Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.79/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 630 lb · 36 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.37/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 675 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.48/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 628 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,002	1,242	1,054
Feeder cattle	676	984	751
Slaughter cattle	290	226	257
Replacement cattle	36	32	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	383	3	192.00–202.00	$196.41	$752	-0.06
405	405	2	190.00	$190.00	$770	+1.44
455–486	477	7	178.00–184.00	$179.11	$854	-2.99
509–510	509	8	170.00–175.00	$170.63	$869	+0.44
589–593	590	10	166.00–171.00	$169.49	$1,000	+1.67
610–640	628	29	156.00–162.00	$158.48	$995	-0.75
656–694	675	31	152.50–156.00	$154.37	$1,042	+2.52
736	736	14	152.00	$152.00	$1,119	+4.16
787 value added	787	12	151.50	$151.50	$1,192	—
795	795	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,177	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	375	3	180.00–185.00	$182.40	$684	-6.08
425–445	433	3	170.00–177.50	$173.17	$750	-5.60
482	482	4	170.00	$170.00	$819	-1.09
502–548	527	15	164.00–166.00	$165.28	$871	+2.79
583–599	597	23	156.00–161.00	$160.70	$959	+2.22
602	602	10	153.50	$153.50	$924	+0.77
706–730	714	3	144.00–146.00	$145.32	$1,038	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	160.00	$160.00	$480	-7.48
375–395	382	3	154.00–158.00	$156.03	$596	—
410–425	421	4	148.00–150.00	$148.49	$625	-10.02
487	487	5	149.00	$149.00	$726	-0.74
503–532	521	25	145.00–147.00	$146.34	$762	-0.02
565–580	573	7	140.00–144.00	$142.58	$817	-0.39
607–649 value added	630	36	145.00–149.50	$147.79	$931	-1.03
760 value added	760	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	150.00–152.00	$150.67	$520	-1.37
355–360	358	2	142.50–145.00	$143.74	$515	-2.42
415–440	423	3	140.00–141.00	$140.35	$594	-2.46
455–460	458	5	136.00–140.00	$138.01	$632	-1.99
580–596	593	5	125.00–130.00	$129.02	$765	-1.78
620	620	2	125.00	$125.00	$775	+2.58
675	675	3	124.00	$124.00	$837	+7.27
785–795	790	2	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$897	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	190.00	$190.00	$513	—
315–345	330	2	180.00–184.00	$182.09	$601	—
350–355	353	2	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$627	—
400–425	413	2	170.00–172.00	$170.97	$706	-17.77
570–595	587	3	154.00–157.00	$155.35	$912	—
690–695	693	3	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$966	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	308	4	165.00–170.00	$167.94	$517	-10.88
380	380	1	160.00	$160.00	$608	-11.76
480–495	488	2	155.00–156.00	$155.49	$759	-3.66
530	530	2	150.00	$150.00	$795	-0.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1160	976	80-85%	32	65.00–70.00	$68.35	$667	—
980–1365	1153	80-85%	33	84.00–89.00	$85.65	$988	+6.23
730–1485	1177	80-85%	65	75.00–80.00	$77.73	$915	-1.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1420	1246	75-80%	16	90.00–95.00	$92.39	$1,151	—
1115–1635	1304	75-80%	6	75.00–78.00	$76.31	$995	—
1120–1525	1342	75-80%	21	82.00–87.00	$84.61	$1,135	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–985	818	85-90%	9	50.00–56.00	$53.20	$435	—
765–1000	865	85-90%	4	40.00–45.00	$43.50	$376	—
695–1150	908	85-90%	14	60.00–65.00	$62.06	$564	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1175	1158	2	90.00–91.00	$90.49	$1,048	—
1460–1795	1678	6	100.00–104.00	$100.71	$1,690	+2.41

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–865	804	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	475.00–610.00	$548.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	715.00	$715.00
1095–1135	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.90
1045–1305	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	835.00–1,050.00	$933.97

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–960	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$626.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145 fancy	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1165–1170	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,000.00	$983.38	—
1370	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.