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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $394.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,435/hd at 618 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $503.11/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,103/hd at 418 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $473.66/cwt +33.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 476 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 389 338 521
Feeder cattle 320 219 370
Slaughter cattle 52 65 105
Replacement cattle 17 54 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers 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
230 230 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,368 —
270 270 3 590.00 $590.00 $1,593 —
340 340 5 555.00–570.00 $561.00 $1,907 +17.67
355–395 369 8 525.00–530.00 $526.34 $1,942 +11.34
400–425 418 13 500.00–510.00 $503.11 $2,103 +7.12
475–490 485 11 480.00–500.00 $490.11 $2,377 +37.16
520–545 528 8 440.00–450.00 $443.84 $2,343 -3.07
550–595 580 12 400.00–422.00 $415.38 $2,409 -3.35
615–630 623 2 380.00–390.00 $384.94 $2,398 —
680–690 685 6 359.00–360.00 $359.50 $2,463 -5.50
700–735 718 3 345.00–350.00 $348.38 $2,501 —
775–790 783 2 342.00–344.00 $343.01 $2,686 —
855 855 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,496 —
370 370 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,720 —
535–545 538 4 375.00–420.00 $386.41 $2,079 —
655 655 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,227 —
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 4 358.00 $358.00 $2,703 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 500.00–520.00 $510.00 $1,275 —
300–317 310 7 477.50–480.00 $478.54 $1,483 +28.54
350–395 372 11 455.00–465.00 $461.23 $1,716 +21.23
405–440 424 11 435.00–465.00 $446.03 $1,891 +11.76
464–480 473 6 395.00–400.00 $397.82 $1,882 -32.18
515 515 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,983 -15.00
590 590 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,212 -12.47
637–640 637 7 365.00–370.00 $365.72 $2,330 +11.93
705–725 711 8 330.00–339.00 $336.22 $2,391 —
775 775 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–477 476 12 472.00–477.00 $473.66 $2,255 +33.66
525 525 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,284 —
584 584 9 395.00 $395.00 $2,307 —
610–630 617 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,345 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 -30.00
490 490 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,788 -27.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 332 3 490.00–515.00 $497.91 $1,653 —
434 434 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,278 +17.58
470 470 11 504.00 $504.00 $2,369 +29.00
515 515 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,343 +27.92
618 618 15 394.00 $394.00 $2,435 +19.00
670 670 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,512 +40.00
720 720 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,412 +5.00
905 905 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,715 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,049 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1210 1088 80-85% 2 152.00–155.00 $153.67 $1,672 —
900–1435 1251 80-85% 13 160.00–179.00 $168.28 $2,105 -1.37
1060–1365 1257 80-85% 8 181.00–190.00 $185.83 $2,336 +16.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,416 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,803 +0.62
1280–1770 1546 7 203.00–215.00 $208.65 $3,226 +24.27

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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) 5 2,600.00–3,650.00 $3,040.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,275.00

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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 3 3,500.00–4,100.00 $3,766.67 —

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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.