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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 4, 2025

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $266.77/cwt ≈ $1,697/hd at 636 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $267.82/cwt +7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 691 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $284.57/cwt +16.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 561 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 391 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–396 391 6 395.00–410.00 $399.86 $1,563 —
405 405 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,478 +40.00
487–490 488 9 350.00–362.00 $352.68 $1,721 —
515–545 537 7 340.00–350.00 $342.81 $1,841 +37.81
558–579 567 22 330.00–340.00 $337.22 $1,912 +31.26
600–630 610 4 290.00–320.00 $303.52 $1,851 +43.52
652–699 691 41 264.00–278.00 $267.82 $1,851 +7.82
709–748 736 10 253.00–255.00 $253.58 $1,866 -1.25
816 816 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,918 -12.00
894 894 5 235.00 $235.00 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 —
500–540 520 2 310.00–320.00 $314.81 $1,637 +4.81
580 580 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,798 —
610–613 612 3 250.00–270.00 $256.64 $1,571 -5.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 322 3 460.00–485.00 $471.66 $1,519 +16.66
699 699 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 -25.00
350–398 389 6 320.00–345.00 $333.62 $1,298 +4.98
410–430 419 5 300.00–333.00 $314.29 $1,317 -1.20
450–470 463 5 290.00–302.00 $293.83 $1,360 -11.17
536–545 540 15 287.00–291.00 $290.33 $1,568 —
550–586 561 25 270.00–290.00 $284.57 $1,596 +16.18
600–645 636 64 250.00–271.00 $266.77 $1,697 —
660–672 666 14 242.00–260.00 $254.84 $1,697 +3.86
728 728 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,674 —
752–782 773 7 229.00–230.00 $229.28 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–379 371 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,410 —
595 595 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–440 435 6 285.00–300.00 $291.49 $1,268 —
500–545 523 2 255.00–260.00 $257.61 $1,347 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,197 ±0.00
379 379 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,535 +30.00
455–485 473 4 340.00–355.00 $351.39 $1,662 +16.39
500–545 518 3 290.00–325.00 $309.45 $1,603 -5.55
660–680 670 2 260.00–266.00 $262.96 $1,762 +5.96
730–740 735 2 230.00–247.00 $238.44 $1,753 —
855 855 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,422 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,350 —
405 405 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 —
480 480 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,392 +40.00
550 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1355 1235 80-85% 8 159.00–161.00 $159.99 $1,976 —
1035–1560 1248 80-85% 9 145.00–157.00 $152.76 $1,906 —
1215–1390 1315 80-85% 3 144.00–146.00 $144.70 $1,903 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–965 907 85-90% 3 110.00–116.00 $112.42 $1,020 -5.58
865–1135 1005 85-90% 5 121.00–138.00 $128.27 $1,289 —
915–1175 1037 85-90% 6 140.00–147.00 $141.46 $1,467 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1680 1329 75-80% 8 140.00–154.00 $148.48 $1,973 +2.33
1585 1585 75-80% 2 139.00 $139.00 $2,203 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1510 1408 3 147.00–154.00 $152.00 $2,140 —
1250–1885 1544 7 160.00–174.00 $164.18 $2,535 —
2110–2225 2168 2 182.00–185.00 $183.46 $3,977 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 850.00–1,150.00 $1,030.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,750.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,950.00–2,400.00 $2,166.67

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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 3 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.