Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $158.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 507 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.51/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 419 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.35/cwt -9.65 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 376 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 242 661
Feeder cattle 354 176 417
Slaughter cattle 148 52 153
Replacement cattle 18 14 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 4.00 lower and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. 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
405–415 411 5 179.00–183.00 $180.62 $742 —
455–490 475 5 176.00–179.00 $177.20 $842 —
515–545 527 5 168.00–172.00 $170.00 $896 +3.89
568–570 569 3 164.00–166.00 $165.33 $941 +5.33
606–630 611 5 154.00–158.00 $157.17 $960 +4.17
720–745 726 4 135.00–137.00 $135.51 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 375 11 172.50–180.00 $174.25 $653 -1.85
470–495 476 4 164.00–170.00 $166.30 $792 -0.20
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 —
570 570 1 158.00 $158.00 $901 —
630 630 1 147.00 $147.00 $926 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 419 20 149.00–153.00 $150.51 $631 -6.50
460–495 473 6 144.00–148.00 $145.02 $686 -8.59
505 505 1 142.00 $142.00 $717 -6.99
576–590 579 5 139.00–141.00 $140.59 $814 -2.56
641–646 644 8 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $863 -3.03
670 670 1 129.00 $129.00 $864 -2.54
822–835 829 7 115.00–117.00 $115.85 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 376 12 140.00–144.00 $142.35 $535 -9.65
430 430 2 140.00 $140.00 $602 -8.50
450–495 473 3 135.00–138.00 $136.38 $645 -6.21
500–530 508 4 130.00–134.00 $132.96 $675 -1.04
570 570 2 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
625–645 635 2 121.00–125.00 $123.03 $781 +0.25
690 690 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $825 —
700–730 713 3 116.00–119.00 $117.69 $839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–445 415 11 165.00–170.00 $168.74 $700 —
470–485 480 3 163.00–165.00 $164.35 $789 -3.65
507 507 25 158.00 $158.00 $801 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 330 4 169.00–172.00 $171.28 $565 -0.72
355–365 362 6 160.00–165.00 $161.64 $585 -2.60
580 580 1 148.00 $148.00 $858 +13.00
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 +6.89
665–680 673 2 128.00–132.00 $129.98 $875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1190 1010 80-85% 19 67.00–71.00 $69.17 $699 —
700–1220 1074 80-85% 9 82.00–86.00 $83.25 $894 -1.49
995–1260 1122 80-85% 12 75.00–79.00 $77.36 $868 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1010 866 85-90% 9 50.00–51.00 $50.23 $435 -2.04
760–1075 900 85-90% 13 54.00–58.00 $56.05 $504 -6.45
820–1125 944 85-90% 18 60.00–64.00 $61.89 $584 -0.61
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1380 1216 75-80% 5 79.00–80.00 $79.43 $966 —
950–1400 1274 75-80% 11 70.00–75.00 $73.85 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1250 1186 6 86.00–90.00 $88.33 $1,048 —
1480–1815 1662 5 100.00–105.00 $102.97 $1,711 —
1780–2120 1905 8 109.00–112.50 $110.09 $2,097 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–790 783 (<2 yrs)Open 2 900.00–915.00 $907.43

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630 630 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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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
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1025–1155 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,000.00 $964.74 —
1220–1250 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–1,050.00 $965.31 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–915 883 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 500.00–875.00 $680.59 —

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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.