Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.38/cwt ≈ $754/hd at 570 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.16/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 476 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 534 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	578	502	226
Feeder cattle	400	388	100
Slaughter cattle	128	70	110
Replacement cattle	50	44	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	5	170.00	$170.00	$646	—
415–420	418	4	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$679	—
530–548	539	3	150.00–156.00	$153.67	$828	—
560–585	568	3	145.00–150.00	$148.28	$842	—
600–645	620	3	140.00–145.00	$142.73	$885	—
700–705	703	2	134.00–137.00	$135.49	$952	—
760–795	783	3	130.00–133.00	$130.97	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	175.00–179.00	$176.94	$748	+0.49
455–480	474	6	168.00–172.00	$169.65	$804	-1.65
520–535	524	4	164.00–168.00	$165.49	$867	—
550	550	1	160.00	$160.00	$880	—
603–610	605	3	154.00–157.00	$155.01	$938	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	148.00–152.00	$150.08	$555	-12.92
400–423	419	6	140.00–144.00	$140.64	$589	-9.90
450–490	476	14	137.00–140.00	$138.16	$658	-7.06
505–515	508	11	132.00–137.00	$133.67	$679	-7.33
554 value added	554	4	139.50	$139.50	$773	—
575	575	12	130.00	$130.00	$748	—
606 value added	606	6	135.00	$135.00	$818	—
610–640	625	2	126.00–130.00	$127.95	$800	-0.87
660–680	673	3	125.00–126.00	$125.67	$846	+1.17
705–720	710	3	120.00–125.00	$121.69	$864	—
770–785	778	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$914	-2.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	373	6	135.00–140.00	$137.11	$511	-10.75
400–425	421	6	130.00–135.00	$130.79	$551	-8.93
450–460	454	5	128.00–131.00	$129.59	$588	-3.15
520–535	528	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$665	-1.22
560–585	579	7	120.00–125.00	$122.72	$711	—
630	630	2	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
650–670	662	3	115.00–119.00	$116.68	$772	—
705–740	723	2	112.00–113.00	$112.49	$813	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	362	5	155.00–160.00	$159.03	$576	-0.97
442–445	443	5	150.00–155.00	$153.99	$682	-1.15
455–490	473	2	145.00–149.00	$147.07	$696	-1.73
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	+0.74
565–595	577	3	137.00–150.00	$142.23	$821	+6.73
625–640	633	2	128.00–135.00	$131.54	$833	-0.47
770–790	777	3	114.00–115.00	$114.34	$888	-2.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	170.00	$170.00	$654	±0.00
450	450	1	168.00	$168.00	$756	+4.48
534	534	12	150.00	$150.00	$801	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1185	1048	80-85%	20	71.00–75.00	$73.50	$770	-2.87
925–1220	1077	80-85%	15	64.00–68.00	$65.96	$710	—
1125–1390	1211	80-85%	10	79.00–83.00	$81.39	$986	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1020	913	85-90%	7	60.00–63.00	$60.61	$553	+10.94
700–1135	920	85-90%	13	50.00–55.00	$52.61	$484	+2.94
935–955	942	85-90%	3	40.00–45.00	$41.69	$393	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1565	1365	75-80%	8	83.00–87.00	$84.55	$1,154	—
1320–1560	1424	75-80%	9	75.00–79.00	$76.72	$1,092	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1555	1467	5	90.00–91.00	$90.64	$1,330	—
1390–1865	1640	6	98.00–105.50	$102.49	$1,681	+4.51

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–985	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–725.00	$684.11
1223 fancy	1223	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1170–1320	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,135.00	$1,052.88

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
540–555	548	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–355.00	$327.88

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–885	826	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	550.00–650.00	$600.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805–965	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	500.00–740.00	$635.71	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	-25.00
1405–1525	1465	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,360.96	—

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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.