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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $477.02/cwt -13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,209/hd at 463 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $467.00/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 368 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $527.14/cwt +24.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,230/hd at 423 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 389 638
Feeder cattle 688 320 398
Slaughter cattle 95 52 170
Replacement cattle 142 17 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower. 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
250 250 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,525 +20.00
338–345 341 19 550.00–560.00 $551.60 $1,881 -9.40
350–380 359 7 525.00–540.00 $529.36 $1,900 +3.02
405–439 423 20 500.00–532.00 $527.14 $2,230 +24.03
450–495 463 28 470.00–490.00 $477.02 $2,209 -13.09
500–514 503 11 445.00–465.00 $456.31 $2,295 +12.47
550–573 558 13 440.00–445.00 $442.71 $2,470 +27.33
650 650 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,340 +0.50
730 730 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,518 -3.38
810 810 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,560 —
900 900 2 308.00 $308.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,200 —
300 300 3 480.00–510.00 $490.00 $1,470 —
365–395 388 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,940 +35.00
400–434 409 4 440.00–450.00 $442.66 $1,810 —
520 520 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,080 +13.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 217 3 640.00–665.00 $647.88 $1,406 —
480 480 3 575.00 $575.00 $2,760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 313 17 500.00–510.00 $503.81 $1,577 +25.27
350–395 368 26 455.00–470.00 $467.00 $1,719 +5.77
420–430 425 8 455.00–465.00 $460.06 $1,955 +14.03
480–490 485 6 435.00–440.00 $437.47 $2,122 +39.65
523–546 536 12 385.00–420.00 $398.09 $2,134 +13.09
550–595 564 10 375.00–380.00 $377.52 $2,129 +2.52
607–615 609 8 325.00–360.00 $351.16 $2,139 -14.56
700–736 730 17 325.00–340.00 $337.46 $2,463 +1.24
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 680.00 $680.00 $1,904 —
423–439 432 13 485.00–490.00 $487.26 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 385 3 415.00–430.00 $425.13 $1,637 +25.13
415–425 423 4 395.00–405.00 $397.46 $1,681 —
515 515 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 —
560 560 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,200 —
294 294 3 560.00 $560.00 $1,646 —
350–390 362 10 510.00–520.00 $516.51 $1,870 —
400–420 408 5 482.00–485.00 $483.76 $1,974 -41.24
500–526 517 16 435.00–450.00 $440.95 $2,280 -14.05
570–577 574 6 402.00–422.00 $411.94 $2,365 —
600–625 619 13 370.00–390.00 $384.73 $2,381 -9.27
660 660 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 -25.00
800 800 4 324.00 $324.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 402.00 $402.00 $1,970 —
532 532 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,862 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1445 1199 80-85% 4 152.00–162.00 $157.26 $1,886 —
1035–1450 1291 80-85% 15 178.00–188.00 $183.44 $2,368 -2.39
985–1760 1317 80-85% 20 165.00–177.00 $171.34 $2,257 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1500 1327 75-80% 5 177.00–189.00 $182.25 $2,418 -0.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $936 —
850–960 905 85-90% 2 142.00–147.00 $144.35 $1,306 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1230 1220 3 173.00–175.00 $174.34 $2,127 —
1570–1880 1698 4 185.00–199.00 $194.06 $3,295 —
1300–2050 1748 7 205.00–220.00 $210.04 $3,671 —

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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) 31 3,000.00–4,300.00 $3,466.13
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 5,700.00 $5,700.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 1,800.00–2,900.00 $2,482.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00

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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 11 3,300.00–4,400.00 $3,904.55 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 5,050.00–5,300.00 $5,162.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 4,100.00–4,500.00 $4,200.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 5,400.00–6,125.00 $5,708.33 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,375.00–2,900.00 $2,708.33 —

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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.