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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $345.29/cwt -18.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 427 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $385.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 472 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $285.71/cwt -14.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 574 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 408 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 -49.46
369 369 11 425.00 $425.00 $1,568 —
405–446 427 5 375.00–415.00 $389.22 $1,662 -17.17
455–473 472 33 385.00 $385.00 $1,817 +10.00
500–547 524 13 327.00–350.00 $340.10 $1,782 -19.90
571–585 574 6 310.00–320.00 $316.63 $1,817 -13.37
600–644 633 11 300.00–310.00 $302.51 $1,915 —
671 671 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,912 -25.00
715–720 717 3 270.00–272.50 $271.66 $1,948 +6.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 450.00 $450.00 $922 —
247 fancy 247 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,235 —
320 320 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 -60.00
402 402 2 433.00 $433.00 $1,741 —
553 553 19 357.00 $357.00 $1,974 —
669 669 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 310.00 $310.00 $976 —
575 575 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,472 —
645 645 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 —
330–345 337 3 330.00–350.00 $339.95 $1,146 -37.55
350–388 373 15 320.00–350.00 $338.51 $1,263 -33.49
420–435 427 42 325.00–346.00 $345.29 $1,474 -18.53
455–495 481 7 325.00–340.00 $330.38 $1,589 -24.75
520–525 523 2 315.00–320.00 $317.51 $1,661 -8.78
550–577 574 30 280.00–300.00 $285.71 $1,640 -14.29
640 640 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 -20.08
680–696 683 14 252.50–258.00 $256.80 $1,754 -14.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,027 —
345 345 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,276 —
375 375 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,425 —
400–435 410 5 370.00–380.00 $377.07 $1,546 -4.61
455–462 461 10 347.00–355.00 $347.79 $1,603 —
554 554 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,728 -78.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 320.00 $320.00 $928 —
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
435 435 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 —
480 480 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,296 -65.00
567 567 10 277.50 $277.50 $1,573 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
415–445 436 13 360.00–380.00 $367.31 $1,601 -44.51
465–495 478 4 350.00–360.00 $353.68 $1,691 -28.69
500–515 503 6 325.00–342.00 $336.28 $1,691 -23.77
555–580 569 4 300.00–315.00 $308.82 $1,757 -28.45
610–640 625 3 292.00–300.00 $295.63 $1,848 —
650 650 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,930 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 315.00 $315.00 $835 —
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 -10.00
525 525 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,601 —
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,651 -57.52

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1340 1263 75-80% 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,718 —
1245–1649 1419 75-80% 10 125.00–135.00 $131.00 $1,859 —
1450–1525 1488 75-80% 2 119.00–123.00 $120.95 $1,800 -21.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1205 1098 80-85% 2 138.00–139.00 $138.45 $1,520 —
1050–1195 1118 80-85% 7 130.00–137.00 $134.89 $1,508 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,122 —
780–1085 917 85-90% 3 100.00–113.00 $106.55 $977 —
935–1010 973 85-90% 2 125.00–127.00 $125.96 $1,226 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1320 1156 5 130.00–145.00 $135.36 $1,565 —
1495 1495 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,661 —
1315–1920 1656 11 150.00–164.00 $156.37 $2,589 —

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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) 10 2,100.00–2,750.00 $2,410.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,750.00–2,050.00 $1,883.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,900.00 $1,533.33

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,650.00–4,100.00 $3,862.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 25 2,550.00–3,500.00 $2,994.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 4,000.00–4,200.00 $4,100.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,150.00–2,250.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.