Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.24/cwt +6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 573 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.99/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 619 lb · 58 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.92/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 671 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,122 1,693 1,119
Feeder cattle 920 1,300 904
Slaughter cattle 163 247 188
Replacement cattle 39 146 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher, and feeder heifer sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–482 482 15 186.00–187.00 $186.93 $901 +14.93
505–545 528 13 175.00–180.00 $178.62 $943 +8.75
555–596 573 85 167.50–173.50 $171.24 $981 +6.95
643 643 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,067 +8.62
652–699 671 40 163.50–164.50 $163.92 $1,100 +10.92
724 724 17 158.00 $158.00 $1,144 +4.94
781 781 5 154.50 $154.50 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 3 176.00–181.00 $178.33 $772 +8.98
450–495 475 23 172.50–174.00 $173.89 $826 +12.61
500–520 512 6 160.00–165.00 $163.17 $835 +4.35
565–590 573 3 155.00–160.00 $157.63 $903 +2.49
600–640 619 4 149.00–152.00 $150.51 $932 +2.08
650–659 655 13 148.00–149.00 $148.54 $973 +9.37
768–777 771 13 143.00–146.00 $144.16 $1,111 +14.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 3 153.00 $153.00 $664 —
477 477 5 152.00 $152.00 $725 +6.36
511–540 523 24 145.00–152.50 $151.21 $791 +9.59
573 value added 573 21 150.00 $150.00 $860 —
607–628 value added 613 43 146.50–148.50 $147.93 $907 —
600–643 637 15 135.00–140.00 $136.57 $870 -0.45
676 value added 676 12 140.00 $140.00 $946 -1.60
755–799 794 9 123.50–126.00 $123.76 $983 +0.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 145.00–150.00 $147.52 $528 +5.38
405–425 418 6 141.00–145.00 $143.85 $601 +5.53
480 480 2 140.00 $140.00 $672 +3.41
510–540 516 30 135.00–140.00 $138.70 $716 +4.96
590 590 12 130.00–135.00 $134.58 $794 +5.49
610–645 628 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $813 +4.52
705–720 713 2 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $881 +11.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 367 3 170.00–176.00 $173.21 $636 —
420–430 425 2 164.00–169.00 $166.47 $707 +11.47
477–495 485 6 155.00–160.00 $158.48 $769 +10.00
510–545 531 5 148.00–155.00 $151.14 $803 +8.69
560–590 583 10 140.00–148.00 $142.14 $829 +4.47
610–640 630 3 138.00–139.00 $138.68 $874 +4.18
655–685 670 4 134.00–136.00 $134.98 $904 +7.54
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 170.00 $170.00 $391 —
250–280 266 4 160.00–166.00 $163.84 $436 —
310 310 1 158.00 $158.00 $490 —
370–375 373 3 140.00–145.00 $142.33 $531 —
435–440 438 2 130.00–136.00 $132.98 $582 —
575 575 1 124.00 $124.00 $713 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1445 1158 80-85% 27 55.00–60.00 $58.56 $678 -2.95
1045–1510 1159 80-85% 25 63.00–67.00 $64.89 $752 +3.38
1045–1425 1179 80-85% 17 70.00–74.00 $72.34 $853 +6.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1275 983 85-90% 9 35.00–40.00 $36.30 $357 —
970–1140 1014 85-90% 12 53.00–57.00 $54.26 $550 —
895–1260 1045 85-90% 12 45.00–50.00 $47.61 $498 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1365 1275 75-80% 5 72.00–73.00 $72.61 $926 +8.98
1035–1450 1319 75-80% 13 68.00–70.00 $69.32 $914 —
1280–1530 1468 75-80% 4 62.00–65.00 $64.35 $945 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1745 1513 4 97.00–100.00 $98.66 $1,493 +16.64
1260–1845 1553 2 77.00–78.00 $77.41 $1,202 -14.34

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 510.00–705.00 $606.15
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 300.00–395.00 $348.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 400.00–600.00 $500.00

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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
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.