Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 2 steers $192.00/cwt ≈ $1,536/hd at 800 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $188.76/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 642 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.56/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 481 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 600 749
Feeder cattle 468 365 624
Slaughter cattle 132 120 81
Replacement cattle 75 115 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 10.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 419 11 250.00–256.00 $252.64 $1,059 —
467–495 485 9 243.00–251.00 $245.80 $1,192 +6.11
505–539 527 4 237.00–240.00 $237.99 $1,254 +2.73
555–585 559 7 226.00–230.00 $226.60 $1,267 —
643 643 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,283 —
661 661 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,322 —
800 800 21 192.00 $192.00 $1,536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 233.00–238.00 $235.41 $636 +7.89
306 306 12 232.00 $232.00 $710 +11.99
355–395 371 4 225.00–230.00 $226.84 $842 +17.90
410–425 418 3 215.00–222.00 $219.04 $916 +19.04
450–475 456 7 210.00–215.00 $211.04 $962 —
520–540 529 4 200.00–205.00 $202.00 $1,069 +10.40
570 570 7 197.00–200.00 $199.57 $1,138 —
620–645 642 18 188.00–194.00 $188.76 $1,212 +4.13
650–695 665 3 184.00–188.00 $185.65 $1,235 —
705–720 712 12 175.00–183.00 $181.83 $1,295 +4.64
760–791 779 5 166.00–170.00 $167.17 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 234.00–237.50 $235.75 $860 +7.93
420–445 439 10 229.00–234.00 $232.92 $1,023 +9.34
466–495 479 11 220.00–228.00 $224.12 $1,074 +5.08
495 495 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 +20.96
500–530 510 4 210.00–215.00 $211.80 $1,080 -3.18
565–590 578 2 205.00–208.00 $206.47 $1,193 +8.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 302 3 240.00–245.00 $241.69 $730 +5.35
370 370 3 240.00 $240.00 $888 +10.75
405–449 435 5 225.00–232.00 $229.89 $1,000 +16.32
460–495 491 9 210.00–220.00 $211.49 $1,038 +9.19
527–540 530 9 205.00–210.00 $206.13 $1,092 +6.13
570 570 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 —
600–630 615 2 190.00–197.00 $193.59 $1,191 +0.56
675–695 685 2 178.00–184.00 $181.04 $1,240 -8.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 3 250.00–258.00 $253.45 $819 —
545 545 2 215.00–218.00 $216.50 $1,180 +5.03
565–575 570 2 210.00–214.00 $212.02 $1,209 +3.04
600–645 615 3 203.00–210.00 $207.55 $1,276 +3.45
655–680 663 3 195.00–198.00 $196.03 $1,300 -0.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1345 1108 80-85% 21 85.00–90.00 $87.87 $974 -7.16
890–1400 1140 80-85% 13 93.00–98.00 $95.17 $1,085 +0.14
1035–1440 1217 80-85% 12 103.00–107.00 $104.80 $1,275 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1040 925 85-90% 11 70.00–75.00 $72.53 $671 —
885–1205 1013 85-90% 12 80.00–85.00 $82.18 $832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1155 1062 75-80% 3 85.00–87.00 $86.27 $916 —
1205–1550 1350 75-80% 8 100.00–105.00 $103.53 $1,398 —
1235–1675 1483 75-80% 6 92.00–97.00 $94.66 $1,404 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1175 1130 2 92.00–95.00 $93.56 $1,057 —
1260–1615 1517 6 108.00–112.00 $110.14 $1,671 —
1785–2050 1979 4 117.00–122.00 $119.16 $2,358 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 400.00–600.00 $501.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 700.00–775.00 $725.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 950.00–1,225.00 $1,098.13
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,150.00–1,325.00 $1,231.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–1,050.00 $983.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 675.00–875.00 $808.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00
— fancy — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.