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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.71/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 590 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.27/cwt +23.50 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 533 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.31/cwt ≈ $984/hd at 618 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 656 831 0
Feeder cattle 462 487 0
Slaughter cattle 147 219 0
Replacement cattle 47 125 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with a high of 122.00 and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 ±0.00
385–395 388 3 188.00–189.00 $188.66 $732 -6.91
415 415 1 176.00 $176.00 $730 —
515 515 3 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
570 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 ±0.00
589–592 value added 591 26 170.00–175.50 $174.24 $1,030 —
613–635 value added 617 11 160.00–163.00 $160.56 $991 —
600–645 623 2 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $950 —
672 value added 672 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,048 —
733 value added 733 11 147.00 $147.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 190.00 $190.00 $504 —
355–365 361 4 170.00–177.50 $173.34 $626 -3.32
495 495 4 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
525–540 533 2 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $813 -11.54
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 160.00–165.00 $162.67 $610 +12.67
435–445 440 2 158.00–160.00 $159.01 $700 +12.52
475–485 480 4 154.00–158.00 $155.99 $749 +12.52
500–540 520 2 148.00–154.00 $150.88 $785 +14.11
528–542 value added 535 17 159.50–163.00 $161.38 $863 —
555–570 562 3 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $821 +11.01
600–641 value added 623 7 148.00–152.50 $149.86 $934 +7.36
650–660 658 6 139.00–144.00 $139.82 $920 +9.82
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 166.00 $166.00 $481 +18.41
365–395 378 4 150.00–155.00 $151.55 $573 +12.30
400–435 428 7 147.00–150.00 $148.74 $637 +14.22
450–495 475 4 142.00–145.00 $143.23 $680 +11.20
505–540 529 5 138.00–143.00 $141.43 $748 +12.45
610 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 —
700 700 1 116.00 $116.00 $812 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 175.00–180.00 $177.52 $449 +0.06
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 -2.98
350–365 360 3 168.00–170.00 $169.35 $610 +2.07
400–435 413 3 153.00–160.00 $156.89 $648 -0.74
475–495 482 3 146.00–150.00 $147.97 $713 -2.03
510–530 519 4 140.00–143.00 $141.27 $733 -1.15
600–630 615 6 132.00–137.00 $134.84 $829 -0.16
690 690 1 127.00 $127.00 $876 —
720–745 733 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 177.00 $177.00 $673 -8.92
405–435 420 2 170.00–172.00 $171.04 $718 -1.97
450–495 473 2 161.00–164.00 $162.57 $769 -5.06
550–570 563 3 152.00–160.00 $157.40 $886 +0.89
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 +2.55
650 650 1 138.00 $138.00 $897 —
720 720 1 131.00 $131.00 $943 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1335 1015 80-85% 20 65.00–70.00 $67.66 $687 —
970–1275 1089 80-85% 23 75.00–80.00 $77.82 $847 +5.45
1050–1345 1196 80-85% 16 84.00–87.00 $85.77 $1,026 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1305 1209 75-80% 8 90.00–95.00 $91.80 $1,110 —
1120–1440 1279 75-80% 10 79.00–85.00 $81.40 $1,041 —
1240–1540 1318 75-80% 11 70.00–75.00 $72.83 $960 -15.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1050 867 85-90% 3 52.00–55.00 $53.79 $466 +5.63
790–1040 900 85-90% 5 60.00–65.00 $61.94 $557 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 84.00 $84.00 $911 —
1160–1890 1624 14 95.00–100.00 $97.14 $1,578 —
1675–2170 1913 6 110.00–115.00 $112.19 $2,146 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1025–1215 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,100.00 $1,011.90
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1085–1270 fancy 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,332.62
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
840–895 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–800.00 $748.41
905–950 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–850.00 $782.26

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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
1100–1130 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,175.00 $1,124.33 +79.11
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.