Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.25/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 520 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.26/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 418 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 486 520 276
Feeder cattle 363 354 190
Slaughter cattle 104 148 69
Replacement cattle 19 18 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
392 392 7 180.00 $180.00 $706 —
400–415 408 4 173.00–177.00 $175.00 $714 -5.62
450–465 458 4 170.00–171.00 $170.49 $781 -6.71
520–548 541 4 165.00–168.00 $167.28 $905 -2.72
576–590 579 7 158.00–160.00 $159.56 $924 -5.77
620 620 1 156.00 $156.00 $967 -1.17
652 652 7 145.00 $145.00 $945 —
742–745 743 6 137.50–139.00 $137.75 $1,023 +2.24
750 750 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 170.00–175.00 $172.42 $652 -1.83
400–435 423 3 165.00–167.00 $165.63 $701 —
483–490 486 9 160.00–165.00 $162.24 $788 -4.06
500 500 2 155.00 $155.00 $775 -5.00
560–596 586 7 150.00–152.50 $151.82 $890 -6.18
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–438 418 10 150.00–156.00 $151.26 $632 +0.75
455–457 457 9 145.00–150.00 $146.11 $668 +1.09
515–520 520 20 140.00–145.00 $140.25 $729 -1.75
550 550 2 135.00 $135.00 $742 -5.59
613–617 614 9 132.50–135.00 $134.16 $824 +0.16
675 675 2 127.00 $127.00 $857 -2.00
718–725 719 5 122.00–126.50 $125.59 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 323 4 145.00–150.00 $148.66 $480 —
355–375 362 3 140.00–145.00 $141.73 $513 -0.62
405–445 425 4 135.00–140.00 $137.62 $585 -2.38
480–495 488 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $647 -3.84
530–535 533 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $696 -2.46
580–595 585 3 125.00–130.00 $128.30 $751 -1.70
600–620 607 3 120.00–124.00 $122.64 $744 -0.39
680 680 3 120.00 $120.00 $816 +0.50
710–735 723 2 109.00–115.00 $111.95 $809 -5.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 377 3 170.00–175.00 $172.37 $650 —
400–435 419 4 165.00–170.00 $168.55 $706 -0.19
460–470 468 4 160.00–164.00 $160.98 $753 -3.37
503–545 516 7 155.50–160.00 $156.76 $809 -1.24
550 550 2 153.00–155.00 $154.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 338 3 165.00–170.00 $168.30 $569 -2.98
355–395 375 2 160.00–164.00 $162.11 $608 +0.47
400–425 419 4 156.00–160.00 $159.04 $666 —
495 495 2 152.00–154.00 $153.00 $757 —
515–545 530 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $777 —
550–590 570 2 140.00–142.00 $141.04 $804 -6.96
615–645 630 2 136.00–138.00 $137.02 $863 -2.98
650–690 670 3 130.00–135.00 $132.70 $889 +2.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1110 994 80-85% 10 64.00–69.00 $65.96 $656 —
850–1245 1058 80-85% 21 71.00–77.00 $74.49 $788 -8.76
990–1350 1173 80-85% 11 80.00–85.00 $81.50 $956 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–935 854 85-90% 7 40.00–45.00 $42.37 $362 -7.86
875–995 909 85-90% 7 50.00 $50.00 $454 -6.05
895–955 925 85-90% 3 56.00–60.00 $57.62 $533 -4.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1430 1285 75-80% 16 74.00–79.00 $76.03 $977 +2.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1170 1129 4 79.00–85.00 $83.66 $945 —
1210–1955 1601 4 90.00–95.00 $93.07 $1,490 —
1650–2110 1957 3 107.00–108.00 $107.28 $2,099 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1060 978 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 905.00–1,025.00 $972.38
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–885 843 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 400.00–620.00 $515.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 500.00 $500.00 —
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —

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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.