Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on heavier feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.83/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$143.83

316 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$7.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	145.35	901	253
Medium and Large 2	490	137.72	676	63

One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about $226 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 sale316 hd

143.83

—

AL average15 barns · 1,635 hd

138.12

+5.71

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	—	High	1,524	93.85	1,430	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,286	72.82	937	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	65.67	699	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	50.87	510	26

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)	1,207	$998	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$893	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$746	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$1,026	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$711	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,391	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$684	12

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	139.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	162.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	153.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	126.75/cwt	125.00–127.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	153.02/cwt	152.00–153.50	871	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	148.23/cwt	146.00–149.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	158.45/cwt	157.00–160.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	149.08/cwt	146.00–151.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	131.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.87/cwt	164.00–167.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	160.58/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,063	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	844	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	601	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	168.37/cwt	166.00–170.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	157.62/cwt	156.50–159.50	980	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	164.73/cwt	164.00–165.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,035	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	169.76/cwt	169.00–172.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	155.04/cwt	154.00–156.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	142.19/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,048	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	144.46/cwt	143.00–146.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	159.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	735	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	73.22/cwt	71.00–76.00	818	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	68.00/cwt	65.00–69.00	883	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	988	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	106.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,956	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	65.50/cwt	63.00–68.00	697	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	47.61/cwt	45.00–50.00	500	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	39.66/cwt	38.00–40.00	338	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	56.50/cwt	55.00–59.00	584	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	73.79/cwt	72.00–76.00	949	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	59.37/cwt	57.00–60.00	604	25
Bulls	—	—	1,200	73.68/cwt	72.00–75.00	884	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	97.12/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,484	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	625.00/head	575.00–675.00	625	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	749	534.98/head	425.00–610.00	535	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	821.90/head	725.00–860.00	822	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,315	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	711.09/head	700.00–725.00	711	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,025.79/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	921.17/head	800.00–1,025.00	921	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,097.69/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,098	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	806.09/head	670.00–950.00	806	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	579.82/head	500.00–650.00	580	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,015	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,391.06/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.82/cwt	144.00–146.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.68/cwt	143.00–145.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.61/cwt	134.00–138.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	148.51/cwt	147.00–149.50	925	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	142.89/cwt	140.50–144.00	1,062	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	444	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	145.48/cwt	145.00–145.50	690	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	138.69/cwt	138.50–139.00	782	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	22

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,105Last week 945Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 156Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 27Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	720	135.00	135.00
6	—	513	143.00–145.00	144.68
8	—	753	126.00	126.00
24	—	474	145.00–145.50	145.48
19	—	564	138.50–139.00	138.69
22	—	675	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	138.00–140.00	139.50
8	—	669	125.00–127.00	126.75
2	—	720	120.00	120.00
2	—	618	128.00–129.00	128.51
5	—	330	146.00–151.00	149.08
7	—	563	130.00–134.00	131.84
18	—	424	140.00–144.00	141.68
6	—	375	144.00–146.00	144.82
5	—	522	134.00–138.00	136.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	569	152.00–153.50	153.02
24	—	541	156.00	156.00
75	—	623	147.00–149.50	148.51
38	—	743	140.50–144.00	142.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	160.00–163.00	162.49
7	—	659	152.00–156.00	153.00
13	—	515	164.00–167.00	164.87
17	—	477	166.00–170.00	168.37
28	—	622	156.50–159.50	157.62
4	—	410	169.00–172.00	169.76
1	—	305	181.00	181.00
38	—	737	141.00–143.50	142.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	146.00–149.00	148.23
2	—	478	157.00–160.00	158.45
5	—	636	143.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
4	—	360	164.00–165.00	164.73
14	—	784	132.00	132.00
8	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	523	154.00–156.00	155.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	662	160.00–164.00	160.58
20	—	570	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
3	—	530	153.00–155.00	154.00
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
2	—	580	143.00–146.00	144.46
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
16	—	461	155.00–160.00	159.38
9	—	444	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,117	71.00–76.00	73.22
48	—	1,064	63.00–68.00	65.50
25	—	1,017	57.00–60.00	59.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,299	65.00–69.00	68.00
2	—	1,250	78.00–80.00	79.06
17	—	1,286	72.00–76.00	73.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	45.00–50.00	47.61
5	—	851	38.00–40.00	39.66
14	—	1,033	55.00–59.00	56.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,838	104.00–110.00	106.41
3	—	1,200	72.00–75.00	73.68
7	—	1,528	94.00–99.00	97.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	730	575.00–675.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	500.00–650.00	579.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	800.00–1,025.00	921.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,097.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,046	670.00–950.00	806.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	749	425.00–610.00	534.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,243	725.00–860.00	821.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	700.00–725.00	711.09
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,298	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,391.06

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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