Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.99/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 390 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	370	875	656
Feeder cattle	277	733	462
Slaughter cattle	59	55	147
Replacement cattle	34	87	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high 0f 100.00. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	236.00–240.00	$237.91	$535	—
250–270	257	3	230.00–234.00	$232.60	$598	—
310–320	316	7	222.00–230.00	$225.11	$711	+4.92
365–373	371	5	210.00–220.00	$211.97	$786	—
400–445	415	4	206.00–210.00	$208.43	$865	—
493	493	4	200.00	$200.00	$986	-3.74
503–525	507	5	195.00–200.00	$196.03	$994	+4.68
570	570	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,054	+1.45
616	616	5	183.00	$183.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	322	3	210.00–214.00	$211.31	$680	+14.33
375	375	2	200.00	$200.00	$750	+8.36
400–445	423	2	190.00–193.00	$191.58	$810	+6.58
470	470	3	190.00	$190.00	$893	+12.48
500–520	510	2	175.00–180.00	$177.45	$905	—
550–570	560	2	170.00–175.00	$172.54	$966	+2.54
600	600	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,008	—

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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	3	200.00–208.00	$202.67	$497	+7.67
250–295	276	4	194.00–200.00	$197.28	$544	+7.28
337–345	338	6	190.00–191.00	$190.83	$645	+9.83
380–395	390	10	182.00–188.00	$184.99	$721	+6.57
410–435	419	5	177.00–182.00	$180.01	$754	+4.36
450	450	1	175.00	$175.00	$788	+3.22
531	531	8	168.00	$168.00	$892	-2.83
555–560	558	2	161.00–164.00	$162.49	$907	-5.00
600–620	610	2	159.00–161.00	$159.98	$976	-2.95
681	681	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,022	-12.01
705–718	716	8	144.00–148.00	$147.51	$1,056	-11.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	187.00–195.00	$191.04	$436	+5.02
250–295	273	2	180.00–185.00	$182.71	$499	+3.41
315	315	2	175.00–179.00	$177.00	$558	+2.33
390–395	392	3	170.00–174.00	$171.34	$672	+1.34
400–445	423	5	165.00–170.00	$167.09	$707	+0.59
490–495	493	2	162.00–165.00	$163.49	$806	+2.10
505	505	4	155.00	$155.00	$783	+1.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	282	3	200.00–208.00	$202.60	$571	-5.40
300–335	317	3	195.00–200.00	$197.43	$626	—
445	445	1	190.00	$190.00	$846	—
485	485	4	180.00–185.00	$181.25	$879	-11.75
535	535	4	170.00–175.00	$171.25	$916	—
650–668	664	5	154.00–155.00	$154.20	$1,024	—
740	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	180.00	$180.00	$639	-7.55
425	425	1	174.00	$174.00	$740	-3.56
450–490	477	3	165.00–170.00	$168.43	$803	-0.12
570–575	574	4	155.00–160.00	$158.76	$911	-0.24
630–635	633	2	145.00–150.00	$147.51	$934	-5.47
655	655	1	144.00	$144.00	$943	-5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1385	1058	80-85%	14	77.00–82.00	$78.97	$836	-6.71
1005–1425	1244	80-85%	8	86.00–91.00	$88.37	$1,099	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1520	1340	75-80%	12	84.00–90.00	$87.44	$1,172	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–920	835	85-90%	3	60.00–65.00	$61.63	$515	—
885–1125	1023	85-90%	5	70.00–75.00	$71.83	$735	+0.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695–1830	1785	3	100.00–105.00	$103.42	$1,846	—

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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	6	400.00–610.00	$475.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–880.00	$786.67

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–1,125.00	$1,030.00

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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	4	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,193.75	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.