Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.52/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 491 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.18/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 510 lb · 21 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.73/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 620 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	525	1,083	681
Feeder cattle	387	828	406
Slaughter cattle	102	92	155
Replacement cattle	36	163	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with a high of 121.00 and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower with a high of 97.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	366	5	185.00–189.00	$186.96	$684	-3.04
413–445	425	7	180.00–185.00	$181.33	$771	-7.37
470–498	489	6	176.00–180.00	$177.28	$867	+1.36
502–520	504	11	170.00–171.00	$170.09	$857	+3.75
565–572	570	4	165.00–169.00	$165.99	$946	+1.66
645	645	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,000	-3.24
675	675	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,006	-3.50
700–723	714	3	135.00–142.00	$138.99	$992	-8.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	188.00–190.00	$188.98	$548	—
305–345	313	5	180.00–186.00	$181.32	$568	+3.82
365–395	378	4	175.00–180.00	$178.45	$675	+9.17
400–425	413	3	171.00–175.00	$172.85	$714	—
450	450	1	165.00	$165.00	$742	—
505–520	512	3	162.00–164.00	$162.66	$833	+10.20
550–585	576	4	156.00–160.00	$159.05	$916	+15.57
650–695	677	3	134.00–138.00	$136.31	$923	-9.93
735	735	1	125.00	$125.00	$919	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–425	419	17	159.00–165.00	$162.47	$681	+4.94
450–498	491	37	155.00–159.00	$158.52	$778	+6.52
502–530	510	21	149.00–155.00	$154.18	$786	+3.58
555–593	587	15	143.00–149.00	$147.49	$866	+6.49
619 value added	619	15	149.00	$149.00	$922	-1.62
610–645	625	4	135.00–140.00	$138.21	$864	—
661 value added	661	11	143.00	$143.00	$945	-4.00
723–735	725	7	123.00–126.00	$125.57	$910	-1.17
755	755	1	119.00	$119.00	$898	-4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	10	150.00–154.00	$151.81	$577	+2.80
400–435	418	2	146.00–150.00	$148.08	$619	+4.70
465	465	2	140.00–146.00	$143.00	$665	+5.99
525–545	530	4	131.00–138.00	$135.52	$718	+8.73
570–585	580	3	128.00–130.00	$129.34	$750	—
600	600	1	122.00	$122.00	$732	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	190.00	$190.00	$475	—
305–320	313	2	186.00–188.00	$187.02	$585	—
365	365	1	181.00	$181.00	$661	—
460–495	475	3	168.00–170.00	$168.98	$803	—
515–545	534	5	158.00–166.00	$161.16	$861	—
574–595	580	6	150.00–157.00	$151.54	$879	—
615	615	1	150.00	$150.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	180.00	$180.00	$495	—
305–320	313	2	170.00–174.00	$172.05	$539	—
360–395	378	2	170.00–176.00	$172.86	$653	—
410–445	428	2	158.00–160.00	$159.04	$681	—
540	540	1	148.00	$148.00	$799	—
570	570	2	140.00–144.00	$142.00	$809	—
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—
680–695	688	2	135.00–139.00	$136.98	$942	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1300	1055	80-85%	11	70.00–74.00	$71.34	$753	-0.10
765–1325	1097	80-85%	11	77.00–82.00	$79.33	$870	—
970–1345	1139	80-85%	13	84.00–89.00	$85.30	$972	-1.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1475	1230	75-80%	11	89.00–94.00	$91.34	$1,123	-3.29
1115–1420	1284	75-80%	11	80.00–86.00	$83.25	$1,069	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1100	933	85-90%	7	52.00–57.00	$55.17	$515	-8.45
800–1105	941	85-90%	9	60.00–65.00	$62.62	$589	-1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1510	1402	5	101.00–106.00	$103.07	$1,445	+5.64

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–955	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	710.00–870.00	$782.96

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575–760	675	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	330.00–485.00	$382.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1010–1045	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$949.15
955–1105	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	975.00–1,075.00	$1,026.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
825–925	860	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–900.00	$781.88
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.