Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

502 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.96/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 771 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.95/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 667 lb · 11 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.50/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 748 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 502 486 440
Feeder cattle 388 363 362
Slaughter cattle 70 104 69
Replacement cattle 44 19 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 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
400–440 416 4 174.00–178.00 $176.45 $734 +1.45
450–465 460 3 170.00–174.00 $171.30 $788 +0.81
748 748 11 141.50 $141.50 $1,058 +3.75
798 798 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,053 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 162.00–164.00 $163.00 $628 —
400–435 407 7 148.00–152.00 $150.54 $613 -0.72
450–490 466 4 143.00–147.00 $145.22 $677 -0.89
515–525 523 8 140.00–143.00 $141.00 $737 +0.75
605–635 628 6 127.00–131.00 $128.82 $809 -5.34
666 value added 666 7 131.50 $131.50 $876 —
665–675 670 4 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $834 -2.50
770 value added 770 17 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
750–783 775 4 118.00–120.00 $119.52 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 362 6 144.00–150.00 $147.86 $535 +6.13
410–445 425 6 136.00–142.00 $139.72 $594 +2.10
485–490 488 4 130.00–135.00 $132.74 $648 +0.20
520–540 529 6 125.00–130.00 $127.21 $673 -3.29
750–755 753 2 106.00–110.00 $107.99 $813 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 160.00 $160.00 $576 -2.11
400–445 415 10 150.00–158.00 $155.14 $644 -3.90
460 460 5 144.00–150.00 $148.80 $684 -4.20
510–525 519 4 138.00–140.00 $139.26 $723 -7.25
585–590 588 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $797 -5.54
600–645 622 3 130.00–135.00 $132.01 $821 -5.01
650 650 2 130.00 $130.00 $845 -2.70
750–795 767 3 115.00–120.00 $117.33 $900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 170.00 $170.00 $612 -2.37
400–405 402 3 165.00–168.00 $166.99 $671 -1.56
450–465 458 2 162.00–165.00 $163.52 $749 +2.54
500–515 507 6 155.00–160.00 $157.00 $796 +0.24
580–585 581 4 148.00–153.00 $149.26 $867 -4.74
650 650 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $900 —
700–710 705 3 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1100 915 80-85% 3 59.00–60.00 $59.66 $546 —
905–1235 1018 80-85% 5 74.00–79.00 $76.37 $777 —
895–1515 1140 80-85% 12 64.00–69.00 $65.97 $752 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1475 1295 75-80% 3 70.00–71.00 $70.32 $911 -5.71
1080–1455 1308 75-80% 3 74.00–77.00 $75.89 $993 —
1195–1425 1330 75-80% 5 80.00–84.00 $80.93 $1,076 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–990 885 85-90% 5 54.00–58.00 $55.79 $494 +13.42
755–1130 902 85-90% 5 48.00–50.00 $49.67 $448 -0.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1560 1441 6 84.00–89.00 $86.66 $1,249 —
1335–1825 1621 6 95.00–101.00 $97.98 $1,588 +4.91

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–875 831 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 430.00–585.00 $512.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–985 888 (<2 yrs)Open 2 805.00–835.00 $818.35

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–995 988 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–800.00 $787.59
975–1305 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 875.00–1,150.00 $1,016.69
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–625.00 $608.33
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
985 fancy 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1010–1515 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 900.00–1,200.00 $1,015.22 —
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1365 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855–875 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 875.00–1,025.00 $924.23 —

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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.