Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

1,693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.64/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 466 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.06/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 536 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.32/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 574 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,693	1,258	812
Feeder cattle	1,300	800	415
Slaughter cattle	247	290	135
Replacement cattle	146	168	262

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on 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
448	448	16	176.00	$176.00	$788	+1.00
450	450	1	172.00	$172.00	$774	—
515 value added	515	1	178.00	$178.00	$917	—
513–540	537	42	165.00–170.50	$169.87	$912	-0.63
570–571	571	14	163.00–164.50	$164.29	$938	-0.14
600–638	630	5	157.00–159.00	$157.38	$991	-2.62
636 value added	636	5	166.00	$166.00	$1,056	—
660 value added	660	12	160.50	$160.50	$1,059	—
670	670	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,025	-2.50
702–709 value added	704	15	155.00–157.00	$155.67	$1,096	—
711–735	718	13	140.00–163.00	$153.06	$1,099	-1.94
789 value added	789	12	152.00	$152.00	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	410	3	168.00–170.00	$169.35	$694	+2.74
470–498	489	3	160.00–164.00	$161.28	$789	—
525–536	530	11	155.00–160.00	$158.82	$842	+2.48
560	560	7	150.00–156.00	$155.14	$869	+1.14
605–647	637	27	145.00–149.00	$148.43	$945	—
660–662	662	6	135.00–140.00	$139.17	$921	-2.76
769	769	19	130.00	$130.00	$1,000	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–495	466	44	142.00–146.50	$145.64	$679	-0.36
504–549	531	15	141.00–142.00	$141.62	$752	+0.18
571–575	574	34	140.00–141.00	$140.32	$805	—
600–631	618	19	135.00–140.00	$137.02	$847	+4.85
650–697 value added	688	24	140.00–146.00	$141.60	$974	—
678–694	689	7	130.00–132.00	$130.56	$900	—
736 value added	736	13	139.00	$139.00	$1,023	—
784	784	3	123.00	$123.00	$964	-24.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	148.00	$148.00	$496	—
360–395	382	9	140.00–146.00	$142.14	$543	+2.14
400–425	417	3	138.00–139.00	$138.32	$577	-0.47
460–495	478	5	135.00–138.00	$136.59	$653	+1.57
505–545	529	7	131.00–135.00	$133.74	$707	+2.70
575–591	588	11	128.00–130.00	$129.09	$759	-0.59
600–615	606	4	122.00–128.00	$124.99	$757	—
670	670	2	120.00	$120.00	$804	—
720–730	725	2	110.00–114.00	$112.01	$812	—
760	760	2	110.00	$110.00	$836	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	155.00	$155.00	$620	-7.54
450–474	468	4	148.00–150.00	$148.48	$695	-3.82
520–540	530	2	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$755	-7.55
589–590	589	6	136.00–138.00	$137.67	$811	-6.33
600–645	614	4	133.00–137.00	$134.50	$826	-1.50
650–680	665	2	125.00–130.00	$127.44	$847	-7.07
740	740	1	124.00	$124.00	$918	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1475	1164	80-85%	34	60.00–63.00	$61.51	$716	-8.41
1010–1430	1180	80-85%	22	65.00–68.00	$66.26	$782	-3.66
1005–1435	1186	80-85%	36	54.00–58.00	$56.16	$666	-13.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1320	1145	75-80%	5	68.00–71.00	$69.76	$799	—
975–1470	1284	75-80%	18	62.00–66.00	$63.63	$817	—
1145–1700	1423	75-80%	21	55.00–60.00	$58.06	$826	-10.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1165	1069	85-90%	10	37.00–42.00	$39.78	$425	—
985–1195	1071	85-90%	7	52.00–57.00	$55.05	$590	—
870–1130	1072	85-90%	14	45.00–50.00	$48.51	$520	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490	1490	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,490	—
1510–1545	1527	3	80.00–85.00	$82.02	$1,252	+7.02
1045–2025	1584	10	90.00–95.00	$91.75	$1,453	-5.42

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1200	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	695.00–995.00	$810.84

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–770	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	550.00–680.00	$610.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010 fancy	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1035–1125 fancy	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,447.92
905–1225	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	700.00–900.00	$849.93
1040–1310	1119	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	875.00–1,700.00	$1,070.70
1065–1265 fancy	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,979.16
1090–1280	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	785.00–950.00	$891.92
1000–1430	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,146.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–970	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–700.00	$606.59
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	630.00	$630.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1010 fancy	1010	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
1035–1415	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,150.00	$990.57	—
1045–1465	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,800.00	$1,351.12	—
1370–1530 fancy	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,005.52	—
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550–885	718	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	300.00–600.00	$485.02	—

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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.