Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

1,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.50/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 533 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.44/cwt -12.30 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 530 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.43/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 589 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,258 1,408 943
Feeder cattle 800 1,105 535
Slaughter cattle 290 236 190
Replacement cattle 168 67 218

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm with best demand on bred cows with a high of 2100.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 10 175.00 $175.00 $735 +5.24
489 489 9 170.00 $170.00 $831 +1.63
533 533 17 170.50 $170.50 $909 +5.63
570–595 589 16 162.00–167.00 $164.43 $968 +1.94
600 600 10 160.00 $160.00 $960 +2.38
696 696 8 155.50 $155.50 $1,082 —
724 724 9 155.00 $155.00 $1,122 +12.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–441 438 8 166.00–169.00 $166.61 $730 +6.61
450–460 453 5 162.00–164.00 $163.40 $740 +4.95
505–544 534 12 155.00–161.00 $156.34 $835 +1.30
595 595 2 154.00 $154.00 $916 —
600 600 10 153.00 $153.00 $918 —
650–695 673 2 140.00–144.00 $141.93 $955 +1.93
750 750 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 10 146.00 $146.00 $663 +0.52
527–545 530 16 137.00–142.50 $141.44 $750 -3.24
606–645 625 11 128.00–135.00 $132.17 $826 —
700–703 702 5 124.00–126.00 $124.40 $873 -10.60
754 754 10 147.00 $147.00 $1,108 +21.00
800 800 3 112.00–119.00 $116.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 140.00 $140.00 $554 -4.82
412–430 421 9 137.00–140.00 $138.79 $584 -2.89
470–495 486 8 133.00–137.00 $135.02 $656 -4.48
500–540 520 2 130.00–132.00 $131.04 $681 -5.57
555–598 584 6 129.00–130.00 $129.68 $757 -2.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 168.00 $168.00 $630 —
405–425 410 4 160.00–166.00 $162.54 $666 +0.54
450–495 482 5 150.00–158.00 $152.30 $734 -7.08
520 520 2 150.00 $150.00 $780 -4.00
555 555 1 144.00 $144.00 $799 -0.46
610 610 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $830 -4.00
660–690 675 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $908 -3.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1370 1106 80-85% 29 55.00–59.00 $56.89 $629 -16.33
810–1480 1138 80-85% 62 62.00–67.00 $64.56 $735 -8.66
1030–1275 1173 80-85% 12 69.00–72.00 $69.92 $820 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1625 1367 75-80% 27 60.00–65.00 $64.08 $876 —
1175–1600 1409 75-80% 56 67.00–71.00 $68.40 $964 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–945 884 85-90% 15 38.00–42.00 $39.94 $353 +0.28
930–1240 994 85-90% 18 50.00–55.00 $51.87 $516 —
840–1160 1001 85-90% 8 44.00–47.00 $45.32 $454 -11.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,136 -22.12
1510–1710 1566 4 95.00–99.00 $97.17 $1,522 —
1835 1835 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,890 -3.41

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–975 896 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 675.00–850.00 $723.90
1435 fancy 1435 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,205.00 $1,205.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–840 755 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 325.00–580.00 $487.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1065 1014 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 700.00–975.00 $827.79
990–1330 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 900.00–1,200.00 $1,039.37
1120–1350 1209 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 900.00–1,200.00 $1,054.24
1095–1440 1252 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,243.79
1250–1460 fancy 1292 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,625.85
1250–1750 fancy 1376 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,858.68
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–810 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 375.00–625.00 $507.35
835–955 884 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 685.00–825.00 $738.52
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
895–945 920 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 855.00–875.00 $865.27

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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
975–1025 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,124.38 —
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.