Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

1,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.54/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 615 lb · 91 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.30/cwt ≈ $1,022/hd at 666 lb · 69 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.50/cwt ≈ $1,254/hd at 772 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,128	872	528
Feeder cattle	945	615	426
Slaughter cattle	156	231	74
Replacement cattle	27	26	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower with a high 79.00. feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	3	180.00–184.00	$182.37	$580	—
360–395	378	2	178.00–181.00	$179.57	$679	—
415–445	433	5	175.00–178.00	$176.23	$763	—
455–470	463	5	170.00–174.00	$171.38	$793	—
547	547	12	169.00	$169.00	$924	—
570–571	571	48	160.00–161.00	$160.98	$919	—
630	630	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,002	—
656 value added	656	31	165.00	$165.00	$1,082	—
652–683	675	38	143.00–146.00	$143.76	$970	—
718–733	731	24	140.00–141.50	$141.25	$1,033	—
772 value added	772	66	162.50	$162.50	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	316	4	170.00–176.00	$171.59	$542	—
415–445	435	3	168.00–169.00	$168.32	$732	-5.70
460–490	468	4	160.00–166.00	$161.57	$756	-8.43
500–525	508	3	155.00–160.00	$158.28	$804	-3.60
584–595	585	9	148.00–153.00	$152.44	$892	-5.11
600–640	634	14	139.00–145.00	$139.91	$887	-15.42
700–745	723	2	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$957	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	150.00–153.00	$151.50	$614	-2.74
450–490	481	11	148.00–150.00	$149.26	$718	-0.74
502–515	504	16	146.00–149.00	$148.18	$747	+2.90
550 fancy	550	3	153.00	$153.00	$842	—
560–590	585	6	144.00–146.00	$144.32	$844	+1.85
609–630	610	75	140.00–143.00	$142.52	$869	+4.20
630–643 fancy	638	16	147.00–150.50	$148.30	$946	—
657–690	672	16	136.00–140.00	$138.32	$930	+2.92
715–740	733	9	131.50–135.00	$132.61	$972	-1.39
750–775	767	6	127.00–135.00	$132.19	$1,014	+3.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	312	5	154.00–155.00	$154.40	$482	—
365–385	372	5	146.00–150.00	$148.38	$552	-3.05
415–445	424	6	141.00–146.00	$144.79	$614	-3.47
450–475	467	5	138.00–141.00	$139.81	$653	+0.86
520–545	537	3	137.00–138.00	$137.68	$739	+1.04
565–595	575	5	135.00–137.00	$135.81	$781	+3.60
615–640	625	3	128.00–133.00	$130.70	$817	+4.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	327	5	170.00–172.00	$170.80	$559	-4.20
350–395	380	3	164.00–170.00	$168.16	$639	-3.17
400–415	407	5	157.00–160.00	$158.41	$645	-5.90
460–485	476	4	150.00–157.00	$152.20	$724	—
500–520	508	6	145.00–150.00	$147.19	$748	-7.64
555–590	573	3	137.00–143.00	$139.35	$798	-10.15
641	641	10	135.00	$135.00	$865	-11.75
650–660	656	4	131.00–135.00	$133.76	$877	-7.88
750–795	773	2	122.00–129.00	$125.60	$971	-6.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1420	1094	80-85%	13	55.00–60.00	$58.42	$639	—
800–1385	1159	80-85%	36	63.00–68.00	$65.43	$758	-6.28
1055–1460	1216	80-85%	7	72.00–76.00	$73.97	$899	-4.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1635	1347	75-80%	8	65.00–70.00	$67.50	$909	—
1065–1610	1360	75-80%	21	73.00–77.00	$75.24	$1,023	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1085	961	85-90%	10	37.00–40.00	$39.11	$376	—
850–1125	988	85-90%	8	42.00–45.00	$44.18	$436	—
745–1130	1045	85-90%	6	50.00–55.00	$52.44	$548	-6.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1640	1448	4	94.00–99.00	$96.04	$1,391	—
1225–1685	1509	4	85.00–90.00	$88.40	$1,334	-13.37
1770–2055	1878	3	102.00–105.00	$103.69	$1,947	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1385	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	680.00–915.00	$812.52

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–885	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	470.00–620.00	$559.72

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1135 fancy	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,250.33
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1190–1385 fancy	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,140.34
1235–1430	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–1,125.00	$990.85

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1040	1038	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–950.00	$862.29

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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
1015–1175	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–900.00	$873.17	—

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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.