Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

1,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.45/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 632 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.25/cwt -10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 629 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.29/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 662 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,118 888 751
Feeder cattle 909 681 507
Slaughter cattle 176 201 153
Replacement cattle 33 6 91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight 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
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 -3.15
417–445 427 6 175.00–179.00 $177.65 $759 -0.01
465–493 486 10 170.00–175.00 $171.47 $833 -1.48
500–547 534 13 164.00–170.00 $168.55 $900 +0.61
555–599 578 35 158.00–163.00 $160.80 $929 -3.05
601–645 value added 631 50 161.00–164.00 $162.02 $1,022 —
605–646 635 26 152.00–157.00 $154.50 $981 -1.86
650–670 664 12 148.00–150.00 $149.41 $992 -5.59
694 value added 694 16 154.00 $154.00 $1,069 —
708–711 value added 710 10 152.00–153.00 $152.50 $1,083 —
761–771 766 15 145.50–147.00 $146.30 $1,121 —
800–849 822 9 136.00–138.00 $137.08 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 176.00 $176.00 $612 +2.00
430–445 436 5 160.00–168.00 $163.27 $712 -5.74
450–495 480 3 159.00–160.00 $159.69 $767 -2.25
510–547 533 10 155.00–160.00 $158.18 $843 -2.14
560–580 570 4 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $849 -4.52
605–640 617 3 144.00–148.00 $146.62 $905 +0.24
700–735 724 5 137.00–140.00 $139.21 $1,008 —
750–755 753 4 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $960 —
805–820 815 3 120.00–125.00 $123.35 $1,005 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–523 510 9 140.00–146.00 $142.73 $728 +1.28
519–531 value added 528 12 150.00–155.00 $153.77 $812 +4.77
575 value added 575 8 146.00 $146.00 $840 -1.52
607–637 value added 620 25 136.00–138.00 $136.62 $847 -9.63
637–649 641 19 130.00–133.00 $131.12 $840 -0.56
650 value added 650 17 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
664–693 672 19 125.00–127.50 $126.07 $847 +1.07
728–747 738 12 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $908 —
755 755 1 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 147.00–150.00 $148.50 $505 +5.75
365–395 372 11 140.00–146.00 $140.63 $523 +0.43
405–448 444 18 135.00–140.00 $137.05 $609 -1.78
460–465 464 7 130.00–135.00 $130.71 $606 -4.98
505 505 7 130.00 $130.00 $656 -3.04
550–581 579 36 126.00–132.00 $131.73 $763 +2.68
610–645 628 4 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $769 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 ±0.00
740 740 2 115.00 $115.00 $851 -1.61
780–795 792 6 110.00–115.00 $113.68 $900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 484 4 150.00–155.00 $153.84 $745 -2.97
500–510 505 2 145.00–150.00 $147.48 $745 +0.36
590 590 2 140.00 $140.00 $826 +2.99
605–625 615 2 135.00–138.00 $136.52 $840 +1.52
700–735 728 5 125.00–130.00 $129.04 $939 —
750–755 753 2 115.00–125.00 $120.02 $904 —
800–803 803 7 110.00–115.00 $114.29 $918 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619–620 619 5 147.00–148.00 $147.20 $911 —
685 685 1 145.00 $145.00 $993 —
700–720 710 2 137.00–138.00 $137.49 $976 —
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1205 1025 80-85% 19 65.00–69.00 $66.70 $684 -3.31
1030–1300 1118 80-85% 40 72.00–77.00 $74.84 $837 -4.30
930–1310 1196 80-85% 10 80.00–84.00 $80.52 $963 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1380 1190 75-80% 7 74.00–77.00 $75.57 $899 —
1010–1560 1255 75-80% 4 87.00–90.00 $88.45 $1,110 +10.05
1215–1440 1324 75-80% 15 80.00–84.00 $80.98 $1,072 -5.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–990 849 85-90% 8 40.00–45.00 $42.59 $362 —
820–1250 1009 85-90% 8 50.00–55.00 $53.33 $538 —
940–1115 1010 85-90% 6 60.00–64.00 $61.63 $622 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1860 1591 8 100.00–105.00 $102.62 $1,633 —
1860–2040 1920 3 110.00–114.00 $111.42 $2,139 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1015 957 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 900.00–1,000.00 $944.30
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–820 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 650.00–780.00 $721.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1135–1185 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,000.00 $987.23
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–870 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–625.00 $613.68
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–960 933 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–750.00 $711.39

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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
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.