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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $408.22/cwt ≈ $2,670/hd at 654 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $370.75/cwt -42.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,191/hd at 591 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $485.95/cwt -9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,337/hd at 481 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 1,156 659
Feeder cattle 586 715 449
Slaughter cattle 95 151 130
Replacement cattle 120 290 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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
265–290 278 4 590.00–605.00 $597.16 $1,660 -5.03
300–305 303 6 560.00–575.00 $569.18 $1,725 -4.38
355–398 387 13 505.00–525.00 $518.56 $2,007 -13.86
400–449 443 10 495.00–506.00 $502.54 $2,226 -7.71
450–483 481 30 485.00–500.00 $485.95 $2,337 -9.15
500–535 510 14 460.00–475.00 $462.19 $2,357 -8.06
550–575 558 3 455.00–460.00 $458.36 $2,558 +11.71
600 600 2 425.00–435.00 $430.00 $2,580 —
650–675 654 33 404.00–409.00 $408.22 $2,670 —
700–745 733 20 350.00–367.00 $351.32 $2,575 -23.68
750–790 757 7 300.00–325.00 $319.99 $2,422 -3.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 8 460.00 $460.00 $2,093 +60.00
545 545 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,371 —
575–590 580 6 400.00–425.00 $416.52 $2,416 —
600–640 628 7 360.00–392.00 $374.53 $2,352 -3.47
650–670 660 2 350.00–355.00 $352.46 $2,326 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,300 -50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,390 -35.82
350–390 374 5 475.00–485.00 $481.26 $1,800 -10.23
400–430 406 17 460.00–485.00 $479.70 $1,948 -1.12
450–487 466 19 450.00–475.00 $464.86 $2,166 +13.23
500–515 508 9 420.00–455.00 $447.21 $2,272 +21.64
550–598 591 31 370.00–395.00 $370.75 $2,191 -42.16
645 645 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,386 —
655–679 668 25 333.00–350.00 $336.67 $2,249 -8.28
730–733 732 3 327.00–330.00 $328.00 $2,401 —
750 750 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,415 -15.00
800–805 801 4 306.00–310.00 $307.00 $2,459 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 333 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,498 -26.66
390–396 392 4 400.00–415.00 $405.04 $1,588 -49.88
435–449 447 7 430.00–437.00 $436.03 $1,949 —
470–495 483 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,932 ±0.00
500–510 503 7 350.00–375.00 $364.20 $1,832 -46.94
715 715 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,074 -35.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,775 —
500–502 501 9 500.00–504.00 $501.78 $2,514 +31.78
640 640 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,944 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 -83.76
360–390 375 2 500.00–510.00 $504.80 $1,893 -30.20
450–476 472 6 475.00–477.00 $476.68 $2,250 -33.32
518–520 519 5 460.00–475.00 $469.01 $2,434 -10.99
550–560 554 6 415.00–435.00 $425.03 $2,355 —
600 600 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,340 -10.00
715 715 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 -22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,464 -20.00
530 530 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,988 —
590 590 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 -40.00
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 —
750 750 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,062 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,680 —
541 541 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1095 982 80-85% 7 150.00–160.00 $157.24 $1,544 —
925–1915 1292 80-85% 20 162.00–172.00 $167.27 $2,161 —
1100–1633 1298 80-85% 11 175.00–180.00 $177.54 $2,304 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,162 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 75-80% 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,796 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1350 1254 4 160.00–175.00 $170.55 $2,139 —
1165–1425 1303 3 180.00–199.00 $186.92 $2,436 —
1280–1835 1540 12 200.00–219.00 $209.52 $3,227 —

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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) 34 2,700.00–3,500.00 $2,935.29
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 1,875.00–2,400.00 $2,289.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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 16 3,200.00–4,900.00 $3,675.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 5,300.00–5,400.00 $5,350.00 —

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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.