Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

1,297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.57/cwt -5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 685 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.54/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 580 lb · 18 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.51/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 788 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,297	1,308	761
Feeder cattle	957	891	575
Slaughter cattle	209	231	150
Replacement cattle	131	186	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high 107.00 and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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
380–395	391	4	185.00–190.00	$188.79	$738	-3.67
475	475	1	182.00	$182.00	$864	+2.35
520–531	530	8	170.00–177.00	$176.14	$934	+0.99
565–596	576	9	160.00–166.00	$164.19	$946	—
683–699	685	23	155.50–156.00	$155.57	$1,066	-2.87
721	721	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,082	—
765–789	788	18	140.00–149.00	$148.51	$1,170	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	185.00–190.00	$187.54	$544	-6.99
325–340	333	2	180.00–185.00	$182.56	$608	-7.44
365–375	368	5	174.00–180.00	$177.98	$655	-5.06
415–435	425	2	167.00–174.00	$170.42	$724	-3.31
530	530	2	160.00	$160.00	$848	+1.86
555–585	570	2	150.00–155.00	$152.57	$870	-2.43
615–635	630	6	145.00–149.00	$146.65	$924	-3.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	170.00	$170.00	$570	-1.32
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	-7.67
460–480	467	3	150.00–157.00	$152.40	$712	+4.08
510–545	538	5	140.00–147.00	$145.20	$781	+3.80
550–585	567	3	130.00–139.00	$135.36	$767	-0.62
645	645	2	130.00	$130.00	$838	—
660–670	665	2	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$814	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–349	342	10	168.00–170.00	$168.57	$577	+3.57
355–395	378	8	162.00–166.00	$164.07	$620	+2.44
400–445	428	11	155.00–161.00	$157.56	$674	-1.00
466–485	472	15	150.00–156.00	$154.71	$730	+3.66
520–521	520	10	145.00–150.00	$146.70	$763	-2.80
560–588	580	18	140.00–144.50	$142.54	$827	+0.23
613–633	628	9	137.00–140.00	$137.44	$863	+1.59
660–685	673	2	135.00–136.00	$135.49	$912	+0.81
705	705	2	130.00	$130.00	$916	+3.01
750	750	3	125.00–128.00	$126.67	$950	+1.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	158.00–160.00	$159.33	$534	+3.85
355–390	372	5	150.00–155.00	$151.83	$565	+0.51
400–435	422	3	145.00–148.00	$146.35	$618	-0.67
470–495	480	5	139.00–142.00	$140.41	$674	-1.00
535–545	540	3	135.00–140.00	$137.32	$742	+1.30
575	575	3	135.00	$135.00	$776	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	170.00	$170.00	$586	—
405–440	419	4	160.00–166.00	$162.84	$682	+1.16
480–490	483	6	154.00–160.00	$155.68	$752	+3.05
500–535	519	4	147.00–151.00	$149.47	$776	—
550	550	2	147.00	$147.00	$808	+7.00
600	600	5	143.00	$143.00	$858	+4.50
670	670	1	138.00	$138.00	$925	+4.80
712–720	714	4	130.00–133.00	$132.24	$944	+5.77
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	+2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	3	169.00–170.00	$169.68	$480	—
305–335	320	4	158.00–162.00	$159.91	$512	—
440–445	442	3	150.00–155.00	$151.68	$670	—
450–460	453	4	146.00–150.00	$148.98	$675	—
505–530	520	5	138.00–140.00	$139.02	$723	—
555–560	559	4	130.00–137.00	$131.74	$736	—
605–645	625	2	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$796	—
785–790	788	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	4	180.00–187.00	$182.37	$511	—
315–345	330	4	178.00–180.00	$179.05	$591	—
365–395	383	4	172.00–175.00	$172.97	$662	—
435	435	2	170.00	$170.00	$740	—
465–480	473	2	168.00–170.00	$169.02	$799	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1475	1046	80-85%	37	59.00–64.00	$62.22	$651	-4.58
970–1330	1148	80-85%	32	67.00–73.00	$69.59	$799	-5.73
1085–1255	1176	80-85%	6	76.00–80.00	$78.08	$918	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1275	1240	75-80%	4	78.00–81.00	$79.24	$983	—
1065–1485	1329	75-80%	19	72.00–76.00	$74.01	$984	—
1090–1390	1342	75-80%	10	66.00–70.00	$68.96	$925	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–930	914	85-90%	5	40.00	$40.00	$366	+0.76
830–1235	967	85-90%	8	45.00–50.00	$48.43	$468	-2.94
830–1130	994	85-90%	9	53.00–57.00	$54.22	$539	+8.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1930	1388	5	85.00–89.00	$85.78	$1,191	-1.08
1360–1830	1550	6	92.00–95.00	$94.06	$1,458	—
2010	2010	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,970	-8.29

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	410.00–625.00	$513.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	675.00–875.00	$793.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	925.00–1,250.00	$1,132.14
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,487.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,000.00	$928.13
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	675.00–900.00	$787.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00–450.00	$425.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	550.00–700.00	$612.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–950.00	$887.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–975.00	$850.00

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,375.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,000.00	$950.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,300.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–1,675.00	$1,608.33	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,675.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.