85-90% 11 129.00–134.00 $129.89 $1,482 +9.27
1005–1310 1158 85-90% 18 120.00–126.00 $122.35 $1,417 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1300 1275 75-80% 2 150.00–162.00 $155.88 $1,987 —
1185–1605 1372 75-80% 9 143.00–148.00 $144.53 $1,983 —
1285–1615 1435 75-80% 5 135.00–141.00 $139.29 $1,999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1500 1262 6 150.00–157.00 $154.13 $1,945 -4.95
1600–1960 1776 11 164.00–170.00 $165.69 $2,943 —
1975 1975 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,358 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,370.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,900.00–2,975.00 $2,154.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 23 1,150.00–2,800.00 $2,059.78

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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 15 2,200.00–3,575.00 $3,106.67 —

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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.