Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 271 668 755
Feeder cattle 202 468 699
Slaughter cattle 37 86 42
Replacement cattle 32 114 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with high of 95.00. Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 5.00 -10.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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
360–390 375 2 204.00–210.00 $206.88 $776 +12.51
400–425 420 6 198.00–202.00 $199.98 $840 —
450–470 460 5 190.00–195.00 $191.39 $880 —
600 600 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 +2.00
720–743 737 4 150.00–153.00 $150.73 $1,111 +0.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 200.00–202.00 $201.00 $573 —
375–385 378 3 188.00–190.00 $189.32 $716 +8.29
475 475 2 180.00 $180.00 $855 —
515–520 518 2 172.00–178.00 $174.99 $906 —
565–590 573 3 160.00–165.00 $161.72 $927 -7.28
600 600 1 156.00 $156.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 185.00 $185.00 $472 —
315–325 322 3 180.00–182.00 $180.65 $582 —
355–370 363 3 177.50–180.00 $178.51 $648 +10.31
400–410 405 3 174.00–177.00 $175.34 $710 +9.57
460–475 468 5 165.00–169.00 $167.79 $785 +5.72
500–540 513 3 160.00–163.00 $161.62 $829 +4.44
550–580 563 3 156.00–160.00 $157.98 $889 +5.48
625 625 2 155.00 $155.00 $969 +6.97
670–695 688 6 149.00–154.00 $151.84 $1,045 +8.33
705 705 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,043 —
770 770 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 242 3 182.00–185.00 $183.99 $445 —
290 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 +11.73
320–345 330 5 170.00–175.00 $172.48 $569 +10.71
395 395 2 167.00 $167.00 $660 +7.00
475–490 483 2 156.00–158.00 $157.02 $758 +5.05
540–545 543 2 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $833 +6.51
635 635 1 144.00 $144.00 $914 —
730 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 —
792 792 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 190.00–197.00 $193.37 $512 +11.04
350–395 373 2 180.00–184.00 $181.88 $678 +7.07
420–445 433 2 176.00–180.00 $177.94 $770 +9.71
490–495 493 2 172.00–175.00 $173.49 $855 +11.46
520 520 1 160.00 $160.00 $832 ±0.00
575–595 585 2 158.00–160.00 $158.98 $930 +8.18
600–630 613 4 150.00–156.00 $152.56 $935 +5.05
695 695 1 143.00 $143.00 $994 -0.50
790–795 791 4 134.00–139.00 $135.26 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 338 4 202.00–208.00 $203.40 $687 —
370 370 3 202.00 $202.00 $747 +15.17
405–425 413 5 190.00–198.00 $193.77 $800 +14.43
450–455 453 2 187.00–190.00 $188.49 $854 +16.84
510–515 513 2 178.00–184.00 $181.01 $929 +13.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1210 1057 80-85% 7 65.00–70.00 $67.64 $715 +3.49
875–1395 1086 80-85% 10 74.00–78.00 $76.53 $831 +12.38
945–1305 1151 80-85% 4 81.00–85.00 $82.85 $954 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–860 858 85-90% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.50 $425 —
970–1055 1034 85-90% 4 55.00–60.00 $58.83 $608 +3.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1360 1275 2 94.00–95.00 $94.47 $1,204 —
1360 1360 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,156 —
1695 1695 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,763 —

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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 10 740.00–1,050.00 $880.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 570.00–825.00 $666.43

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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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/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.