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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.16/cwt +7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 489 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 420 264
Feeder cattle 296 280 172
Slaughter cattle 110 103 44
Replacement cattle 35 37 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady with high 124.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–444 440 9 180.00–187.00 $185.92 $818 +0.92
460 460 1 179.00 $179.00 $823 +1.00
500 500 2 174.00 $174.00 $870 —
570–595 583 2 168.00–170.00 $168.98 $985 —
602–630 608 6 158.00–166.50 $163.96 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 186.00 $186.00 $577 +1.00
390 390 1 179.00 $179.00 $698 -0.51
430–445 438 2 170.00–172.00 $171.02 $749 -1.55
460 460 2 167.00–170.00 $168.50 $775 -1.50
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 -0.97
585 585 1 159.00 $159.00 $930 —
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
660–695 682 3 146.00–150.00 $147.67 $1,007 +7.67
720 720 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 3 160.00–163.00 $161.34 $702 +5.34
465–497 489 11 154.00–160.00 $158.16 $773 +7.68
500–540 527 3 145.00–150.00 $146.58 $772 +6.24
550–580 562 3 140.00–145.00 $141.97 $798 —
600 value added 600 2 148.00 $148.00 $888 —
701 value added 701 4 134.00 $134.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 379 5 145.00–150.00 $146.75 $556 +1.99
420–440 428 5 140.00–145.00 $142.06 $608 +3.06
450–490 464 5 136.00–140.00 $137.80 $639 +2.15
500–545 528 3 133.00–136.00 $134.63 $711 -0.37
580 580 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $757 +3.04
605–645 625 2 122.00–126.00 $124.06 $775 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 +6.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 182.00–187.00 $184.66 $600 -1.34
350–380 365 2 178.00–181.00 $179.44 $655 -2.06
420–435 431 4 174.00–178.00 $175.98 $758 -1.04
450–485 468 2 169.00–170.00 $169.48 $793 +2.49
525–540 533 2 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $885 +4.83
565 565 2 160.00 $160.00 $904 +6.99
600 600 7 154.00 $154.00 $924 +4.50
701 701 5 142.00 $142.00 $995 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 302 3 170.00–174.00 $171.35 $517 -7.58
360 360 2 170.00 $170.00 $612 -0.50
420–430 423 3 164.00–165.00 $164.34 $695 -1.66
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 +2.03
525–545 535 2 150.00–152.00 $151.02 $808 -0.66
635 635 2 141.00 $141.00 $895 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1300 1053 80-85% 18 75.00–80.00 $77.21 $813 —
995–1310 1116 80-85% 16 83.00–87.00 $84.84 $947 —
900–1350 1174 80-85% 10 90.00–94.00 $91.29 $1,072 +8.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1500 1303 75-80% 16 94.00–98.00 $95.45 $1,244 —
1120–1380 1313 75-80% 6 88.00–90.00 $89.56 $1,176 +1.11
1320–1665 1513 75-80% 4 80.00–85.00 $83.19 $1,259 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1155 944 85-90% 4 60.00–61.00 $60.22 $568 +0.93
790–1115 1028 85-90% 6 65.00–70.00 $68.26 $702 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1580 1520 2 87.00–91.00 $89.08 $1,354 —
1480–2115 1824 11 106.00–111.00 $108.52 $1,979 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 (<2 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–785 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 580.00–650.00 $613.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1115 1044 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–1,050.00 $901.20
1115–1125 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,025.00 $962.78
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 770.00–780.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
1150–1315 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,565.26 —
1345 fancy 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1310–1495 1403 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,570.05 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 +436.50

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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.