Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.17/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 611 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.49/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 517 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.35/cwt +8.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 437 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 693 802 242
Feeder cattle 460 630 176
Slaughter cattle 151 115 52
Replacement cattle 82 57 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 8.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
300–330 308 4 240.00–245.00 $241.83 $745 -20.17
375 375 2 232.00–235.00 $233.50 $876 -12.83
400–430 415 2 225.00–230.00 $227.59 $944 —
465–480 470 3 220.00–225.00 $223.30 $1,050 -12.16
625 625 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,219 -9.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 240.00–245.00 $243.33 $1,083 -14.57
450–465 454 5 230.00–238.00 $232.64 $1,056 -16.36
510 510 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 -20.78
560–590 583 4 221.00–223.00 $222.52 $1,297 -11.48
610 610 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,293 -8.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 391 6 230.00–235.00 $230.84 $903 -4.58
410–415 413 3 225.00–230.00 $226.65 $936 +1.83
439 value added 439 31 234.00 $234.00 $1,027 —
507–545 value added 517 41 220.00–224.00 $221.13 $1,143 —
515–540 523 3 210.00–215.00 $211.72 $1,107 +1.19
602–647 611 60 190.00–195.00 $192.17 $1,174 +7.34
699 699 16 184.50 $184.50 $1,290 —
817 817 13 190.00 $190.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 235.00 $235.00 $599 -7.48
300–345 330 3 230.00–235.00 $231.52 $764 -0.02
385 385 2 225.00 $225.00 $866 ±0.00
415–445 435 5 216.00–220.00 $218.84 $952 +4.40
450–490 479 5 210.00–216.00 $214.26 $1,026 +9.63
510–545 531 5 190.00–197.00 $194.42 $1,032 -2.14
560–580 568 4 180.00–187.00 $183.51 $1,042 -5.49
615–635 625 2 172.50–177.00 $174.71 $1,092 +1.42
652–695 671 4 162.00–170.00 $165.60 $1,111 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 240.00 $240.00 $684 -8.13
305–330 327 8 230.00–235.00 $230.58 $754 -14.42
360–390 383 4 220.00–225.00 $221.69 $849 -15.28
405–445 425 2 215.00–220.00 $217.38 $924 -13.98
450–480 463 5 210.00–215.00 $212.47 $984 -9.15
530 530 3 200.00–205.00 $203.33 $1,078 -10.57
550–590 577 3 188.00–190.00 $188.64 $1,088 -13.32
665–695 675 3 178.00–180.00 $179.31 $1,210 —
700–725 710 3 165.00–170.00 $167.64 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 240.00–245.00 $242.52 $771 —
370–385 378 2 232.00–235.00 $233.53 $883 -22.53
410–430 423 3 225.00–234.00 $227.91 $964 -15.70
510–535 525 3 212.00–220.00 $215.99 $1,134 -10.83
595 595 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1340 1024 80-85% 20 94.00–98.00 $95.90 $982 +3.37
940–1315 1097 80-85% 20 103.00–108.00 $105.66 $1,159 +2.57
1120–1305 1206 80-85% 5 112.00–117.00 $114.84 $1,385 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1390 1301 75-80% 7 110.00–113.00 $111.60 $1,452 —
1015–1560 1341 75-80% 4 90.00–94.00 $90.99 $1,220 —
1135–1560 1355 75-80% 14 99.00–103.00 $101.60 $1,377 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1035 953 85-90% 4 64.00–70.00 $66.12 $630 —
855–1225 1014 85-90% 9 78.00–82.00 $80.13 $813 —
965–1225 1047 85-90% 6 85.00–89.00 $86.27 $903 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1845 1412 3 90.00–95.00 $92.18 $1,302 —
1025–1865 1422 6 105.00–110.00 $107.14 $1,524 —
1670–1910 1762 3 125.00–127.00 $126.04 $2,221 +7.46

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 500.00–745.00 $591.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 800.00–1,060.00 $907.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,475.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 975.00–1,125.00 $1,056.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,325.00 $1,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,112.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,025.00 $987.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,375.00 $1,275.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.