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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report, Uniontown, AL

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $378.80/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,155/hd at 569 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $326.21/cwt -13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 576 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.45/cwt -18.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,634/hd at 469 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 845 938 1,247
Feeder cattle 682 645 970
Slaughter cattle 88 53 137
Replacement cattle 75 240 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold sharply 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
300–334 320 4 485.00–500.00 $491.29 $1,572 +4.59
375–395 386 7 420.00–432.00 $429.31 $1,657 +19.14
428–440 432 8 410.00–425.00 $415.68 $1,796 +26.63
450–499 475 17 400.00–415.00 $406.67 $1,932 +29.07
500–536 521 21 390.00–407.00 $400.54 $2,087 +28.93
550–590 569 72 370.00–389.00 $378.80 $2,155 +6.39
602–628 612 21 359.00–372.00 $368.25 $2,254 +15.21
664–672 669 5 350.00–354.00 $352.41 $2,358 +0.53
700–734 712 19 330.00–340.00 $334.99 $2,385 +3.07
750–785 755 13 320.00–325.00 $324.20 $2,448 +0.20
807 807 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,558 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 522 8 355.00–365.00 $356.59 $1,861 +19.04
580 580 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,856 -22.96
600–645 623 2 324.00–330.00 $326.89 $2,037 -3.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,160 —
290 290 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,310 +25.00
300 300 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
370–390 385 11 370.00–382.00 $373.15 $1,437 -16.72
420–441 433 5 365.00–372.00 $369.28 $1,599 -10.72
450–492 469 31 342.00–359.00 $348.45 $1,634 -18.80
500–532 507 30 330.00–349.00 $345.47 $1,752 +3.04
559–584 576 48 325.00–330.00 $326.21 $1,879 -13.02
627–645 639 6 320.00–330.00 $326.73 $2,088 -3.42
676–690 681 6 306.00–316.00 $309.38 $2,107 -10.62
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,325 —
415 415 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,618 —
620 620 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,294 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 360.00–400.00 $380.00 $1,140 —
415 415 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,349 -25.00
460 460 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,449 —
500–545 523 2 280.00–300.00 $289.57 $1,514 -30.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 423 5 415.00–420.00 $416.03 $1,760 +13.53
474 474 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,754 -12.38
505–520 509 4 360.00–370.00 $362.56 $1,845 +12.56
575–595 583 8 325.00–340.00 $326.86 $1,906 -22.03
600–630 603 10 300.00–315.00 $309.53 $1,866 —
720 720 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,088 —
750–780 761 8 268.00–286.00 $278.96 $2,123 +3.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,462 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1470 1274 80-85% 10 147.00–154.00 $150.90 $1,922 -20.67
1010–1560 1276 80-85% 25 155.00–166.00 $161.37 $2,059 -10.20
1245–1545 1390 80-85% 5 167.00–170.00 $168.59 $2,343 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 122.50 $122.50 $980 —
1025 1025 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,128 —
970–1230 1116 85-90% 6 140.00–148.00 $144.04 $1,607 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,111 —
1400 1400 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,660 —
2140 2140 1 210.00 $210.00 $4,494 —

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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) 21 1,300.00–2,250.00 $1,967.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 2,400.00–3,300.00 $2,873.81
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,700.00–3,750.00 $3,725.00

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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 5 3,100.00–3,800.00 $3,440.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,191.67 —

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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.