Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

1,303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.15/cwt +18.58 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 525 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.84/cwt +13.84 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 581 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.95/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 628 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,303 992 662
Feeder cattle 935 707 536
Slaughter cattle 298 215 97
Replacement cattle 70 70 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 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
325–345 328 6 196.00–200.00 $198.81 $652 -21.80
375 375 3 190.00 $190.00 $712 -11.88
410–445 432 3 185.00–190.00 $187.02 $808 -5.38
450–480 477 10 177.00–180.00 $179.72 $857 —
500–512 511 8 175.00–177.00 $176.76 $903 —
536 value added 536 16 180.00 $180.00 $965 —
556 value added 556 11 178.00 $178.00 $990 —
571–585 579 15 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $978 -2.03
612–643 628 47 166.00–168.00 $166.95 $1,048 -0.05
650 650 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,034 —
711–742 736 39 149.00–153.00 $149.79 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 200.00 $200.00 $580 -4.19
301 301 5 190.00 $190.00 $572 —
350–357 356 7 180.00–185.00 $184.15 $656 —
440–445 442 6 175.00–180.00 $178.32 $788 +0.71
474–490 476 7 168.00–170.00 $169.71 $808 -1.27
505–527 522 4 160.00–168.00 $161.94 $845 +0.32
600–628 625 8 150.00–155.00 $154.40 $965 -4.26
670 670 1 145.00 $145.00 $972 -8.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–395 381 10 165.00–172.00 $168.17 $641 +3.89
400–435 408 10 160.00–163.00 $161.60 $659 +4.61
455–460 456 4 157.00–160.00 $158.25 $722 +6.49
470 value added 470 5 172.00 $172.00 $808 —
500–520 506 13 153.00–157.00 $155.91 $789 +9.34
519–548 value added 531 45 165.00–170.00 $167.82 $891 —
550–578 569 28 149.00–152.00 $151.41 $862 +7.41
594 value added 594 27 164.50 $164.50 $977 —
610–625 618 2 141.00–145.00 $142.98 $884 —
642 value added 642 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,021 —
667 value added 667 22 152.00 $152.00 $1,014 +4.63
690 690 1 139.00 $139.00 $959 -0.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 164.00–168.00 $165.36 $468 —
300–315 306 4 152.00–160.00 $156.02 $477 -3.06
350–390 363 4 148.00–150.00 $148.79 $540 -4.10
445 445 2 145.00 $145.00 $645 -1.28
520–525 523 3 135.00–140.00 $138.34 $724 -0.64
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 192.00–194.00 $193.05 $508 —
330 330 1 189.00 $189.00 $624 +12.42
365–395 380 2 175.00–180.00 $177.40 $674 +2.40
470–490 480 2 160.00–168.00 $164.08 $788 +3.07
510–515 513 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $818 —
552–590 570 5 152.00–155.00 $152.98 $872 +1.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1260 1038 80-85% 28 65.00–70.00 $67.80 $704 —
925–1420 1123 80-85% 61 74.00–78.00 $76.29 $857 -5.14
1050–1330 1193 80-85% 24 82.00–86.00 $83.42 $995 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1175 880 85-90% 15 45.00–50.00 $48.40 $426 -14.96
815–945 898 85-90% 17 55.00–60.00 $56.99 $512 -6.37
890–1140 967 85-90% 12 63.00–67.00 $65.16 $630 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1405 1332 75-80% 12 74.00–78.00 $76.51 $1,019 —
1230–1550 1384 75-80% 7 86.00–88.00 $87.00 $1,204 +4.07
1125–1655 1385 75-80% 25 80.00–84.00 $82.59 $1,144 -0.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1765 1465 5 94.00–96.00 $94.75 $1,388 —
1480–1895 1714 11 100.00–105.00 $103.27 $1,770 —
1735–1840 1788 2 110.00–116.00 $113.09 $2,022 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1190 1068 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 745.00–995.00 $866.44
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
535–895 724 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 420.00–580.00 $481.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1055 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 750.00–925.00 $854.87
1035 fancy 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
925–1260 1052 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 865.00–1,125.00 $1,003.15
1120–1410 1279 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 980.00–1,200.00 $1,098.98
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
785–860 823 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–900.00 $840.35
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
1055–1130 1084 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,182.38 +259.44
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -300.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865–885 872 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–1,025.00 $826.53 —

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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.