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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.76/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 536 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.15/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 631 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.24/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 617 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 927 1,118 540
Feeder cattle 603 909 349
Slaughter cattle 281 176 140
Replacement cattle 43 33 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower with high cow 86.00. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 379 4 185.00–190.00 $186.92 $708 +6.92
435–440 438 2 180.00–185.00 $182.49 $799 +4.84
466–490 474 3 176.00–180.00 $178.62 $847 +7.15
525 525 1 172.00 $172.00 $903 +3.45
507–540 value added 536 44 178.00–179.50 $178.91 $959 —
558 value added 558 19 178.00 $178.00 $993 —
555–596 588 5 167.50–170.00 $169.12 $994 +8.32
617–641 631 45 160.00–165.50 $163.15 $1,029 +8.65
652 value added 652 12 162.50 $162.50 $1,060 —
650–660 655 2 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $1,019 +6.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 372 5 176.00–182.00 $179.35 $667 —
415–445 431 5 172.00–176.00 $174.05 $750 +10.78
470–490 477 3 168.00–172.00 $170.63 $814 +10.94
500–530 521 6 160.00–168.00 $165.21 $861 +7.03
565–595 575 4 150.00–156.00 $152.29 $876 +3.31
620 620 2 150.00 $150.00 $930 +3.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 170.00 $170.00 $570 —
355–384 379 6 160.00–165.00 $160.78 $609 —
415–440 425 3 154.00–160.00 $157.27 $668 —
460 460 2 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
500 500 2 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
570–595 583 2 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $802 —
610 610 2 120.00 $120.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 155.00–156.00 $155.49 $474 —
395 395 2 154.00 $154.00 $608 —
420–445 430 3 148.00–154.00 $150.64 $648 —
470–479 475 12 144.00–148.00 $146.09 $694 —
480–498 value added 494 4 153.00–155.00 $153.49 $758 —
500–525 513 2 142.00–144.00 $143.02 $734 +0.29
534 value added 534 26 146.00 $146.00 $780 -7.77
550–559 value added 555 22 143.00–145.50 $144.02 $799 -1.98
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 —
618 value added 618 28 139.50 $139.50 $862 +2.88
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 -1.07
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 147.00–152.50 $149.56 $483 +1.06
360–370 366 11 140.00–145.00 $141.61 $518 +0.98
400 400 11 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
450–485 468 2 135.00–137.50 $136.20 $637 +5.49
515–545 535 3 130.00–135.00 $131.60 $704 +1.60
550–590 558 5 125.00–129.00 $125.85 $702 -5.88
605 605 3 125.00 $125.00 $756 +2.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 138.00–142.00 $140.04 $385 —
330–335 333 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $455 —
385–390 388 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $507 —
400–425 413 5 120.00–125.00 $122.74 $507 —
455–470 463 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 367 3 182.00–185.00 $183.04 $672 —
435 435 1 182.00 $182.00 $792 —
460–470 465 2 171.00–172.50 $171.76 $799 —
540 540 1 164.00 $164.00 $886 —
675 675 1 143.00 $143.00 $965 -2.00
705 705 1 132.00 $132.00 $931 -5.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 162.00 $162.00 $721 —
545 545 1 150.00 $150.00 $818 —
585 585 1 148.00 $148.00 $866 +8.00
620 620 1 145.00 $145.00 $899 +8.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1195 1050 80-85% 35 58.00–62.00 $60.39 $634 —
835–1380 1118 80-85% 100 65.00–70.00 $67.01 $749 -7.83
1040–1260 1173 80-85% 13 72.00–75.00 $73.02 $857 -7.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1020 857 85-90% 7 40.00–41.00 $40.13 $344 —
830–980 912 85-90% 19 45.00–50.00 $47.22 $431 —
835–1080 991 85-90% 12 54.00–58.00 $56.20 $557 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1185 1166 75-80% 4 64.00–66.00 $65.00 $758 -10.57
1110–1545 1322 75-80% 23 70.00–75.00 $72.79 $962 -8.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1110 1078 2 80.00–85.00 $82.58 $890 —
1205–1915 1495 8 91.00–95.00 $93.17 $1,393 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–960 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 410.00–555.00 $500.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1275 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 920.00–955.00 $939.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1180 1101 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–1,000.00 $943.07
1115 fancy 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
965–1370 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 975.00–1,200.00 $1,108.72
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–985 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $861.92

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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
995–1270 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 825.00–850.00 $842.96 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.