Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $393.21/cwt +34.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 634 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $431.90/cwt -13.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 522 lb · 14 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 heifers $362.88/cwt +12.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,660/hd at 733 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 709 603 460
Feeder cattle 504 461 290
Slaughter cattle 65 78 148
Replacement cattle 140 64 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls 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
296 296 3 555.00 $555.00 $1,643 -22.97
370–390 378 11 525.00–540.00 $534.59 $2,021 +9.59
400–441 419 9 500.00–525.00 $509.94 $2,137 +8.23
455–490 470 11 490.00–500.00 $493.20 $2,318 +9.38
510–545 535 6 450.00–475.00 $462.26 $2,473 +12.75
577–596 587 13 425.00–437.00 $430.29 $2,526 -6.52
600–620 607 3 412.00–415.00 $413.98 $2,513 +17.29
650–669 655 8 390.00–407.00 $395.46 $2,590 +0.43
700–727 714 13 370.00–380.00 $374.20 $2,672 +17.11
790 790 1 346.00 $346.00 $2,733 +4.11
820 820 1 332.00 $332.00 $2,722 —
850 850 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,392 —
300–305 303 2 575.00–585.00 $580.04 $1,758 —
375 375 5 570.00 $570.00 $2,138 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 450.00–455.00 $452.38 $1,923 -11.50
649 649 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,479 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,470 -67.40
300–345 325 12 500.00–518.00 $507.96 $1,651 -6.25
350–399 370 10 475.00–500.00 $490.48 $1,815 +1.72
400–445 430 5 440.00–455.00 $444.76 $1,912 -27.37
460–490 470 7 445.00–450.00 $449.27 $2,112 -13.97
500–546 522 14 422.00–443.00 $431.90 $2,255 -13.93
550–592 573 11 400.00–414.00 $411.19 $2,356 +2.32
600–641 634 19 390.00–408.00 $393.21 $2,493 +34.51
652–660 657 5 385.00–395.00 $388.97 $2,556 —
722–739 733 14 358.00–372.00 $362.88 $2,660 +12.88
780–790 785 2 330.00–332.00 $330.99 $2,598 -11.01
840 840 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,730 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 458 4 470.00–480.00 $472.46 $2,164 -27.54
500 500 10 455.00–460.00 $455.50 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 410 3 435.00–465.00 $453.50 $1,859 +42.44
490 490 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,984 -3.81
510 510 2 360.00–400.00 $380.00 $1,938 +17.38
600–640 627 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,194 +40.00
680 680 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,882 -20.00
415–430 423 2 490.00–500.00 $494.91 $2,093 -33.09
500–510 507 9 450.00–475.00 $466.61 $2,366 +51.61
550–560 556 5 435.00–440.00 $438.02 $2,435 —
620–630 624 9 390.00–410.00 $395.12 $2,466 —
650 650 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514–520 515 8 330.00–347.00 $344.85 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 3 398.00 $398.00 $2,527 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,628 —
1020–1464 1238 80-85% 6 170.00–177.00 $173.13 $2,143 —
1150–1375 1239 80-85% 9 158.00–168.00 $161.73 $2,004 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
715–1145 1003 85-90% 4 120.00–137.00 $130.79 $1,312 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1399–1455 1427 75-80% 2 166.00–170.00 $167.96 $2,397 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1450 1435 2 195.00–196.00 $195.51 $2,806 —
1495–1955 1750 8 200.00–221.00 $211.03 $3,693 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,700.00–2,300.00 $2,010.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 2,500.00–3,500.00 $2,826.19
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 4,500.00–5,200.00 $4,650.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,660.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 3,200.00–4,900.00 $4,088.46 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 21 5,000.00–6,400.00 $5,666.67 —

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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.