Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.09/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 516 lb · 37 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $1,098/hd at 784 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.19/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 479 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 441 505
Feeder cattle 355 296 350
Slaughter cattle 87 110 78
Replacement cattle 13 35 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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
305–330 318 4 192.00–195.00 $193.37 $615 —
350 350 1 186.00 $186.00 $651 —
425–430 428 3 176.00–178.00 $176.66 $756 -9.26
470 470 3 170.00 $170.00 $799 -9.00
530–533 533 6 166.00–168.00 $166.33 $887 -7.67
650 650 19 145.50 $145.50 $946 —
749 749 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,086 —
784 784 27 140.00 $140.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 178.00–180.00 $179.01 $560 -6.99
350–395 377 3 170.00–176.00 $173.44 $654 -5.56
445 445 1 166.00 $166.00 $739 -5.02
516 516 4 155.00 $155.00 $800 -5.00
565 565 1 149.00 $149.00 $842 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 162.00 $162.00 $687 +0.66
458–497 479 19 153.00–157.00 $155.19 $743 -2.97
509–540 516 37 145.00–149.00 $148.09 $764 +1.51
580–595 585 3 138.00–140.00 $139.32 $815 -2.65
605–640 623 2 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $816 —
638 value added 638 5 141.00 $141.00 $900 —
735 735 2 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 154.00 $154.00 $508 —
360–388 377 4 147.00–150.00 $147.98 $558 +1.23
400–445 418 6 140.00–146.00 $142.94 $597 +0.88
470–475 473 3 135.00–140.00 $136.65 $646 -1.15
500–545 527 3 130.00–135.00 $131.93 $695 -2.70
565 565 2 130.00 $130.00 $734 -0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 176.00 $176.00 $651 -3.44
400–425 415 4 170.00–176.00 $173.25 $719 -2.73
475–489 487 7 164.00–169.00 $168.30 $820 -1.18
540 540 1 156.00 $156.00 $842 -10.01
645 645 1 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 317 3 166.00–170.00 $167.35 $530 -4.00
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 -10.00
415 415 1 158.00 $158.00 $656 -6.34
450–470 460 2 145.00–150.00 $147.45 $678 -12.55
540 540 2 140.00 $140.00 $756 -11.02
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 —
615–635 625 2 129.00–135.00 $131.95 $825 -9.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1250 1008 80-85% 7 72.00–77.00 $74.52 $751 —
835–1280 1011 80-85% 15 84.00–89.00 $85.99 $869 —
1025–1195 1110 80-85% 13 92.00–96.00 $93.84 $1,042 +9.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1400 1266 75-80% 4 77.00–80.00 $78.37 $992 —
1255–1360 1288 75-80% 6 94.00–97.00 $95.37 $1,228 —
1235–1490 1329 75-80% 6 85.00–90.00 $87.41 $1,162 -2.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1015 878 85-90% 6 55.00–59.00 $56.39 $495 —
760–1045 924 85-90% 6 62.00–66.00 $64.66 $597 +4.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1530 1378 3 99.00–103.00 $100.53 $1,385 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–985 978 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 855.00–985.00 $920.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
930 930 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
1250–1340 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,352.61 —
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -425.00

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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.