Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

1,408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.51/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 623 lb · 75 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.00/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 737 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.83/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 567 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,408	1,128	734
Feeder cattle	1,105	945	405
Slaughter cattle	236	156	172
Replacement cattle	67	27	157

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on heavier feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	181.00	$181.00	$552	-1.37
408–415	410	4	169.00–172.00	$169.76	$696	-6.47
473–479	477	17	166.00–170.00	$168.37	$803	-3.01
508–536	515	13	164.00–167.00	$164.87	$849	-4.13
552–578	558	10	160.00–163.00	$162.49	$907	+1.51
570 value added	570	20	167.00	$167.00	$952	—
610–630	622	28	156.50–159.50	$157.62	$980	-1.38
659–660	659	7	152.00–156.00	$153.00	$1,008	+9.24
660–672 value added	662	35	160.00–164.00	$160.58	$1,063	-4.42
737–738	737	38	141.00–143.50	$142.19	$1,048	+0.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	-1.59
350–390	360	4	164.00–165.00	$164.73	$593	—
415	415	8	160.00	$160.00	$664	-8.32
460–495	478	2	157.00–160.00	$158.45	$757	-3.12
500–545	523	2	154.00–156.00	$155.04	$811	-3.24
550–565	554	4	146.00–149.00	$148.23	$821	-4.21
610–647	636	5	143.00–145.00	$143.99	$916	+4.08
675	675	1	140.00	$140.00	$945	—
784	784	14	132.00	$132.00	$1,035	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–495	474	24	145.00–145.50	$145.48	$690	-3.78
500–516	513	6	143.00–145.00	$144.68	$742	-3.50
541 value added	541	24	156.00	$156.00	$844	—
555–579	564	19	138.50–139.00	$138.69	$782	-5.63
565–571 value added	569	25	152.00–153.50	$153.02	$871	—
612–635 value added	623	75	147.00–149.50	$148.51	$925	—
675	675	22	137.00	$137.00	$925	-1.32
720	720	12	135.00	$135.00	$972	+2.39
741–746 value added	743	38	140.50–144.00	$142.89	$1,062	—
753	753	8	126.00	$126.00	$949	-6.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	5	146.00–151.00	$149.08	$492	-5.32
365–381	375	6	144.00–146.00	$144.82	$543	-3.56
405–440	424	18	140.00–144.00	$141.68	$601	-3.11
475–490	479	10	138.00–140.00	$139.50	$668	-0.31
510–525	522	5	134.00–138.00	$136.61	$713	-1.07
550–570	563	7	130.00–134.00	$131.84	$742	-3.97
600–635	618	2	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$794	-2.19
665–670	669	8	125.00–127.00	$126.75	$848	—
720	720	2	120.00	$120.00	$864	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	9	162.00	$162.00	$719	—
460–461	461	16	155.00–160.00	$159.38	$735	+7.18
520–545	530	3	153.00–155.00	$154.00	$816	+6.81
565–595	580	2	143.00–146.00	$144.46	$838	+5.11
605	605	1	140.00	$140.00	$847	—
650	650	1	138.00	$138.00	$897	+4.24
740	740	1	134.00	$134.00	$992	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1335	1017	80-85%	25	57.00–60.00	$59.37	$604	—
790–1305	1064	80-85%	48	63.00–68.00	$65.50	$697	+7.08
905–1440	1117	80-85%	22	71.00–76.00	$73.22	$818	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–910	851	85-90%	5	38.00–40.00	$39.66	$338	—
925–1140	1033	85-90%	14	55.00–59.00	$56.50	$584	+4.06
875–1165	1051	85-90%	7	45.00–50.00	$47.61	$500	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1320	1250	75-80%	2	78.00–80.00	$79.06	$988	—
1100–1550	1286	75-80%	17	72.00–76.00	$73.79	$949	—
1270–1360	1299	75-80%	6	65.00–69.00	$68.00	$883	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1360	1200	3	72.00–75.00	$73.68	$884	—
1155–1880	1528	7	94.00–99.00	$97.12	$1,484	+8.72
1545–2015	1838	3	104.00–110.00	$106.41	$1,956	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–875	749	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	425.00–610.00	$534.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1295	1243	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–860.00	$821.90
1315 fancy	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015 fancy	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1000–1085	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	670.00–950.00	$806.09
1005–1265	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,025.00	$921.17
1130–1560	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,097.69

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00–675.00	$625.00
800–910	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–650.00	$579.82
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–890	800	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$711.09
990–1055	1023	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,025.79

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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
1280–1320	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,391.06	—

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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.