Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.52/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 474 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.50/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 638 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.89/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 418 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 528 492 234
Feeder cattle 384 339 151
Slaughter cattle 112 114 59
Replacement cattle 32 39 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 8.00 lower with a high of 115.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 3 186.00–192.50 $188.61 $711 —
405–445 425 2 180.00–185.00 $182.38 $775 —
475–495 485 2 176.00–180.00 $177.96 $863 —
520 520 2 175.00 $175.00 $910 +12.22
555 555 1 164.00 $164.00 $910 —
605–641 638 23 151.00–156.00 $153.50 $979 -5.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 3 175.00–180.00 $178.26 $574 +6.60
370–375 371 4 170.00–175.00 $171.26 $635 +2.21
420 420 1 170.00 $170.00 $714 +10.00
455–495 485 4 162.50–163.00 $162.88 $790 +4.89
500–535 518 3 158.00–160.00 $158.99 $824 +7.32
552 552 3 153.00 $153.00 $845 —
630 630 1 144.00 $144.00 $907 -2.00
675–690 683 2 135.00–139.00 $136.98 $936 —
700–705 702 3 134.00–135.00 $134.67 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 160.00 $160.00 $624 -1.62
410–445 418 19 154.00–159.00 $154.89 $647 -1.61
450–495 474 27 149.00–154.00 $152.52 $723 +3.11
500–515 507 7 140.00–145.00 $141.69 $718 +0.63
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
558 value added 558 8 149.00 $149.00 $831 +6.00
600–610 602 5 129.00–130.00 $129.80 $781 -5.87
677 value added 677 12 134.50 $134.50 $911 —
777 777 4 123.00 $123.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 155.00–156.00 $155.47 $498 +3.82
350–390 363 13 148.00–155.00 $151.64 $550 +4.68
405–425 412 3 140.00–145.00 $143.28 $590 +3.89
465–495 485 3 136.00–140.00 $138.72 $673 +2.72
520–535 526 4 129.00–135.00 $132.72 $698 +0.54
585–595 591 5 125.00–129.00 $127.09 $751 -1.73
605–640 631 4 120.00–124.00 $120.96 $763 —
675–695 682 3 118.00–120.00 $119.32 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 165.00 $165.00 $561 -5.05
355–391 379 6 160.00–165.00 $163.44 $619 +1.28
420 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 +2.46
455–491 482 6 148.00–155.00 $149.43 $720 -1.56
505–545 525 2 140.00–148.00 $144.15 $757 -1.62
555–570 562 7 134.00–140.00 $136.70 $768 -3.63
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 -7.68
653 653 3 130.00 $130.00 $849 -1.00
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 325 8 174.00–180.00 $175.16 $569 —
375–395 382 3 170.00–173.00 $171.03 $653 —
430 430 3 169.00–170.00 $169.67 $730 —
545 545 1 163.00 $163.00 $888 —
585 585 1 156.00 $156.00 $913 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1235 1055 80-85% 12 66.00–71.00 $68.43 $722 +0.58
975–1335 1166 80-85% 8 74.00–79.00 $77.09 $899 —
1065–1390 1187 80-85% 6 84.00–88.00 $86.01 $1,021 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1095 830 85-90% 7 44.00–50.00 $47.32 $393 —
850–990 899 85-90% 9 52.00–58.00 $55.52 $499 —
875–1100 968 85-90% 8 60.00–65.00 $62.48 $605 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1480 1280 75-80% 9 89.00–94.00 $91.70 $1,174 +1.85
1185–1420 1301 75-80% 9 83.00–86.00 $84.32 $1,097 —
1480–1530 1518 75-80% 4 75.00–79.00 $75.98 $1,153 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 81.00 $81.00 $871 —
1095–1995 1558 6 95.00–101.00 $97.27 $1,515 —
1945–2150 2033 3 107.00–112.00 $109.92 $2,235 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–910 829 (<2 yrs)Open 6 710.00–970.00 $838.07
805–985 879 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 430.00–585.00 $500.11
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
560–700 658 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 300.00–350.00 $329.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–925 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $675.14

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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
1035–1045 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,000.00 $937.80 —
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1250 fancy 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.