Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 603 986 502
Feeder cattle 376 603 388
Slaughter cattle 108 183 70
Replacement cattle 119 200 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. All feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
365–385 372 3 235.00–241.00 $237.07 $882 +7.07
400–440 410 4 225.00–230.00 $227.44 $933 +0.46
510–522 519 4 218.00–220.00 $218.49 $1,134 -1.51
550–585 562 3 210.00–212.00 $210.69 $1,184 -3.45
600 600 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 7 216.00–220.00 $217.13 $832 -6.21
405–430 420 5 212.00–216.00 $213.77 $898 +3.05
460–490 469 4 200.00–208.00 $203.03 $952 -1.69
500–546 524 8 190.00–197.00 $193.97 $1,016 -2.12
560–565 563 2 180.00–185.00 $182.49 $1,027 -0.32
640 640 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,126 -1.86
655 655 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 —
725 725 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 -9.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 410 6 225.00–228.00 $226.15 $927 -2.50
470 470 3 216.00–225.00 $219.00 $1,029 -1.00
515 515 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,092 +2.07
556–590 566 8 195.00–200.00 $197.12 $1,116 —
600 600 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,140 —
756 756 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,308 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 235.00–240.00 $236.72 $769 +4.39
365–370 366 4 230.00–235.00 $233.74 $855 +12.77
400–425 409 6 215.00–226.00 $221.42 $906 +8.03
450–485 470 8 200.00–210.00 $204.34 $960 -0.73
520–545 534 4 190.00–200.00 $195.52 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 245.00–250.00 $247.40 $774 -0.99
365–390 382 3 240.00–245.00 $241.59 $923 +4.09
470–495 485 3 215.00–222.00 $219.06 $1,062 —
555–595 575 2 202.00–205.00 $203.55 $1,170 —
625–640 632 3 192.00–200.00 $196.31 $1,241 —
650–675 663 2 185.00–188.00 $186.53 $1,237 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1210 1105 80-85% 11 80.00–85.00 $82.45 $911 -9.48
1045–1460 1150 80-85% 10 90.00–94.00 $92.29 $1,061 —
1175–1395 1283 80-85% 3 97.00–100.00 $97.92 $1,256 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1010 886 85-90% 7 60.00–65.00 $62.36 $553 -5.13
820–1130 935 85-90% 8 68.00–73.00 $70.40 $658 +10.84
980–1010 1001 85-90% 5 78.00–80.00 $78.60 $787 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1570 1376 75-80% 7 89.00–94.00 $91.73 $1,262 —
1275–1670 1438 75-80% 6 79.00–85.00 $81.52 $1,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1580 1517 3 97.00–100.00 $98.96 $1,501 -13.83
1240–1725 1630 7 110.00–115.00 $111.98 $1,825 —
1675–1885 1817 6 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $2,180 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 530.00–700.00 $626.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 970.00–1,200.00 $1,052.50

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,335.00–1,475.00 $1,405.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 975.00–1,150.00 $1,056.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,400.00 $1,383.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,134.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,138.64
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–850.00 $766.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 700.00–925.00 $835.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 500.00–680.00 $616.67

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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 3 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,866.67 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,275.00–1,500.00 $1,416.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,400.00–1,750.00 $1,650.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.