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Alabama Livestock Auction Board Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $285.22/cwt ≈ $2,002/hd at 702 lb · 179 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $313.32/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,350/hd at 750 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.00/cwt ≈ $1,955/hd at 575 lb · 87 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 691

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 349.00 $349.00 $2,181
750 750 101 310.00–315.00 $313.32 $2,350 -9.68
825 825 61 300.00 $300.00 $2,475 +11.00
850 850 59 287.75 $287.75 $2,446

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 87 340.00 $340.00 $1,955
700–710 702 179 284.00–290.00 $285.22 $2,002
750 750 67 285.00 $285.00 $2,138
810 810 57 265.50 $265.50 $2,151

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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.