Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.75/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 581 lb · 37 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.50/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 691 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.50/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 640 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 1,156 557
Feeder cattle 394 1,080 473
Slaughter cattle 52 67 72
Replacement cattle 8 9 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 3 194.00–198.00 $195.98 $711 —
420 420 1 185.00 $185.00 $777 -4.00
495 495 1 176.00 $176.00 $871 -10.23
510–549 545 14 172.50–175.00 $173.96 $948 -0.43
550–580 565 2 166.00–170.00 $168.05 $949 +2.28
640 640 16 153.50 $153.50 $982 -4.42
700–711 707 13 140.00–146.00 $144.31 $1,020 -8.92
750 750 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 -9.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 185.00 $185.00 $666 +2.17
412–445 419 8 170.00–177.50 $172.64 $723 -4.15
496 496 9 169.00 $169.00 $838 +4.88
510–515 513 2 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $844 +6.51
550–565 558 2 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $896 +6.46
620–635 628 4 145.00–150.00 $147.47 $926 -2.53
670 670 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $935 -1.50
720–735 730 3 125.00–130.00 $126.64 $924 -13.36
780 780 1 125.00 $125.00 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 7 160.00 $160.00 $610 -3.00
458–473 464 14 152.00–155.00 $153.69 $713 +3.69
581 581 37 146.75 $146.75 $853 +6.18
691 691 31 140.50 $140.50 $971 +4.77
700–715 712 14 137.00–140.50 $139.76 $995 +7.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 387 5 140.00–144.00 $140.82 $545 -1.75
410–415 414 8 138.00–140.00 $139.75 $579 +1.96
460–485 480 5 135.00–136.00 $135.19 $649 +3.98
520–530 523 6 130.00–135.00 $131.69 $689 +6.74
580–590 589 7 125.00–130.00 $128.43 $756 +8.43
600–630 616 5 120.00–125.00 $122.85 $757 —
650–665 660 3 115.00–120.00 $118.36 $781 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 180.00–184.00 $181.97 $610 +9.97
350–390 371 4 170.00–187.00 $176.88 $656 +13.90
400–445 409 7 162.50–167.00 $165.60 $677 +13.68
485 485 1 154.00 $154.00 $747 +4.00
510 510 4 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
580–590 583 6 135.00–140.00 $138.31 $806 +1.77
605–620 608 5 130.00–135.00 $131.02 $797 +1.02
665–685 678 3 125.00–130.00 $126.63 $859 —
725–740 730 6 120.00–125.00 $123.31 $900 +5.80
760–795 778 2 115.00–120.00 $117.56 $915 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 190.00 $190.00 $580 +5.00
375–390 385 3 187.50–190.00 $189.19 $728 +5.93
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 +5.20
450–495 468 3 172.00–175.00 $173.62 $813 +5.65
500–545 528 3 155.00–160.00 $157.26 $830 -0.68
560–575 570 4 147.00–154.00 $150.23 $856 -2.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1095 1053 80-85% 5 56.00–60.00 $58.82 $619 -17.31
1025–1195 1123 80-85% 4 69.00–71.00 $70.03 $786 +11.64
970–1475 1135 80-85% 4 64.00–67.00 $65.14 $739 +6.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1380 1304 75-80% 4 84.00–87.00 $85.24 $1,112 +11.56
1400–1460 1440 75-80% 3 78.00–79.00 $78.32 $1,128 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1045 927 85-90% 5 45.00–50.00 $47.90 $444 +6.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,178 —
1080–1970 1685 5 104.00–108.50 $106.09 $1,788 —
1645–2370 1898 4 94.00–98.00 $96.66 $1,835 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1170–1200 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,237.97

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670 670 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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.