Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower with a high 79.00. feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.54/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$157.54

279 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$7.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	158.53	1,046	240
Medium and Large 2	553	151.49	837	39

One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $209 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 sale279 hd

157.54

—

AL average14 barns · 1,206 hd

160.53

−2.99

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	—	Average	1,587	95.35	1,514	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	73.10	992	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	64.87	747	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	44.13	437	24

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)	1,227	$1,121	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$960	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,038	$862	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$873	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$718	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	179.57/cwt	178.00–181.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	154.40/cwt	154.00–155.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	144.32/cwt	144.00–146.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.70/cwt	128.00–133.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	869	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	137.68/cwt	137.00–138.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	171.38/cwt	170.00–174.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	148.38/cwt	146.00–150.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	161.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,255	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	160.98/cwt	160.00–161.00	919	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	148.18/cwt	146.00–149.00	747	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	171.59/cwt	170.00–176.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	141.25/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,033	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	139.91/cwt	139.00–145.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.76/cwt	143.00–146.00	970	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	152.44/cwt	148.00–153.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	168.32/cwt	168.00–169.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.37/cwt	180.00–184.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	176.23/cwt	175.00–178.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,082	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	133.76/cwt	131.00–135.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	152.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.35/cwt	137.00–143.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	170.80/cwt	170.00–172.00	559	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	44.18/cwt	42.00–45.00	436	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	67.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	909	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	75.24/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,023	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	65.43/cwt	63.00–68.00	758	36
Bulls	—	—	1,448	96.04/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,391	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	58.42/cwt	55.00–60.00	639	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	73.97/cwt	72.00–76.00	899	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	39.11/cwt	37.00–40.00	376	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	52.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	548	6
Bulls	—	—	1,509	88.40/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,334	4
Bulls	—	—	1,878	103.69/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,947	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	873.17/head	850.00–900.00	873	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	559.72/head	470.00–620.00	560	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	812.52/head	680.00–915.00	813	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	862.29/head	775.00–950.00	862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	990.85/head	875.00–1,125.00	991	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,288	1,140.34/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,140	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,120	1,250.33/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.26/cwt	148.00–150.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	148.30/cwt	147.00–150.50	946	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	158.41/cwt	157.00–160.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	125.60/cwt	122.00–129.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	168.16/cwt	164.00–170.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.79/cwt	141.00–146.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	139.81/cwt	138.00–141.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	132.61/cwt	131.50–135.00	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	614	4

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 615Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 231Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 26Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	178.00–181.00	179.57
5	—	463	170.00–174.00	171.38
6	—	630	159.00	159.00
48	—	571	160.00–161.00	160.98
24	—	731	140.00–141.50	141.25
38	—	675	143.00–146.00	143.76
12	—	547	169.00	169.00
3	—	318	180.00–184.00	182.37
5	—	433	175.00–178.00	176.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	130.00–135.00	132.42
4	—	468	160.00–166.00	161.57
4	—	316	170.00–176.00	171.59
14	—	634	139.00–145.00	139.91
9	—	585	148.00–153.00	152.44
3	—	508	155.00–160.00	158.28
3	—	435	168.00–169.00	168.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	772	162.50	162.50
31	—	656	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	154.00–155.00	154.40
3	—	625	128.00–133.00	130.70
3	—	537	137.00–138.00	137.68
5	—	372	146.00–150.00	148.38
6	—	424	141.00–146.00	144.79
5	—	575	135.00–137.00	135.81
5	—	467	138.00–141.00	139.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	144.00–146.00	144.32
75	—	610	140.00–143.00	142.52
16	—	672	136.00–140.00	138.32
16	—	504	146.00–149.00	148.18
11	—	481	148.00–150.00	149.26
9	—	733	131.50–135.00	132.61
6	—	767	127.00–135.00	132.19
4	—	405	150.00–153.00	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	153.00	153.00
16	—	638	147.00–150.50	148.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	131.00–135.00	133.76
4	—	476	150.00–157.00	152.20
3	—	573	137.00–143.00	139.35
10	—	641	135.00	135.00
6	—	508	145.00–150.00	147.19
5	—	327	170.00–172.00	170.80
5	—	407	157.00–160.00	158.41
2	—	773	122.00–129.00	125.60
3	—	380	164.00–170.00	168.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	988	42.00–45.00	44.18
10	—	961	37.00–40.00	39.11
6	—	1,045	50.00–55.00	52.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,347	65.00–70.00	67.50
21	—	1,360	73.00–77.00	75.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,159	63.00–68.00	65.43
13	—	1,094	55.00–60.00	58.42
7	—	1,216	72.00–76.00	73.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	94.00–99.00	96.04
4	—	1,509	85.00–90.00	88.40
3	—	1,878	102.00–105.00	103.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	850.00–900.00	873.17
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	470.00–620.00	559.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,083	680.00–915.00	812.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	775.00–950.00	862.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	875.00–1,125.00	990.85
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,140.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.33

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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