Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.47/cwt -11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 562 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.32/cwt -10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 613 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $155.33/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 607 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 872 1,566 835
Feeder cattle 615 1,126 700
Slaughter cattle 231 328 70
Replacement cattle 26 112 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 442 10 171.00–175.00 $174.02 $769 +3.08
470 470 5 170.00 $170.00 $799 ±0.00
505–535 517 10 160.00–166.00 $161.88 $837 -6.38
557–586 575 8 155.00–159.00 $157.55 $906 +1.61
603–640 607 19 150.00–156.00 $155.33 $943 +2.63
650–675 667 6 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $944 -4.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 165.00–170.00 $167.59 $558 —
350–385 360 4 160.00–165.00 $162.03 $583 —
405–430 422 3 155.00–160.00 $158.40 $668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 414 4 152.00–158.00 $154.24 $639 -4.43
460–470 464 5 149.00–152.00 $150.00 $696 -4.89
500–540 528 6 144.00–149.00 $145.28 $767 -7.29
555–583 562 37 140.00–144.00 $142.47 $801 -2.68
600–624 613 33 137.00–140.00 $138.32 $848 -5.32
660–665 661 5 134.00–136.00 $135.40 $895 -3.38
729 729 7 134.00 $134.00 $977 -2.20
790 790 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,019 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 374 7 149.00–155.00 $151.43 $566 -0.88
405–445 417 15 143.00–149.00 $148.26 $618 -0.73
455–490 467 3 137.00–140.00 $138.95 $649 —
510–545 525 3 135.00–139.00 $136.64 $717 -9.03
565–590 574 4 129.00–135.00 $132.21 $759 -5.43
640 640 2 126.00 $126.00 $806 -4.00
665–695 680 4 120.00–125.00 $121.77 $828 -6.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 316 5 140.00–145.00 $141.84 $448 —
365 365 2 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
425–440 431 5 129.00–135.00 $132.55 $571 —
510–530 520 2 112.00–118.00 $114.94 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 175.00 $175.00 $569 -7.00
355 355 3 170.00–172.00 $171.33 $608 -0.71
415–445 427 9 161.00–167.00 $164.31 $702 -5.69
500–530 515 7 152.00–157.00 $154.83 $797 —
555–585 568 6 148.00–152.00 $149.50 $849 -6.50
605–615 610 4 146.00–148.00 $146.75 $895 —
654–690 660 9 137.00–144.00 $141.64 $935 —
700 700 1 136.00 $136.00 $952 -1.46
760 760 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 +3.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 270 6 165.00–170.00 $168.27 $454 —
340 340 3 160.00 $160.00 $544 —
350–365 363 6 155.00–160.00 $158.02 $574 —
400–445 433 5 150.00–155.00 $152.36 $660 —
460–470 467 6 145.00–150.00 $147.83 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1400 1118 80-85% 22 63.00–67.00 $65.10 $728 -18.07
935–1425 1182 80-85% 36 70.00–74.00 $71.71 $848 —
1090–1430 1239 80-85% 28 77.00–82.00 $78.47 $972 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1205 1140 75-80% 3 68.00–70.00 $68.99 $786 —
985–1445 1299 75-80% 40 74.00–79.00 $76.89 $999 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1080 924 85-90% 6 40.00–45.00 $41.54 $384 -7.82
780–1175 927 85-90% 8 50.00–54.00 $51.60 $478 +2.24
865–1115 1033 85-90% 5 57.00–61.00 $59.30 $613 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1355 1295 4 89.00–90.00 $89.78 $1,163 +0.37
1095–1780 1530 4 100.00–105.00 $101.77 $1,557 -0.28
2025–2060 2043 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $2,237 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1285 1131 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 590.00–885.00 $720.65

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–900 821 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–850.00 $690.18
905–935 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $825.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1255 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 975.00–1,175.00 $1,069.96

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.