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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $381.84/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,222/hd at 582 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $449.33/cwt +52.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,368/hd at 527 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $361.61/cwt ≈ $2,575/hd at 712 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 543 734
Feeder cattle 662 360 515
Slaughter cattle 80 58 134
Replacement cattle 188 125 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply 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 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,100 —
275 275 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,444 -30.18
310 310 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,581 —
365 365 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 ±0.00
405–410 409 4 485.00–490.00 $488.76 $1,999 -3.52
450–470 455 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,161 —
500–519 514 4 475.00–480.00 $476.22 $2,448 —
555–580 572 17 420.00–441.00 $433.39 $2,479 +16.43
622–640 629 10 395.00–410.00 $397.52 $2,500 +37.52
650–686 664 18 385.00–400.00 $395.25 $2,624 —
700–725 712 23 350.00–374.00 $361.61 $2,575 —
770–790 787 6 330.00–339.00 $337.53 $2,656 —
7474 7474 11 318.00 $318.00 $23,767 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 —
315–325 320 2 565.00–585.00 $574.84 $1,839 —
385 385 3 530.00 $530.00 $2,040 -30.00
475 475 16 494.00 $494.00 $2,346 +1.05
500–526 513 14 485.00–492.00 $487.58 $2,501 +21.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 —
415 415 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,868 —
450–460 453 4 430.00–440.00 $437.46 $1,982 —
515–530 526 4 400.00–425.00 $418.88 $2,203 —
620 620 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,170 —
683 683 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,425 —
720 720 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,290 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,161 —
290 290 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 —
320–345 326 4 500.00–505.00 $503.68 $1,642 +24.73
350–370 358 5 480.00–490.00 $485.87 $1,739 +43.45
410–449 442 18 445.00–460.00 $457.62 $2,023 —
469 469 4 452.00 $452.00 $2,120 +44.66
500–546 527 26 438.00–460.00 $449.33 $2,368 +52.16
570–592 582 40 372.00–388.00 $381.84 $2,222 +19.00
600–603 602 13 360.00–382.00 $376.94 $2,269 +51.94
650–670 668 20 350.00–376.00 $373.47 $2,495 +43.47
705–710 707 11 328.00–335.00 $331.18 $2,341 —
764 764 4 338.00 $338.00 $2,582 —
800 800 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 457.00 $457.00 $1,801 —
430–449 438 3 395.00–430.00 $415.00 $1,818 —
475–490 487 5 395.00–406.00 $402.65 $1,961 —
550 550 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 575.00–590.00 $585.00 $1,755 +25.00
400 400 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,040 +50.00
450–492 474 6 470.00–482.00 $474.43 $2,249 —
510–540 535 14 450.00–465.00 $457.77 $2,449 +35.26
620 620 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,728 +75.18
700 700 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 7 528.00 $528.00 $1,996 -7.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1150 1020 80-85% 12 149.00–159.00 $153.73 $1,568 —
990–1350 1126 80-85% 15 160.00–176.00 $168.64 $1,899 —
1165–1350 1248 80-85% 4 182.00–189.00 $184.37 $2,301 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 2 110.00 $110.00 $968 —
855–980 944 85-90% 4 130.00–140.00 $133.81 $1,263 -7.65
990 990 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,188 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1350 1333 75-80% 2 155.00–160.00 $157.47 $2,099 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1470 1430 2 200.00–203.00 $201.46 $2,881 —
1420–1870 1653 8 209.00–215.00 $210.54 $3,480 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 4,000.00–4,550.00 $4,233.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 2,550.00–3,700.00 $2,946.55
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,700.00–2,300.00 $1,955.26

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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 4 5,100.00–5,600.00 $5,375.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 40 3,000.00–4,800.00 $3,702.50 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 2,800.00–2,900.00 $2,825.00 —

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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.