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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 637 549
Feeder cattle 176 333 384
Slaughter cattle 52 179 117
Replacement cattle 14 125 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady, feeder bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with 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
500–543 529 7 164.50–171.00 $166.11 $879 +2.11
573 573 4 160.00 $160.00 $917 +2.42
600 600 2 153.00 $153.00 $918 -2.00
675 675 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $986 +1.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 +6.62
350–385 368 2 174.00–178.00 $176.10 $648 +11.23
415–445 432 3 169.00–173.00 $170.66 $737 +17.61
465 465 2 165.00–168.00 $166.50 $774 +16.50
610 610 1 142.00 $142.00 $866 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 —
415–420 418 3 155.00–158.00 $157.01 $656 -0.99
455–498 484 5 152.00–155.00 $153.61 $743 +0.70
500–535 527 5 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $785 -0.68
555–580 567 7 140.00–145.00 $143.15 $812 -3.85
605–640 625 4 135.00–139.00 $137.03 $856 —
660–680 670 2 129.00–134.00 $131.54 $881 +2.96
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 152.00 $152.00 $547 —
415 415 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $616 +1.50
460–495 478 2 140.00–145.00 $142.59 $682 -2.41
510 510 1 134.00 $134.00 $683 -6.00
600–645 624 4 120.00–124.00 $122.78 $766 +1.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 172.00 $172.00 $576 —
350–395 373 2 160.00–168.00 $164.24 $613 —
400–445 423 2 155.00–158.00 $156.58 $662 —
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 +1.56
500–525 517 3 140.00–147.00 $143.27 $741 +1.27
570 570 2 135.00 $135.00 $770 -3.04
600–645 623 2 130.00–136.00 $133.11 $829 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 174.00–178.00 $175.97 $686 —
485 485 1 168.00 $168.00 $815 —
505–510 508 2 162.00–164.00 $163.00 $828 +3.00
650–670 657 3 142.00–144.00 $143.01 $940 +8.03
720–730 725 2 129.00–132.00 $130.51 $946 —
770 770 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $936 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1000 954 80-85% 4 75.00–79.00 $76.81 $733 +8.76
965–980 975 80-85% 4 67.00–72.00 $69.74 $680 +1.69
995–1115 1051 80-85% 4 84.00–86.00 $84.74 $891 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1015 871 85-90% 6 50.00–55.00 $52.27 $455 —
740–1070 909 85-90% 5 60.00–64.00 $62.50 $568 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1390 1325 75-80% 5 79.00–84.00 $80.98 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1185 1150 2 94.00–95.00 $94.52 $1,087 —
1045–2200 1717 7 104.00–109.50 $106.68 $1,832 —
1620–1885 1753 2 114.00–115.00 $114.46 $2,006 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–860 817 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 510.00–655.00 $581.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 815.00 $815.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–955 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 620.00–650.00 $634.13

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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
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -12.51
1140–1180 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,098.28 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.