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Alabama Livestock Auction Board Sale Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.00/cwt -18.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,355/hd at 785 lb · 383 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.75/cwt ≈ $2,531/hd at 850 lb · 118 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $290.50/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,251/hd at 775 lb · 65 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 566

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 383 300.00 $300.00 $2,355 -18.49
850 850 118 297.75 $297.75 $2,531

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 65 290.50 $290.50 $2,251 -9.50

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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.