Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

853 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.50/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 677 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.84/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 618 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.46/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 572 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 853 927 476
Feeder cattle 700 603 312
Slaughter cattle 140 281 144
Replacement cattle 13 43 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 10.00 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
330–345 341 6 197.00–205.00 $201.01 $685 —
355–395 373 17 190.00–197.00 $191.63 $715 +4.71
410–435 419 6 182.00–188.00 $184.67 $774 +2.18
457–495 463 16 175.00–180.00 $177.46 $822 -1.16
520–530 527 12 170.00–174.00 $172.93 $911 +0.93
550–575 573 12 166.00–170.00 $166.57 $954 -2.55
601–633 618 25 155.00–163.00 $156.84 $969 -6.31
650–681 677 53 152.00–155.00 $154.50 $1,046 -1.00
786 786 13 147.75 $147.75 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 180.00–185.00 $182.48 $589 —
350–365 359 4 175.00–180.00 $177.79 $638 -1.56
435–445 440 3 170.00–174.00 $172.01 $757 -2.04
450–490 482 10 164.00–170.00 $168.57 $813 -2.06
540–547 545 8 160.00–161.00 $160.25 $873 -4.96
577–590 582 10 159.00–160.00 $159.41 $928 +7.12
600 600 1 151.00 $151.00 $906 +1.00
680 680 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 —
730 730 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 267 3 165.00–170.00 $167.73 $448 —
340–346 345 9 160.00–164.00 $163.56 $564 —
365–375 368 3 158.00–160.00 $159.32 $586 +5.32
405–445 430 4 155.00–158.00 $155.95 $671 +5.31
479–488 483 10 149.00–154.00 $151.12 $730 +5.03
500–533 523 16 144.00–149.00 $146.55 $766 +3.53
569–575 value added 572 18 149.00–150.00 $149.45 $855 +5.43
573 573 4 144.00 $144.00 $825 —
608 value added 608 5 145.50 $145.50 $885 +6.00
616–642 627 11 139.00–141.00 $139.91 $877 +7.91
669 669 14 155.00 $155.00 $1,037 +30.00
690 690 1 139.00 $139.00 $959 +14.00
747 value added 747 22 149.50 $149.50 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 343 6 153.00–157.00 $153.65 $527 +4.09
355–385 361 5 145.00–150.00 $148.15 $535 +6.54
405–425 423 9 140.00–144.00 $140.43 $594 +0.43
460–495 481 7 135.00–140.00 $137.01 $659 +0.81
550–565 559 5 130.00–140.00 $136.06 $761 +10.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 6 180.00 $180.00 $468 —
315–340 328 2 170.00–172.50 $171.20 $562 —
355–360 358 2 165.00–170.00 $167.48 $600 —
460–490 477 3 159.00–161.00 $159.99 $763 —
525 525 1 156.00 $156.00 $819 +6.00
560–590 573 3 149.00–153.00 $150.63 $863 +2.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 180.00 $180.00 $702 -3.04
425–449 444 5 170.00–178.00 $176.47 $784 -5.53
450 450 1 168.00 $168.00 $756 -3.76
520–545 533 3 162.00–167.00 $163.97 $874 -0.03
600–625 613 3 146.00–152.00 $148.98 $913 —
705 705 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,015 +12.00
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 170.00–172.50 $171.23 $437 —
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 —
350–365 358 2 152.00–158.00 $155.06 $555 —
415–425 418 3 145.00–152.00 $149.01 $623 —
490–495 493 2 140.00–145.00 $142.51 $703 —
535–540 538 2 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $748 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1330 1062 80-85% 16 57.00–61.00 $59.41 $631 -0.98
690–1490 1123 80-85% 31 64.00–68.00 $66.19 $743 -0.82
975–1370 1147 80-85% 15 70.00–74.00 $71.16 $816 +4.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1165 1087 75-80% 3 80.00–85.00 $81.56 $887 —
985–1545 1292 75-80% 15 68.00–73.50 $69.78 $902 —
1175–1615 1398 75-80% 9 63.00–66.00 $64.38 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–875 769 85-90% 4 40.00–43.00 $41.33 $318 —
810–1135 958 85-90% 4 54.00–55.00 $54.58 $523 -1.62
925–1140 992 85-90% 5 49.00–50.00 $49.42 $490 -6.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1700 1558 4 92.00–95.00 $93.57 $1,458 —
1425–1925 1734 5 100.00–102.00 $100.65 $1,745 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660–895 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 440.00–660.00 $528.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1120 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $774.60
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1125 fancy 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–950.00 $850.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.