Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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.