Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.19/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 525 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.87/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 705 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.45/cwt -13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 583 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 749 361
Feeder cattle 290 624 234
Slaughter cattle 45 81 100
Replacement cattle 5 44 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher with a high of 88.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 176.00 $176.00 $642 —
410–428 421 8 170.00–173.00 $171.91 $724 -5.02
450–495 473 3 165.00–170.00 $167.75 $793 -4.70
508–545 518 6 161.00–164.00 $161.70 $838 -5.41
560–585 583 15 150.00–157.00 $150.45 $877 -5.14
610–645 614 8 148.00–150.00 $149.74 $919 -3.10
680 680 3 140.00 $140.00 $952 +3.23
700–740 705 16 130.00–134.00 $132.87 $937 -3.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–394 387 6 165.00–167.00 $166.70 $645 -3.30
435–445 440 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $715 +0.23
450–490 471 4 150.00–158.00 $154.84 $729 -2.67
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 ±0.00
550–590 570 2 140.00–145.00 $142.59 $813 +1.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–448 440 6 146.00–152.00 $147.92 $651 +4.90
490 490 3 140.00 $140.00 $686 +0.12
505–548 525 26 135.00–140.00 $137.19 $720 +0.92
560–595 580 4 129.00–133.00 $131.78 $764 +0.42
600–615 605 3 125.00–130.00 $126.69 $766 +1.37
650–670 663 3 121.00–124.00 $122.32 $811 +1.96
708–735 715 4 115.00–120.00 $117.97 $843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–360 355 9 140.00–145.00 $141.69 $503 +2.34
400–405 402 6 135.00–140.00 $138.32 $556 —
455–490 478 3 130.00–135.00 $133.41 $638 +3.41
505–545 535 4 123.00–130.00 $128.35 $687 +3.65
600–630 615 2 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $692 —
660 660 1 109.50 $109.50 $723 -4.50
710–720 715 2 100.00–108.00 $104.03 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 3 159.00–160.00 $159.35 $602 —
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
490–495 494 4 145.00–150.00 $148.76 $735 —
525–540 529 4 135.00–140.00 $137.98 $730 —
595 595 4 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
620–635 628 2 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $801 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 168.00–173.00 $170.50 $622 —
400–420 407 3 160.00–166.00 $162.07 $660 —
510 510 1 148.00 $148.00 $755 —
565–580 570 3 140.00–143.00 $141.02 $804 —
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1160 1078 80-85% 5 64.00–68.00 $65.46 $706 +0.11
1095–1265 1165 80-85% 4 77.00–80.00 $77.81 $906 -1.65
1185–1235 1208 80-85% 3 84.00–86.00 $85.01 $1,027 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–935 854 85-90% 4 40.00–45.00 $43.71 $373 —
875–895 885 85-90% 2 55.00–60.00 $57.53 $509 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1465 1354 75-80% 5 80.00–84.00 $82.18 $1,113 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,029 —
1370–1885 1583 3 103.00–107.00 $105.45 $1,669 —
1950–2110 2057 3 110.00–114.00 $111.26 $2,289 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.