Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $408.87/cwt +38.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,265/hd at 554 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $528.00/cwt ≈ $2,154/hd at 408 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $483.82/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,313/hd at 478 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	603	801	800
Feeder cattle	461	586	430
Slaughter cattle	78	95	195
Replacement cattle	64	120	175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold steady to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

→ Feeder bulls: Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady
→ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold steady to 12.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold firm
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	600.00–605.00	$602.56	$1,235	—
260–295	278	2	570.00–585.00	$577.97	$1,607	-19.19
325–349	334	6	545.00–550.00	$549.16	$1,834	-20.02
350–390	374	4	525.00	$525.00	$1,964	+6.44
400–445	428	3	500.00–505.00	$501.71	$2,147	-0.83
460–490	478	12	470.00–500.00	$483.82	$2,313	-2.13
500–530	514	8	448.00–450.00	$449.51	$2,310	-12.68
595–598	597	5	432.00–440.00	$436.81	$2,608	—
600–620	604	9	390.00–400.00	$396.69	$2,396	-33.31
680–690	684	9	391.00–400.00	$395.03	$2,702	-13.19
733–735	733	11	348.00–358.00	$357.09	$2,617	+5.77
750–795	784	4	332.00–345.00	$341.89	$2,680	+21.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	570.00	$570.00	$2,024	—
404	404	4	560.00	$560.00	$2,262	—
454	454	4	525.00	$525.00	$2,384	—
500–532	516	4	495.00–500.00	$497.58	$2,568	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	251	4	500.00–513.00	$503.30	$1,263	—
420–440	425	4	460.00–475.00	$463.88	$1,971	—
470	470	2	445.00	$445.00	$2,092	-15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	286	4	590.00–600.00	$592.40	$1,694	+92.40
325–345	329	7	500.00–525.00	$514.21	$1,692	—
350–395	364	4	485.00–495.00	$488.76	$1,779	+7.50
400–440	426	10	460.00–480.00	$472.13	$2,011	-7.57
465–485	478	3	460.00–470.00	$463.24	$2,214	-1.62
500–545	522	10	435.00–467.00	$445.83	$2,327	-1.38
550–567	554	14	400.00–425.00	$408.87	$2,265	—
630–644	637	11	350.00–364.00	$358.70	$2,285	-11.30
719	719	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,516	+22.00
755	755	3	342.00	$342.00	$2,582	+20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,000	—
290	290	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,450	—
300	300	3	465.00–475.00	$470.00	$1,410	+20.00
370–375	373	2	425.00–435.00	$430.03	$1,604	+24.99
425–435	430	5	400.00–425.00	$411.06	$1,768	-24.97
450–490	463	3	400.00–425.00	$408.81	$1,893	+8.81
530–540	535	2	350.00–375.00	$362.62	$1,940	-1.58
605	605	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	500.00	$500.00	$2,250	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	550.00	$550.00	$2,145	+45.20
400–440	408	12	500.00–535.00	$528.00	$2,154	—
450–495	476	8	450.00–460.00	$455.16	$2,167	-21.52
510	510	4	415.00	$415.00	$2,116	-54.01
730	730	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,518	+25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356	356	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,691	—
450	450	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	705.00	$705.00	$1,410	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1060	970	80-85%	3	145.00–148.00	$146.75	$1,423	-10.49
1020–1470	1163	80-85%	14	150.00–168.00	$158.47	$1,843	—
1075–1450	1284	80-85%	9	170.00–181.00	$172.42	$2,214	+5.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–990	906	85-90%	4	130.00–138.00	$135.24	$1,225	—
975	975	85-90%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,150	—
880–1140	1042	85-90%	5	140.00–144.00	$141.63	$1,476	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1620	1594	75-80%	4	177.00	$177.00	$2,821	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	1	192.00	$192.00	$3,005	—
1665	1665	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,731	—
1385–2200	1916	10	200.00–220.00	$210.85	$4,040	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,685.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	2,000.00–3,200.00	$2,620.83
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,300.00–4,300.00	$3,737.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,950.00–3,800.00	$3,168.75	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,866.67	—

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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.