Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.07/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 607 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.00/cwt ≈ $1,045/hd at 622 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 578 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	668	992	454
Feeder cattle	468	821	394
Slaughter cattle	86	112	52
Replacement cattle	114	59	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with good to moderate 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
350–358	356	5	193.00–200.00	$194.37	$692	-16.61
503	503	5	188.00	$188.00	$946	-10.00
570–578	574	12	177.00–181.00	$180.00	$1,033	-15.00
622	622	14	168.00	$168.00	$1,045	—
705	705	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	190.00–191.00	$190.33	$643	-9.67
375–395	382	3	180.00–183.00	$181.03	$692	-17.69
415–440	428	4	174.00–180.00	$176.80	$757	—
598	598	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,011	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	222	3	180.00–185.00	$181.54	$403	—
350–385	371	4	167.00–171.00	$168.20	$624	-6.80
400–415	411	4	164.00–167.00	$165.77	$681	-8.23
450–490	470	8	159.00–164.00	$162.07	$762	-5.52
510–545	523	6	156.00–159.00	$157.18	$822	-8.57
523 value added	523	6	168.00	$168.00	$879	-4.46
560–592	578	13	150.00–155.00	$152.50	$881	-3.50
602–608 value added	605	24	156.50–157.50	$157.08	$950	—
605–645	620	3	145.00–150.00	$148.03	$918	-6.73
665–685	671	4	140.00–145.00	$143.51	$963	-6.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	263	3	167.00–170.00	$168.27	$443	-5.47
305–334	324	8	160.00–166.00	$161.77	$524	-8.52
385	385	5	160.00	$160.00	$616	-9.03
440–445	443	3	154.00–157.00	$155.34	$688	-11.25
465–480	473	2	150.00–154.00	$151.97	$719	-9.63
520–545	530	3	145.00–150.00	$146.98	$779	-7.71
570–580	575	3	140.00–145.00	$143.00	$822	-7.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	253	6	181.00–185.00	$182.33	$461	—
300–305	303	7	175.00–180.00	$177.88	$539	-13.47
350–385	378	5	174.00–175.00	$174.81	$661	-7.86
425–435	430	4	165.00–170.00	$168.23	$723	-9.75
475–485	479	5	160.00–165.00	$162.03	$776	-7.10
540	540	3	160.00	$160.00	$864	±0.00
550–580	575	6	150.00–155.00	$150.80	$867	+0.29
600–605	603	2	145.00–150.00	$147.51	$889	+3.31
695	695	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$997	+6.99
705	705	2	133.00–140.00	$136.50	$962	+3.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	190.00–192.00	$190.98	$516	—
365–385	378	5	184.00–189.00	$186.83	$706	-13.17
425–445	432	3	179.00–180.00	$179.34	$775	—
460–465	463	3	170.00–175.00	$171.65	$795	-7.03
510–525	521	4	167.00–169.00	$167.49	$873	-2.76
580	580	2	160.00	$160.00	$928	-1.98
600–615	608	2	154.00–157.00	$155.48	$945	—
650	650	3	150.00–153.00	$151.00	$982	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1320	1051	80-85%	6	63.00–65.00	$64.15	$674	—
950–1350	1106	80-85%	14	70.00–75.00	$71.96	$796	+6.27
1055–1405	1235	80-85%	7	80.00–86.00	$81.95	$1,012	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1105	988	85-90%	9	59.00–62.00	$60.06	$593	—
910–1165	1002	85-90%	5	54.00–56.00	$55.01	$551	-4.33
1055–1110	1065	85-90%	6	45.00–50.00	$49.17	$524	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1235	1222	75-80%	3	86.00–89.00	$87.99	$1,075	—
1220–1540	1400	75-80%	3	79.00–82.50	$80.49	$1,127	—
1270–1755	1579	75-80%	5	65.00–70.00	$68.85	$1,087	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1665	1545	2	84.00–89.00	$86.31	$1,333	—
1580–2170	1765	10	95.00–100.00	$97.76	$1,725	—

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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	13	380.00–500.00	$440.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	620.00–860.00	$740.00

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	500.00–710.00	$590.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	600.00–835.00	$746.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–925.00	$855.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,090.00	$955.00

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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	5	900.00–1,175.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,139.29	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,025.00	$941.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.