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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $462.66/cwt -22.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 429 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $495.99/cwt -19.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 431 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 805 0
Feeder cattle 219 560 0
Slaughter cattle 65 95 0
Replacement cattle 54 150 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate, with good to moderate 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
330–345 338 3 540.00–545.00 $543.33 $1,836 -56.67
355–360 357 3 515.00 $515.00 $1,839 -40.86
416–440 431 11 470.00–507.00 $495.99 $2,138 -19.58
470–480 478 5 450.00–465.00 $452.95 $2,165 -32.94
500–520 505 5 435.00–450.00 $446.91 $2,257 -16.74
550–565 558 2 417.50–420.00 $418.73 $2,337 -31.19
650 650 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,372 -22.82
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,327 -72.72

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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 2 460.00–465.00 $462.73 $1,018 -39.80
300 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
385 385 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 -34.60
435–447 444 4 432.00–435.00 $434.27 $1,928 -25.73
460 460 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 -18.29
515 515 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 -20.47
560–575 568 2 385.00–390.00 $387.47 $2,201 +3.29
610–640 633 4 350.00–355.00 $353.79 $2,239 -9.27
675 675 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,059 -29.94
800 800 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,360 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,100 —
315 315 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,638 -20.00
350 350 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,662 —
400–444 429 11 460.00–470.00 $462.66 $1,985 -22.34
450 450 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,505 —
435–445 438 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,752 -22.51
480–485 483 2 390.00–395.00 $392.49 $1,896 -6.11
515 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 -3.14
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 -45.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,785 —
400–425 413 3 500.00–515.00 $507.42 $2,096 —
470 470 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,232 -37.52
500–530 524 5 420.00–430.00 $427.08 $2,238 -77.92
580 580 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,407 -61.05
615 615 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,306 -49.08
680 680 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,278 -80.00
710 710 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 560.00–565.00 $562.50 $1,688 —
650 650 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,238 —
330 330 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,485 —
400–415 408 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,836 +0.84
520 520 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,184 +33.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1410 1155 80-85% 6 150.00–159.00 $155.90 $1,801 -3.51
1086–1440 1258 80-85% 8 169.00–172.00 $169.65 $2,134 —
1110–1680 1294 80-85% 13 161.00–168.00 $164.76 $2,132 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,251 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,280 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,751 —
1735 1735 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,828 +2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1820 1531 6 180.00–190.00 $184.38 $2,823 -8.08
1600 1600 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,816 -26.49
1630–2075 1923 6 194.00–209.00 $201.59 $3,877 —

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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 3 1,400.00–1,525.00 $1,441.67

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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) 9 2,250.00–2,950.00 $2,694.44
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 3,000.00–3,700.00 $3,162.50

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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 4 3,400.00–3,600.00 $3,475.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 4,600.00–6,800.00 $5,360.00 —

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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.