Cattle Market Pulse

Alabama Livestock Auction Market Report

Uniontown, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 16, 2024

231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.39/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 520 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 231 1,397 992
Feeder cattle 179 1,141 821
Slaughter cattle 30 126 112
Replacement cattle 22 130 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,098 —
420–445 433 2 287.00–295.00 $290.88 $1,260 +1.99
455 455 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,297 +9.00
510–523 520 4 260.00–270.00 $262.45 $1,365 -9.30
550–575 565 3 237.00–245.00 $240.72 $1,360 -17.49
663–667 666 8 231.00–232.00 $231.63 $1,543 -2.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 3 250.00–260.00 $254.98 $951 -30.02
410–445 428 2 240.00–242.00 $241.04 $1,032 -28.96
460 460 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 -37.81
510–537 530 4 219.00–220.00 $219.24 $1,162 -39.05
560–580 570 2 208.00–210.00 $209.02 $1,191 -36.95
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 -30.38
675 675 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,336 -17.51
730 730 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,314 -26.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,020 -9.67
450–485 476 5 230.00–238.00 $232.73 $1,108 -10.68
500–526 520 11 228.00–234.00 $232.39 $1,208 -6.61
550–585 572 3 220.00–222.00 $221.00 $1,264 -13.16
600–644 635 5 215.00–218.00 $215.57 $1,369 -0.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 236.00 $236.00 $791 —
385 385 1 235.00 $235.00 $905 -14.19
425–434 427 5 232.00–234.00 $233.59 $997 -4.66
510 510 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 -12.28
555–560 558 2 208.00–210.00 $209.00 $1,166 -10.93
615–630 623 2 190.00–200.00 $194.94 $1,214 -11.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 270.00 $270.00 $824 +0.68
360 360 1 250.00 $250.00 $900 -10.00
430 430 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,041 -11.25
450–495 476 4 230.00–240.00 $234.89 $1,118 -9.24
530 530 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,177 -6.46
550–582 574 8 212.00–220.00 $217.92 $1,251 +2.83
665 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 +24.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1310 1150 80-85% 3 86.00–88.00 $87.07 $1,001 -9.51
960–1395 1227 80-85% 5 100.00–105.00 $103.17 $1,266 —
1015–1590 1242 80-85% 5 90.00–95.00 $92.72 $1,152 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,758 —
1685 1685 2 124.00 $124.00 $2,089 —

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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) 2 900.00–1,125.00 $1,012.50

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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 6 1,700.00–1,950.00 $1,866.67 —

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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.