Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.17/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$165.17

318 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	167.13	1,039	235
Medium and Large 2	562	159.63	898	83

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale318 hd

165.17

—

AL average14 barns · 1,391 hd

169.13

−3.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,420	96.78	1,374	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,300	81.51	1,060	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,068	76.26	815	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	907	57.25	520	36

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,318	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,196	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$816	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,132	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,335	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$1,082	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	868	$1,075	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$846	10

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	152.57/cwt	150.00–154.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	152.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	165.01/cwt	162.00–167.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	978	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	156.61/cwt	156.00–159.00	882	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	136.20/cwt	134.00–137.00	993	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	138.78/cwt	137.00–141.00	920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	158.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	145.15/cwt	145.00–148.00	846	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,215	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	171.30/cwt	171.00–171.50	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	145.92/cwt	145.00–147.00	969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.20/cwt	186.00–196.00	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	212.36/cwt	210.00–216.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	991	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	155.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	155.41/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,072	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	148.93/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	168.26/cwt	158.00–170.00	895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	170.94/cwt	170.00–178.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	204.02/cwt	202.00–206.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	146.44/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,008	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	144.25/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	972	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	158.95/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,022	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	784	128.22/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,005	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	172.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	643	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	66.86/cwt	65.00–70.00	652	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	57.75/cwt	55.00–60.00	488	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	74.75/cwt	73.00–76.00	900	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	86.78/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,157	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	81.01/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,060	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	70.67/cwt	68.00–72.00	712	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	83.17/cwt	82.00–86.00	941	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.36/cwt	46.00–51.00	453	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	77.36/cwt	75.00–79.00	839	55
Bulls	—	—	1,289	89.41/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,152	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,544	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	858.67/head	770.00–1,000.00	859	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,280	1,573.24/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,573	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,398	1,595.89/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,596	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Fancy	—	965	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,081.76/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,082	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,037	1,268.97/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,269	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,160.28/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,160	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	898	877.51/head	775.00–975.00	878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,286.78/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,287	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	645.00/head	645.00–645.00	645	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	886	802.61/head	725.00–900.00	803	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	868	1,074.86/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	846.00/head	750.00–995.00	846	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	925.74/head	875.00–975.00	926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,297.21/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,297	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,266.88/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,267	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,320	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,298	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.13/cwt	155.00–159.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	889	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.64/cwt	142.00–144.00	901	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	137.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	145.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	792	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.89/cwt	154.50–156.00	717	31

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,126Last week 935Year ago 1,148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 298Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 70Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	150.00–154.00	152.57
4	—	374	162.00–167.00	165.01
1	—	315	168.00	168.00
10	—	729	134.00–137.00	136.20
18	—	663	137.00–141.00	138.78
9	—	412	156.00–160.00	158.67
19	—	583	145.00–148.00	145.15
17	—	627	142.00–144.00	143.64
8	—	797	134.00	134.00
31	—	463	154.50–156.00	154.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	366	150.00–155.00	152.31
2	—	285	160.00–162.50	161.21
4	—	320	155.00–159.00	157.13
3	—	727	120.00–125.00	121.61
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
3	—	645	130.00	130.00
3	—	668	125.00–130.00	128.37
3	—	567	136.00–140.00	137.64
2	—	443	148.00–150.00	148.99
23	—	544	140.00–146.00	145.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	627	156.00	156.00
56	—	563	156.00–159.00	156.61
8	—	464	163.00	163.00
20	—	664	145.00–147.00	145.92
23	—	537	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	167.00	167.00
30	—	732	166.00	166.00
15	—	627	171.00–171.50	171.30
4	—	767	154.00	154.00
11	—	527	188.00	188.00
2	—	583	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	132.00–135.00	133.47
6	—	455	170.00	170.00
15	—	572	154.00–160.00	155.94
3	—	368	180.00–190.00	183.88
17	—	626	150.00–154.00	152.70
11	—	532	158.00–170.00	168.26
11	—	413	170.00–178.00	170.94
2	—	323	202.00–206.00	204.02
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
15	—	688	140.00–148.00	146.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	186.00–196.00	189.20
6	—	505	178.00	178.00
3	—	333	210.00–216.00	212.36
2	—	455	180.00	180.00
2	—	370	198.00	198.00
38	—	690	155.00–157.00	155.41
13	—	721	147.00–153.00	148.93
4	—	755	144.00–145.00	144.25
66	—	575	168.00–170.00	168.97
20	—	643	158.00–159.00	158.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	182.00	182.00
2	—	412	170.00	170.00
9	—	784	128.00–130.00	128.22
2	—	463	165.00–166.00	165.49
2	—	723	135.00–140.00	137.46
4	—	374	170.00–176.00	172.04
1	—	550	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	975	65.00–70.00	66.86
13	—	845	55.00–60.00	57.75
13	—	918	46.00–51.00	49.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	73.00–76.00	74.75
14	—	1,333	86.00–89.00	86.78
39	—	1,308	79.00–83.00	81.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,007	68.00–72.00	70.67
18	—	1,132	82.00–86.00	83.17
55	—	1,084	75.00–79.00	77.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	88.00–92.00	89.41
7	—	1,513	100.00–104.00	102.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,030	770.00–1,000.00	858.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,233	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,160.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,260	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,286.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,280	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,573.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,398	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,595.89
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	898	775.00–975.00	877.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	645.00	645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	886	725.00–900.00	802.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,092	900.00–1,175.00	1,081.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,297.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,266.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,268.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	875.00–975.00	925.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,074.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,021	750.00–995.00	846.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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