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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 26, 2026

311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $383.75/cwt -13.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,433/hd at 634 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $359.25/cwt -22.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 564 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $435.73/cwt -40.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,231/hd at 512 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 311 930 502
Feeder cattle 255 662 300
Slaughter cattle 44 80 112
Replacement cattle 12 188 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with good to moderate 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
200–245 223 3 570.00–600.00 $582.31 $1,299 +32.31
250–290 263 9 550.00–570.00 $562.11 $1,478 +37.11
315 315 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,764 +50.00
355–370 363 2 500.00–520.00 $510.21 $1,852 +10.21
400 400 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,900 -13.76
490 490 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,230 -20.00
500–523 512 14 420.00–450.00 $435.73 $2,231 -40.49
555–586 570 13 390.00–412.50 $404.80 $2,307 -28.59
600–640 634 25 375.00–385.00 $383.75 $2,433 -13.77
682–690 683 7 356.00–370.00 $358.02 $2,445 -37.23
728–735 729 10 346.00–350.00 $346.40 $2,525 -15.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,636 -25.00
445 445 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 -70.00
585 585 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,036 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 500.00–525.00 $513.41 $1,412 -16.59
300–325 313 2 465.00–475.00 $469.80 $1,470 -33.88
415–444 437 4 425.00–430.00 $428.81 $1,874 -28.81
465–480 473 2 435.00–437.00 $436.02 $2,062 -15.98
500–527 515 5 374.00–397.00 $385.60 $1,986 -63.73
562–595 564 14 350.00–360.00 $359.25 $2,026 -22.59
605 605 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 -36.94
658–698 687 11 332.00–340.00 $337.91 $2,321 -35.56
720–723 722 3 300.00–311.00 $307.34 $2,219 -23.84
835 835 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,547 +70.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–714 706 7 350.00–358.00 $354.53 $2,503 —
794 794 9 318.00 $318.00 $2,525 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 —
440 440 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,694 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 -69.43
550–590 568 9 375.00–400.00 $388.07 $2,204 —
600 600 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,160 -80.00
705–720 713 2 310.00–316.00 $313.03 $2,232 -1.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,285 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1410 1255 75-80% 3 192.00–195.00 $193.73 $2,431 —
1265–1540 1388 75-80% 9 182.00–189.00 $185.53 $2,575 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1295 1110 80-85% 3 170.00–174.00 $172.74 $1,917 +4.10
996–1205 1117 80-85% 5 158.00–168.00 $163.14 $1,822 -5.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,848 —
1190–1650 1458 5 180.00–188.00 $185.18 $2,700 —
1150–2255 1783 7 200.00–230.00 $219.20 $3,908 —

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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) 4 4,200.00–4,700.00 $4,450.00

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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 3 3,500.00–4,500.00 $3,883.33 —

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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.