Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.65/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 524 lb · 47 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.60/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 625 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.68/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 509 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	980	1,346	1,201
Feeder cattle	784	1,180	974
Slaughter cattle	128	100	124
Replacement cattle	68	66	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	337	3	214.00–216.00	$215.38	$726	+15.38
350–384	373	25	206.00–212.00	$208.96	$779	+16.96
415–425	423	9	198.00–201.00	$200.11	$846	+9.57
450	450	15	192.00	$192.00	$864	+10.00
507–543	524	47	185.00–189.50	$188.65	$989	+10.71
556	556	18	184.00	$184.00	$1,023	+10.68
600–647	625	36	171.50–175.00	$172.60	$1,079	+5.85
709	709	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	210.00	$210.00	$620	—
325–345	333	4	197.00–204.00	$200.28	$667	+10.28
350–390	377	3	188.00–192.00	$189.24	$713	+7.29
430–445	438	4	180.00–183.00	$181.02	$793	+3.23
455–465	460	3	172.00–180.00	$176.01	$810	+3.70
530	530	2	170.00	$170.00	$901	+0.79
550–570	560	2	168.00–170.00	$168.98	$946	—
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	+4.04
705–725	715	2	146.00–147.00	$146.51	$1,048	+8.17
770	770	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,063	+2.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	333	5	187.00–190.00	$189.03	$629	+9.03
365–385	371	10	182.00–187.00	$184.15	$683	+9.13
405–418	413	8	171.00–180.00	$173.83	$718	+8.47
457	457	6	166.00	$166.00	$759	+4.85
500–520	509	25	160.00–162.00	$160.68	$818	+6.95
550–590	575	16	158.50–160.00	$159.04	$914	+10.03
665–666	666	7	142.00–148.00	$147.14	$980	+6.81
760–790	786	8	132.00–138.00	$132.72	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	261	5	180.00–188.00	$183.33	$478	—
305–335	317	3	175.00–179.00	$177.06	$561	+9.71
365–390	371	4	170.00–175.00	$171.31	$636	+12.03
400–445	425	25	160.00–166.00	$164.13	$698	+11.67
460–495	485	5	157.00–160.00	$158.38	$768	+9.10
510–530	518	3	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$790	+6.10
560–590	580	5	145.00–150.00	$146.37	$849	+5.38
600–605	601	5	140.00–145.00	$142.40	$856	—
684–685	684	3	132.00–134.00	$133.33	$912	+3.33
775–790	785	6	120.00–127.00	$124.70	$979	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	4	200.00	$200.00	$540	—
320–335	329	4	185.00–192.00	$189.21	$623	+12.55
350–380	370	3	180.00–182.00	$180.63	$668	+8.85
400–435	422	5	175.00–180.00	$177.63	$750	+10.68
450–485	468	6	170.00–175.00	$172.60	$808	+11.91
500–535	520	4	158.00–164.00	$161.02	$837	+6.71
550–595	575	7	146.00–153.00	$149.41	$859	-0.25
680–695	688	2	135.00–142.00	$138.54	$953	—
740–745	743	2	129.00–132.00	$130.51	$970	+3.04
750–760	757	3	117.00–122.00	$118.65	$898	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	208.00–210.00	$209.33	$576	—
310–345	319	8	200.00–208.00	$202.90	$647	—
360–395	370	11	190.00–200.00	$194.80	$721	+13.83
405–440	422	7	185.00–190.00	$186.93	$789	+9.93
500–545	528	4	167.00–171.00	$169.05	$893	—
550–565	558	2	160.00–162.00	$160.99	$898	—
600–645	614	4	149.00–154.00	$150.80	$926	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1415	1082	80-85%	27	66.00–71.00	$68.70	$743	—
885–1385	1090	80-85%	15	59.00–63.00	$60.75	$662	—
990–1325	1107	80-85%	7	74.00–78.00	$74.99	$830	+9.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1315	1262	75-80%	3	64.00–65.00	$64.35	$812	—
1030–1540	1364	75-80%	12	68.00–72.00	$70.23	$958	—
1270–1530	1400	75-80%	3	77.00–80.00	$78.60	$1,100	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1040	870	85-90%	5	54.00–58.00	$56.37	$490	—
820–1055	943	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$42.20	$398	—
695–1250	973	85-90%	2	50.00	$50.00	$486	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1860	1401	4	80.00–86.00	$83.16	$1,165	+0.89
1225–1840	1600	13	89.00–95.00	$91.62	$1,466	—
1725–2055	1834	5	99.00–104.00	$100.73	$1,847	-1.50

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	755.00–995.00	$839.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	385.00–510.00	$454.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,158.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,130.83

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	300.00–500.00	$400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00–1,400.00	$1,383.33	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,175.00	$1,050.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,193.75	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.