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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report, Uniontown, AL

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.89/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 638 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.32/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 623 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.57/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 570 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 995 1,002 872
Feeder cattle 672 676 678
Slaughter cattle 281 290 177
Replacement cattle 42 36 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with 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
350–380 367 5 197.00–206.00 $201.87 $741 +5.46
400–449 437 7 186.00–194.00 $189.09 $826 -0.91
450–472 469 7 180.00–182.00 $180.27 $845 +1.16
501–525 506 16 178.00–180.00 $178.51 $903 +7.88
565–595 571 10 172.00–177.00 $175.96 $1,005 +6.47
608–647 638 39 165.00–171.00 $166.89 $1,065 +8.41
662–682 679 19 159.00–163.00 $161.10 $1,094 +6.73
715 value added 715 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,158 —
730–743 736 11 150.00–155.00 $152.71 $1,124 +0.71
778 value added 778 6 157.00 $157.00 $1,221 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 180.00–182.50 $181.26 $712 -1.14
415–445 430 2 178.00–179.00 $178.52 $768 +5.35
450 450 3 175.00–176.00 $175.67 $791 +5.67
535–540 538 3 170.00–172.00 $171.34 $922 +6.06
565–573 570 3 160.00–169.00 $166.03 $946 +5.33
600–640 620 2 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $936 -2.47
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 —
730 730 6 134.00 $134.00 $978 -11.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–402 402 9 157.00–160.00 $159.67 $642 +11.18
455–482 473 18 150.00–156.00 $153.30 $725 +4.30
500–545 510 5 146.00–150.00 $147.82 $754 +1.48
554 value added 554 6 158.00 $158.00 $875 —
572–588 575 21 143.00–146.00 $144.59 $831 +2.01
610 610 2 142.00 $142.00 $866 —
602–634 value added 624 29 153.50–155.50 $154.10 $962 +6.31
659 value added 659 2 151.00 $151.00 $995 —
660–680 667 3 131.00–138.00 $134.63 $898 —
715 715 1 127.00 $127.00 $908 —
755 755 3 123.00 $123.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 3 152.50–157.00 $154.53 $518 +3.86
355–395 378 9 146.00–152.00 $148.66 $562 +4.92
420–430 424 11 140.00–146.00 $143.25 $607 +2.90
455–495 483 4 134.00–139.00 $135.99 $657 -2.02
530 530 2 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
645 645 1 128.00 $128.00 $826 +3.00
660 660 1 124.00 $124.00 $818 ±0.00
700–720 710 2 116.00–117.50 $116.74 $829 —
770 770 1 111.00 $111.00 $855 -2.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 170.00 $170.00 $629 +10.00
410–435 423 2 160.00–169.00 $164.63 $696 —
465–495 477 3 156.00–160.00 $157.97 $754 +2.48
520 520 2 155.00 $155.00 $806 +5.00
550–573 566 6 153.00–155.00 $153.49 $869 —
620–640 622 9 143.00–148.00 $147.22 $916 —
675 675 1 132.00 $132.00 $891 —
795 795 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,002 —
832 832 3 117.00 $117.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 160.00 $160.00 $944 +4.65
620 620 2 154.00 $154.00 $955 —
690 690 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,028 +9.66
755–770 763 2 131.00–135.00 $132.98 $1,015 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1310 1054 80-85% 27 68.00–72.00 $70.36 $742 —
860–1310 1097 80-85% 65 77.00–82.00 $79.69 $874 —
860–1425 1202 80-85% 33 85.00–90.00 $87.05 $1,046 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1475 1251 75-80% 11 78.00–82.00 $80.68 $1,009 —
1145–1475 1343 75-80% 28 85.00–89.00 $87.07 $1,169 +2.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–990 853 85-90% 6 44.00–49.00 $45.74 $390 +2.24
855–1025 940 85-90% 6 54.00–55.00 $54.67 $514 -7.39
835–1155 958 85-90% 12 63.00–68.00 $65.06 $623 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1635 1415 2 88.00 $88.00 $1,245 —
1415–1500 1460 3 114.00–119.00 $116.30 $1,698 —
1175–2000 1591 7 103.00–108.00 $105.39 $1,677 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–855 719 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 300.00–450.00 $353.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1255 1188 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 870.00–900.00 $885.85

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 fancy 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1040–1175 1109 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 920.00–1,150.00 $1,030.80
985–1210 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 720.00–1,050.00 $936.11
1200–1265 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,045.00–1,350.00 $1,170.10
1365 fancy 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–875 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–630.00 $620.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630–765 698 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 840.00–855.00 $846.77

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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
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 -83.38

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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.