Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.93/cwt ≈ $1,012/hd at 621 lb · 48 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.87/cwt ≈ $1,184/hd at 637 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.83/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 528 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	875	335	831
Feeder cattle	733	265	487
Slaughter cattle	55	51	219
Replacement cattle	87	19	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 8.00 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
305–326	322	17	217.00–225.00	$220.19	$709	+0.92
452–493	467	14	200.00–206.00	$203.74	$951	—
511–541	526	15	189.00–194.00	$191.35	$1,007	—
550–562	557	5	180.00–189.00	$183.55	$1,022	—
565–567 value added	566	18	192.00–193.00	$192.28	$1,088	—
601–649 value added	637	33	184.00–188.50	$185.87	$1,184	—
684 value added	684	8	181.50	$181.50	$1,241	—
699	699	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,223	—
706–736	725	14	172.00–174.00	$173.30	$1,256	—
790	790	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	196.00–198.00	$196.98	$640	-6.93
358–395	364	6	190.00–192.00	$191.64	$698	-5.30
400	400	2	185.00	$185.00	$740	—
472–495	476	6	177.00–180.00	$177.52	$845	-7.48
560	560	2	170.00	$170.00	$952	-6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	195.00	$195.00	$478	+6.59
265	265	1	190.00	$190.00	$504	—
335–345	342	7	180.00–185.00	$181.00	$619	+1.00
355–395	375	4	177.00–180.00	$178.42	$669	+2.22
409–412 value added	411	9	184.00–185.00	$184.78	$759	—
405–445	433	9	175.00–177.00	$175.65	$761	—
460–490	470	12	171.00–175.00	$171.78	$807	+1.39
527–528	528	24	170.00–171.00	$170.83	$902	+2.42
557–570	559	6	165.00–168.00	$167.49	$936	—
615–642	621	48	162.50–164.50	$162.93	$1,012	—
658–682	670	12	161.50–162.50	$162.01	$1,085	+21.01
704	704	8	159.50	$159.50	$1,123	+20.53

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	185.00–187.00	$186.02	$409	+4.98
275–295	282	3	178.00–180.00	$179.30	$506	+1.81
325–326	326	6	172.00–176.00	$174.67	$569	+3.86
395	395	2	170.00	$170.00	$672	+5.31
440–447	446	8	166.00–169.00	$166.50	$743	+4.52
465–495	480	3	159.00–165.00	$161.39	$775	+4.90
525–545	535	6	150.00–158.00	$153.06	$819	—
580–585	583	4	147.00–150.00	$148.51	$866	—
650–690	670	2	140.00–144.00	$142.06	$952	+8.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	3	190.00–195.00	$192.46	$610	+6.96
350–365	358	2	185.00–190.00	$187.55	$671	+15.07
405–425	415	2	175.00–180.00	$177.56	$737	—
460–495	478	2	167.00–170.00	$168.55	$806	—
510	510	2	160.00	$160.00	$816	±0.00
550–590	563	3	158.00–160.00	$159.00	$895	+2.98
600–610	605	2	150.00–156.00	$152.98	$926	—
665–675	670	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	2	210.00–212.00	$211.06	$450	—
285	285	1	208.00	$208.00	$593	—
390–395	393	2	200.00–206.00	$202.98	$798	-1.02
467	467	10	193.00	$193.00	$901	+11.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1270	1002	80-85%	5	73.00–76.00	$74.13	$743	+2.00
1025–1055	1040	80-85%	2	93.00–96.00	$94.48	$983	+8.70
945–1165	1062	80-85%	9	83.00–88.00	$85.68	$910	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1410	1303	75-80%	3	91.00–95.00	$93.38	$1,217	—
1120–1595	1358	75-80%	4	98.00–100.00	$99.17	$1,347	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1020	957	85-90%	3	50.00–53.00	$51.07	$489	—
890–1165	1038	85-90%	3	70.00–74.00	$71.14	$738	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1550	1305	4	91.00–95.00	$93.41	$1,219	—
1705–1930	1818	2	102.00–107.00	$104.65	$1,903	—

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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	8	400.00–650.00	$478.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,055.00	$958.33

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00–1,125.00	$1,006.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,160.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–950.00	$883.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	525.00–775.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
—	—	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	850.00–1,025.00	$935.00

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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	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,275.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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	825.00–850.00	$837.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.