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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $374.95/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,328/hd at 621 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $477.43/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,702/hd at 566 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $421.86/cwt -9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,147/hd at 509 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 469 450 442
Feeder cattle 365 265 242
Slaughter cattle 65 135 165
Replacement cattle 39 50 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with high yielding up to 220 cwt. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,512 —
300–315 306 5 550.00–560.00 $554.12 $1,696 —
350–389 378 9 545.00–565.00 $559.62 $2,115 -13.10
436 436 2 530.00 $530.00 $2,311 —
455–490 479 14 490.00–520.00 $506.26 $2,425 +18.40
512 512 4 492.00 $492.00 $2,519 +19.88
550–568 566 29 474.00–483.00 $477.43 $2,702 +9.83
600–635 629 6 427.00–428.00 $427.84 $2,691 +2.04
650–665 658 15 400.00–410.00 $401.32 $2,641 +18.63
700–710 701 9 352.00–382.00 $378.62 $2,654 +35.94
841 841 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 364 4 490.00–525.00 $510.45 $1,858 +65.45
400–425 413 3 485.00–500.00 $495.16 $2,045 —
500–540 510 4 455.00–470.00 $466.03 $2,377 +62.32
570–590 580 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,030 -42.39
635 635 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,267 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,700 +14.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 550.00–560.00 $554.55 $1,220 -0.45
250 250 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,275 —
300–345 319 7 480.00–500.00 $496.49 $1,584 -40.96
350–385 382 12 470.00–505.00 $490.94 $1,875 -33.53
400–415 406 5 460.00–465.00 $461.00 $1,872 -17.13
460–495 475 4 435.00–450.00 $444.72 $2,112 -0.51
500–530 509 26 390.00–435.00 $421.86 $2,147 -9.65
600–643 621 36 360.00–395.00 $374.95 $2,328 -0.71
670 670 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,126 —
310–345 324 5 425.00–470.00 $450.79 $1,461 -24.21
400–445 419 5 400.00–435.00 $414.53 $1,737 —
500–540 527 3 350.00–380.00 $367.94 $1,939 -34.06
570 570 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,796 -70.00
855 855 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,924 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,300 —
400–410 405 2 515.00–520.00 $517.53 $2,096 -72.47
450–459 458 7 480.00–495.00 $482.11 $2,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,480 —
255 255 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 —
385 385 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,118 —
410 410 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,152 +57.18
455–460 458 3 500.00–525.00 $516.73 $2,367 —
525–535 533 6 465.00–475.00 $466.64 $2,487 -18.36
655–690 668 3 335.00–370.00 $351.68 $2,349 —
810 810 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,592 —
850 850 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 +12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,890 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1300 1032 80-85% 6 140.00–150.00 $147.27 $1,520 -4.73
1000–1635 1298 80-85% 12 170.00–179.00 $172.55 $2,240 —
1160–1475 1344 80-85% 9 160.00–169.00 $165.58 $2,225 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1475 1398 75-80% 2 180.00–183.00 $181.58 $2,538 —
1385–1765 1569 75-80% 4 167.00–174.00 $169.35 $2,657 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,249 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,104 —
1145–1440 1293 2 170.00–174.00 $172.23 $2,227 —
1100–2425 1799 8 208.00–216.00 $211.72 $3,809 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,050.00–3,500.00 $3,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,875.00–2,325.00 $2,100.00

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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 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —

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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.