Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

755 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.05/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 465 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.71/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 576 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.33/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 688 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 755 454 347
Feeder cattle 699 394 296
Slaughter cattle 42 52 37
Replacement cattle 14 8 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 5 197.00–203.00 $200.19 $667 —
360–375 365 6 190.00–196.00 $192.52 $703 -3.46
400–410 402 10 185.00–190.00 $188.70 $759 +3.70
450 450 2 180.00 $180.00 $810 —
503–545 517 8 168.00–174.00 $170.65 $882 -3.31
519–539 value added 525 10 180.00–181.00 $180.31 $947 —
560 value added 560 6 176.00 $176.00 $986 —
600–610 605 16 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $941 +2.00
605 value added 605 9 167.00 $167.00 $1,010 —
670–695 688 26 147.00–153.00 $150.33 $1,034 —
727–747 744 6 140.00–144.50 $143.77 $1,070 —
756 value added 756 8 147.50 $147.50 $1,115 —
760–771 768 8 135.00–138.50 $136.07 $1,045 +1.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
355–380 377 9 175.00–179.00 $178.58 $673 -6.42
420–440 423 12 170.00–174.00 $173.31 $733 +0.67
485–490 488 4 160.00–162.00 $160.99 $786 -8.01
520–530 527 3 156.00–160.00 $158.01 $833 -6.49
586–595 587 7 150.00–155.00 $154.28 $906 -6.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 11 159.00 $159.00 $631 -1.00
428 428 10 157.00 $157.00 $672 —
453–477 465 28 151.00–155.00 $153.05 $712 -0.64
510 value added 510 4 156.00 $156.00 $796 —
538 538 12 148.50 $148.50 $799 —
568 568 6 142.50 $142.50 $809 -4.25
566–586 value added 578 21 152.50–154.00 $153.06 $885 —
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
615 value added 615 3 144.00 $144.00 $886 —
691 value added 691 7 143.00 $143.00 $988 —
730–745 738 2 125.00–131.00 $128.03 $945 -11.73
758 value added 758 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 4 139.00–142.00 $140.04 $443 —
370–395 388 6 133.00–138.00 $135.19 $525 -5.63
400–440 427 11 130.00–132.00 $130.43 $557 -9.32
460 460 8 130.00 $130.00 $598 -5.19
505–530 524 4 125.00–127.00 $125.48 $658 -6.21
570 570 5 125.00 $125.00 $712 -3.43
600 600 3 120.00 $120.00 $720 -2.85
650–680 675 6 115.00–120.00 $119.20 $805 +0.84
740–745 743 3 110.00–115.00 $111.66 $830 -3.34
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 -11.97
350 350 2 160.00 $160.00 $560 -16.88
440–445 442 3 150.00–158.00 $152.69 $675 -12.91
520–525 524 4 140.00–145.00 $141.24 $740 -8.76
595 595 3 135.00 $135.00 $803 -3.31
630–640 636 4 125.00–130.00 $127.76 $813 -3.26
650 650 2 120.00 $120.00 $780 -6.63
715–730 725 3 117.00–120.00 $119.01 $863 -4.30
765–795 780 4 114.00–117.00 $115.25 $899 -2.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 184.00 $184.00 $607 -6.00
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 -10.00
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 -8.62
525–545 538 3 159.00–160.00 $159.67 $859 +2.41
570 570 3 150.00–156.00 $152.00 $866 +1.77
620 620 1 146.00 $146.00 $905 —
650 650 2 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $592 —
945–1195 1042 80-85% 5 78.00–82.00 $79.99 $833 —
885–1270 1071 80-85% 5 68.00–70.00 $69.23 $741 +10.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1365 1290 75-80% 2 77.00–80.00 $78.59 $1,014 —
1215–1480 1327 75-80% 3 88.00–89.00 $88.32 $1,172 +3.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1020 863 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $345 —
965–1015 990 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.56 $520 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1310 1278 2 78.00–80.00 $79.03 $1,010 —
1275–1815 1458 4 91.00–95.00 $92.09 $1,343 —
2110 2110 1 108.50 $108.50 $2,289 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–855 833 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 350.00–565.00 $454.59
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
625–655 640 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 250.00–260.00 $255.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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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
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.