Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.37/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 531 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.65/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 635 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.18/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 426 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 340 327
Feeder cattle 407 290 267
Slaughter cattle 166 45 49
Replacement cattle 16 5 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 8.00 lower and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested and sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 186.00–188.00 $187.36 $624 —
365–385 380 6 178.00–185.00 $181.68 $690 +5.68
410–435 426 20 173.00–178.00 $175.18 $746 +3.27
482 482 5 173.00 $173.00 $834 +5.25
500–546 535 8 166.00–170.00 $168.91 $904 +7.21
557 557 13 165.00 $165.00 $919 +14.55
600–643 635 21 148.50–155.00 $149.65 $950 -0.09
650 650 2 145.00–148.00 $146.50 $952 +6.50
748 748 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 170.00 $170.00 $638 +3.30
480–495 488 2 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $786 +6.18
500–530 520 3 157.00–160.00 $157.96 $821 +7.96
565–590 582 3 152.00–155.00 $152.97 $890 +10.38
620–645 633 2 142.00–145.00 $143.53 $909 —
650–695 690 17 134.00–136.50 $136.28 $940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 372 3 157.50–160.00 $158.50 $590 —
405–435 422 3 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $629 +1.06
465–475 472 5 144.00–148.00 $145.80 $688 +5.80
510–535 531 23 143.00–144.00 $143.37 $761 +6.18
560–565 563 6 135.00–140.00 $138.34 $779 +6.56
630–640 631 7 130.00–131.00 $130.14 $821 +3.45
665–698 689 4 124.00–130.00 $126.02 $868 +3.70
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 +6.03
785–795 790 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 148.00–150.00 $148.94 $484 —
365–388 377 14 140.00–145.00 $142.27 $536 +0.58
455–477 473 11 135.00–140.00 $139.39 $659 +5.98
530 530 5 130.00–135.00 $131.00 $694 +2.65
565–580 576 7 125.00–130.00 $127.30 $733 —
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 +7.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 156.00–158.00 $157.02 $688 +7.02
480–495 489 4 150.00–155.00 $152.76 $747 +4.00
515–545 527 3 146.00–150.00 $147.65 $778 +9.67
555–570 564 4 140.00–145.00 $141.74 $799 +11.74
650–665 660 4 130.00–136.00 $132.24 $873 —
700–720 710 3 122.00–129.00 $124.97 $887 —
755 755 2 120.00 $120.00 $906 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1370 1095 80-85% 37 75.00–80.00 $77.48 $848 +12.02
955–1330 1117 80-85% 12 67.00–71.00 $69.61 $778 —
945–1260 1142 80-85% 10 84.00–88.00 $85.32 $974 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1465 1343 75-80% 5 88.00–91.00 $89.41 $1,201 —
995–1735 1354 75-80% 19 80.00–85.00 $83.14 $1,126 +0.96
1210–1765 1524 75-80% 7 74.00–77.00 $75.89 $1,157 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–955 791 85-90% 11 45.00–50.00 $47.90 $379 —
790–1235 1032 85-90% 7 55.00–60.00 $57.39 $592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1665 1413 5 85.00–89.00 $86.54 $1,223 —
1185–2285 1617 10 95.00–99.00 $97.09 $1,570 —
1540–2030 1710 5 107.00–112.00 $110.00 $1,881 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–925 850 (<2 yrs)Open 3 840.00–1,045.00 $921.42
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610–720 665 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 300.00–375.00 $340.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1160 fancy 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1210 fancy 1210 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.