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Alabama Livestock Auction Board Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

9,956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.87/cwt ≈ $2,700/hd at 821 lb · 2,291 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.29/cwt ≈ $2,411/hd at 755 lb · 2,159 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.24/cwt ≈ $2,405/hd at 675 lb · 2,151 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 9,956

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 91 390.00 $390.00 $2,145
615–625 620 160 362.00–363.00 $362.50 $2,248
675 675 2,151 354.00–358.00 $356.24 $2,405
700–725 711 283 338.75–350.00 $343.20 $2,440
750 unweaned 750 67 329.50 $329.50 $2,471
750–775 758 199 329.80–335.00 $332.27 $2,519
800–840 821 2,291 325.00–338.00 $328.87 $2,700
850–860 850 1,534 322.50–330.30 $327.76 $2,786 +15.51
900 900 56 324.90 $324.90 $2,924

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 174 370.00–372.00 $371.00 $2,133
640 640 79 340.25 $340.25 $2,178
650–685 665 302 330.00–340.00 $335.80 $2,233
700 unweaned 700 72 320.00 $320.00 $2,240
700–725 714 338 318.00–332.00 $324.21 $2,315
750–775 755 2,159 311.25–327.00 $319.29 $2,411

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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.