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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $470.25/cwt -12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 528 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $451.63/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,222/hd at 492 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $502.44/cwt +7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 432 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,156 786 1,016
Feeder cattle 715 485 600
Slaughter cattle 151 116 296
Replacement cattle 290 185 120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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
200 200 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,300 —
250–295 276 11 600.00–606.00 $602.19 $1,662 -42.81
319–320 319 7 565.00–580.00 $573.56 $1,830 -51.44
350–358 354 4 525.00–540.00 $532.42 $1,885 -53.72
400–441 422 18 500.00–525.00 $510.25 $2,153 -53.94
450–475 471 22 486.00–500.00 $495.10 $2,332 -9.97
500–545 528 42 450.00–475.00 $470.25 $2,483 -12.18
565–580 575 12 445.00–450.00 $446.65 $2,568 -24.31
620–648 636 12 410.00–414.00 $410.65 $2,612 -16.05
707 707 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,651 +6.19
760–790 780 3 321.00–330.00 $323.92 $2,527 —
800 800 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 -1.03
850 850 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,805 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 205 3 700.00 $700.00 $1,435 —
377 377 6 600.00 $600.00 $2,262 —
413 413 15 570.00 $570.00 $2,354 -75.00
600 600 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,940 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,591 —
405 405 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,822 -60.02
460 460 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 —
645 645 3 378.00 $378.00 $2,438 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 260 4 525.00–540.00 $535.82 $1,393 +35.82
315–349 330 7 500.00–515.00 $506.14 $1,670 +14.22
350–360 353 4 490.00–492.00 $491.49 $1,735 +4.26
400–445 415 8 475.00–485.00 $480.82 $1,995 +1.91
474–495 492 27 445.00–453.00 $451.63 $2,222 -1.82
505–530 519 8 420.00–430.00 $425.57 $2,209 -28.70
560–577 568 9 390.00–425.00 $412.91 $2,345 -23.74
600–617 603 12 360.00–387.00 $374.02 $2,255 +8.81
680–690 683 3 335.00–350.00 $344.95 $2,356 -0.05
770 770 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,595 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–444 432 23 500.00–506.00 $502.44 $2,171 +7.44
505–508 506 21 470.00 $470.00 $2,378 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–326 326 3 475.00–480.00 $476.66 $1,554 +30.88
385–392 391 7 450.00–485.00 $454.92 $1,779 —
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 -12.65
515–545 533 5 400.00–415.00 $411.14 $2,191 +48.08
555–590 564 4 335.00–385.00 $371.92 $2,098 -7.60
690 690 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,208 —
738 738 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,398 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,537 -55.06
315–320 319 4 580.00–585.00 $583.76 $1,862 -41.24
350 350 3 535.00 $535.00 $1,872 -29.23
450 450 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,295 -0.01
500 500 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,400 +6.24
600 600 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 -15.00
650–675 670 5 355.00–370.00 $367.09 $2,460 -44.91
705 705 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,411 —
760 760 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,508 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 6 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 —
410 410 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 -30.04
470 470 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,927 -40.00
560 560 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,296 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1200 1097 80-85% 6 150.00–157.00 $154.48 $1,695 -1.51
820–1480 1170 80-85% 19 160.00–179.00 $170.34 $1,993 —
920–1600 1180 80-85% 14 180.00–195.00 $185.26 $2,186 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 3 110.00 $110.00 $957 -17.51
780–900 876 85-90% 5 141.00–149.00 $147.58 $1,293 +37.58
910–925 922 85-90% 5 130.00–135.00 $134.01 $1,236 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1810 1747 3 180.00–198.00 $189.57 $3,312 -2.94
1635–2235 1824 9 207.00–234.00 $220.45 $4,021 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 32 1,750.00–2,700.00 $2,371.88
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 4,100.00–5,500.00 $4,844.44
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 2,925.00–3,900.00 $3,295.93

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 5,400.00–6,700.00 $5,770.83 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 27 2,350.00–3,900.00 $2,914.81 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 43 4,000.00–5,300.00 $4,544.19 —

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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.