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Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.20/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 379 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.39/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 271 821
Feeder cattle 265 202 692
Slaughter cattle 51 37 91
Replacement cattle 19 32 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher with high of 119.00 and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 with high of 94.00. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 222 3 216.00–218.00 $216.71 $481 —
290 290 1 212.00 $212.00 $615 +11.00
330–345 338 2 200.00–208.00 $203.91 $689 —
350–395 386 8 190.00–198.00 $196.94 $760 +7.62
440 440 3 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
482 482 4 185.00 $185.00 $892 +5.00
550 550 3 176.00 $176.00 $968 +14.28
625 625 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 +4.00
705–730 718 2 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 4 182.00–185.00 $183.55 $505 —
300 300 1 177.00 $177.00 $531 —
350–385 361 4 168.00–176.00 $173.74 $627 —
485–490 488 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $808 —
550–595 573 2 155.00–160.00 $157.60 $903 —
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 309 8 219.00–220.00 $219.27 $678 —
382 382 3 218.00 $218.00 $833 +11.12
420 420 2 204.00–210.00 $207.00 $869 +7.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 187.00–190.00 $188.41 $411 —
320 320 3 180.00 $180.00 $576 -0.65
355–390 379 14 175.00–178.00 $176.20 $668 -2.31
468–482 474 10 168.00–172.00 $170.39 $808 +2.60
500–510 508 5 166.00–169.00 $168.41 $856 +6.79
685 685 1 141.00 $141.00 $966 -10.84
700–740 720 2 138.00–140.00 $138.97 $1,001 -9.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 180.00–182.00 $181.04 $407 -2.95
280–290 285 2 177.00–178.00 $177.49 $506 -2.51
325–330 327 5 170.00–172.00 $170.81 $559 -1.67
355–375 362 3 164.00–166.00 $164.69 $596 -2.31
420–430 425 2 160.00–164.00 $161.98 $688 —
475–480 478 2 155.00–158.00 $156.49 $748 -0.53
690 690 1 134.00 $134.00 $925 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 170.00 $170.00 $366 —
275–295 282 3 160.00–162.00 $160.70 $453 —
315–345 327 5 155.00–160.00 $157.30 $514 —
365–380 373 2 148.00–154.00 $150.94 $563 —
400–420 410 2 140.00–144.00 $141.95 $582 —
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 196.00–200.00 $197.98 $531 +4.61
300–305 303 2 185.00–186.00 $185.50 $562 —
350–355 353 2 170.00–175.00 $172.48 $609 -9.40
530 530 2 160.00 $160.00 $848 ±0.00
570–580 575 2 154.00–158.00 $156.02 $897 -2.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 208.00–212.00 $210.03 $693 +6.63
375 375 2 200.00–208.00 $204.00 $765 +2.00
435 435 1 198.00 $198.00 $861 +4.23
455–460 457 3 180.00–185.00 $181.68 $830 -6.81

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1120 965 80-85% 8 77.00–82.00 $79.49 $767 —
800–1225 1018 80-85% 8 70.00–75.00 $72.13 $734 —
860–1360 1041 80-85% 11 84.00–89.00 $85.78 $893 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–785 780 85-90% 3 44.00–45.00 $44.67 $348 —
825–970 898 85-90% 2 50.00–54.00 $51.84 $466 —
855–1000 928 85-90% 2 60.00–69.00 $64.15 $595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1320 1278 75-80% 2 84.00–87.00 $85.45 $1,092 —
1465 1465 75-80% 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,099 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1580 1343 5 90.00–95.00 $92.87 $1,247 —
1210–1670 1440 2 100.00–102.00 $100.84 $1,452 —

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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 6 675.00–970.00 $825.83
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 300.00–525.00 $440.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.