Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.44/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 525 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.50/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 634 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.88/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 653 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 531 589 418
Feeder cattle 361 407 299
Slaughter cattle 155 166 100
Replacement cattle 15 16 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 180.00 $180.00 $702 -1.68
450–475 465 3 170.00–178.00 $174.07 $809 +1.07
500–525 520 6 160.00–168.00 $161.96 $842 -6.95
585 585 1 157.00 $157.00 $918 -8.00
586 value added 586 8 162.00 $162.00 $949 —
634 634 10 151.00 $151.00 $957 +1.35
652 value added 652 21 155.25 $155.25 $1,012 —
675 675 1 147.00 $147.00 $992 +0.50
711 711 12 140.00 $140.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 389 13 170.00–175.00 $173.86 $676 +3.86
415–425 424 12 165.00–170.00 $169.59 $719 —
455–493 486 9 160.00–165.00 $162.90 $792 +1.88
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 -2.97
610 610 2 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $888 +1.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–418 413 9 148.00–152.00 $149.76 $619 +0.78
475 475 2 146.00 $146.00 $694 +0.20
522–530 525 30 145.00–146.00 $145.44 $764 +2.07
634 634 23 138.50 $138.50 $878 +8.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 376 7 141.00–145.00 $144.47 $543 +2.20
420 420 7 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
460–470 466 8 135.00–140.00 $139.13 $648 -0.26
500–503 503 6 131.00–135.00 $134.34 $676 +3.34
550–590 579 7 125.00–130.00 $128.64 $745 +1.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 5 150.00 $150.00 $706 -2.76
500–545 515 3 147.00–150.00 $148.94 $767 +1.29
560 560 1 145.00 $145.00 $812 +3.26
605–645 630 3 129.00–136.00 $133.27 $840 —
670–685 678 2 120.00–125.00 $122.53 $831 -9.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 3 170.00–175.00 $171.65 $615 —
460–475 468 2 163.00–168.00 $165.46 $774 —
720 720 4 130.00 $130.00 $936 —
750 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1005 930 80-85% 6 70.00 $70.00 $651 —
795–1300 1011 80-85% 33 73.00–84.00 $79.30 $802 —
1090–1460 1220 80-85% 11 87.00–91.00 $88.78 $1,083 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1005 866 85-90% 8 49.00–55.00 $53.08 $460 —
775–1030 882 85-90% 6 60.00–64.00 $61.69 $544 —
845–1040 941 85-90% 5 40.00–45.00 $42.57 $401 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1550 1245 75-80% 4 85.00–91.00 $88.45 $1,101 —
1115–1575 1323 75-80% 12 94.00–98.50 $95.56 $1,264 +6.15
1275–1590 1417 75-80% 3 78.00–81.00 $79.58 $1,128 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1595 1223 3 90.00–95.00 $93.03 $1,138 —
1405–1885 1677 10 112.00–118.00 $113.98 $1,911 —
1385–2060 1780 15 103.00–108.00 $105.68 $1,881 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–925 890 (<2 yrs)Open 2 675.00–985.00 $823.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–920 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 735.00–750.00 $742.33
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 805.00 $805.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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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
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 -150.00
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.