Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.59/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 634 lb · 43 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $178.04/cwt ≈ $1,234/hd at 693 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.47/cwt +23.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 558 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 903 717 420
Feeder cattle 628 464 280
Slaughter cattle 179 165 103
Replacement cattle 96 88 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 284 10 250.00–255.00 $250.52 $711 -6.38
325–345 332 3 247.00–250.00 $248.96 $827 +0.73
355–385 370 4 240.00–245.00 $242.60 $898 +8.46
478–480 478 5 218.00–224.00 $219.20 $1,048 +3.62
505–530 518 2 210.00–215.00 $212.56 $1,101 —
571 571 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,188 —
682–695 693 22 177.50–182.00 $178.04 $1,234 —
701–730 711 3 170.00–175.00 $173.29 $1,232 —
773 773 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 367 8 250.00–255.00 $250.65 $920 +3.93
405–445 432 3 242.00–250.00 $247.50 $1,069 —
465–470 468 2 230.00–236.00 $232.98 $1,090 -2.36
500 500 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,150 —
554 value added 554 17 232.00–236.00 $235.06 $1,302 —
588 588 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,294 +10.00
610–640 620 3 205.00–212.00 $209.59 $1,299 +12.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 3 235.00–240.00 $236.72 $722 +3.15
360–390 376 4 230.00–236.00 $232.65 $875 +2.65
400–435 411 5 218.00–225.00 $221.57 $911 -1.83
450–490 466 4 205.00–210.00 $207.29 $966 -9.21
503–510 504 8 195.00–198.00 $195.38 $985 +0.95
557–586 570 18 181.00–187.00 $184.12 $1,049 -0.27
618–640 634 43 170.00–174.00 $173.59 $1,101 -2.92
650–693 682 4 166.00–170.00 $166.95 $1,139 -4.87
760–765 763 2 156.00–157.00 $156.50 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 5 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $623 —
300–330 310 9 225.00–230.00 $228.23 $708 +3.10
365–395 375 4 215.00–222.00 $218.55 $820 +1.87
421–425 423 11 212.00–215.00 $213.37 $903 +7.30
477–497 489 13 192.00–198.00 $194.96 $953 +2.63
515–539 527 12 186.00–190.00 $187.64 $989 +9.29
580–596 589 9 172.00–176.00 $175.00 $1,031 +8.00
620–640 633 8 162.00–167.00 $165.75 $1,049 +5.75
693 693 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,123 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–491 489 5 220.00–222.00 $221.61 $1,084 +9.32
510–540 525 4 206.00–210.00 $207.23 $1,088 +0.83
552–585 566 11 195.00–202.00 $196.71 $1,113 —
614 614 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,154 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 476 5 198.00–208.00 $204.05 $971 +18.96
500–520 507 3 190.00–199.00 $193.08 $979 +14.58
660–680 670 2 167.00–172.00 $169.46 $1,135 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1340 1082 80-85% 15 89.00–93.00 $90.30 $977 -9.90
760–1260 1113 80-85% 10 107.00–113.00 $108.76 $1,210 —
905–1355 1122 80-85% 20 98.00–103.00 $100.79 $1,131 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1380 1214 75-80% 8 108.00–113.00 $111.40 $1,352 —
1135–1470 1290 75-80% 15 100.00–104.00 $101.96 $1,315 +5.22
1215–1455 1370 75-80% 12 90.00–95.00 $93.28 $1,278 +4.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–795 783 85-90% 6 55.00–60.00 $57.46 $450 —
745–1070 874 85-90% 9 65.00–70.00 $67.52 $590 —
820–1155 971 85-90% 12 79.00–84.00 $81.30 $789 +1.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2005 1459 10 109.00–114.00 $111.77 $1,631 —
1645–1940 1743 3 120.00–122.00 $120.74 $2,104 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 475.00–650.00 $545.63

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,165.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 950.00–1,225.00 $1,068.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–925.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 600.00–800.00 $706.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,350.00–2,450.00 $2,400.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00–1,650.00 $1,600.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,425.00 $1,337.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00–2,000.00 $1,783.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–800.00 $787.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.