Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 702 394
Feeder cattle 265 545 248
Slaughter cattle 135 105 111
Replacement cattle 50 52 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with slaughter bulls up to 224.00 cwt. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 369 5 550.00–590.00 $572.72 $2,113 +71.00
400 400 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,000 +6.87
450–490 458 5 480.00–490.00 $487.86 $2,234 +10.09
500–525 520 5 460.00–475.00 $472.12 $2,455 -2.02
565–580 573 2 460.00–475.00 $467.60 $2,679 +20.02
600–630 614 5 400.00–435.00 $425.80 $2,614 +18.80
655–678 672 4 360.00–390.00 $382.69 $2,572 +23.13
700–720 710 6 330.00–355.00 $342.68 $2,433 +7.68
755–784 774 3 335.00–350.00 $339.88 $2,631 +5.88
895 895 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,954 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 3 655.00–670.00 $665.36 $1,830 +65.36
300–345 330 3 630.00–650.00 $642.20 $2,119 +92.20
355 355 1 630.00 $630.00 $2,236 +80.00
413 413 4 516.00 $516.00 $2,131 —
487 487 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,435 —
593 593 6 495.00 $495.00 $2,935 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,669 —
485 485 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,158 -5.00
510–530 515 4 400.00–415.00 $403.71 $2,079 -0.35
580–590 585 2 380.00–405.00 $392.39 $2,295 -11.48
614 614 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,180 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,276 —
300–345 318 6 530.00–550.00 $537.45 $1,709 +38.76
355–395 375 2 515.00–535.00 $524.47 $1,967 +47.70
412–445 422 6 450.00–492.00 $478.13 $2,018 +26.64
450–499 467 8 432.00–450.00 $445.23 $2,079 +6.53
500–520 512 6 420.00–455.00 $431.51 $2,209 +19.41
550–595 573 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,235 +16.35
620–645 627 6 340.00–390.00 $375.66 $2,355 +25.66
650 650 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,210 +8.43
730 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 ±0.00
769–785 774 3 320.00–330.00 $323.38 $2,503 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,586 +33.00
505 505 1 402.00 $402.00 $2,030 +27.86
555 555 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,137 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,500 —
420 420 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,740 +59.27
405–420 413 2 450.00–485.00 $467.82 $1,932 -3.98
515 515 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,498 +46.08
568 568 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,726 +100.63
600–645 627 5 355.00–385.00 $366.48 $2,298 -23.52
720 720 1 336.00 $336.00 $2,419 +21.00
760 760 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,508 +28.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 4 620.00–655.00 $636.78 $2,324 —
425 425 6 505.00 $505.00 $2,146 —
505–519 514 3 495.00–505.00 $498.27 $2,561 -21.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 410.00–425.00 $417.50 $1,920 —
520–540 525 4 350.00–380.00 $357.71 $1,878 —
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1740 1292 75-80% 13 174.00–184.00 $180.64 $2,334 —
1100–1675 1295 75-80% 19 185.00–196.00 $188.19 $2,437 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 2 150.00–154.00 $152.00 $1,520 —
1005–1540 1194 80-85% 18 170.00–182.00 $175.38 $2,094 —
1000–1480 1200 80-85% 7 161.00–169.00 $164.63 $1,976 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,175 +18.49
900 900 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,152 +4.63
970 970 85-90% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,416 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1217–1685 1407 3 185.00–196.00 $189.02 $2,660 —
1820 1820 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,094 —
1555–2240 1821 9 204.00–219.00 $211.62 $3,854 —

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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) 15 2,550.00–3,150.00 $2,850.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,300.00–3,750.00 $3,587.50

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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 8 2,700.00–3,750.00 $3,337.50 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,950.00–4,150.00 $4,050.00 —

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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.