Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $157.67/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$157.67

213 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	163.83	992	137
Medium and Large 2	635	146.55	930	76

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $62 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 sale213 hd

157.67

—

AL average15 barns · 790 hd

156.10

+1.56

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	1,556	91.47	1,423	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	61.67	823	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	60.55	712	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	47.17	505	31

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)	1,231	$1,563	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,062	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$892	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$851	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,252	15
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$780	13

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	574	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	805	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	736	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,023	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	138.32/cwt	138.00–139.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	141.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	974	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	129.09/cwt	128.00–130.00	759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,096	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	142.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	148.43/cwt	145.00–149.00	945	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	161.28/cwt	160.00–164.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	847	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	141.62/cwt	141.00–142.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,000	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.29/cwt	163.00–164.50	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,059	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	789	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	157.38/cwt	157.00–159.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	153.06/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	139.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	169.87/cwt	165.00–170.50	912	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	158.82/cwt	155.00–160.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	169.35/cwt	168.00–170.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	155.14/cwt	150.00–156.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	134.50/cwt	133.00–137.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.48/cwt	148.00–150.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	55.05/cwt	52.00–57.00	590	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	69.76/cwt	68.00–71.00	799	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	56.16/cwt	54.00–58.00	666	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	66.26/cwt	65.00–68.00	782	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	39.78/cwt	37.00–42.00	425	10
Bulls	—	—	1,527	82.02/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,584	91.75/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,453	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	58.06/cwt	55.00–60.00	826	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	63.63/cwt	62.00–66.00	817	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	48.51/cwt	45.00–50.00	520	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	61.51/cwt	60.00–63.00	716	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,168	1,979.16/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,979	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,080	1,447.92/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,010	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	718	485.02/head	300.00–600.00	485	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,146.29/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,146	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	606.59/head	500.00–700.00	607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	891.92/head	785.00–950.00	892	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	610.97/head	550.00–680.00	611	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	810.84/head	695.00–995.00	811	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450	2,005.52/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,006	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	849.93/head	700.00–900.00	850	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,070.70/head	875.00–1,700.00	1,071	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,351.12/head	1,175.00–1,800.00	1,351	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	990.57/head	875.00–1,150.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	124.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	130.56/cwt	130.00–132.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	133.74/cwt	131.00–135.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	137.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.64/cwt	142.00–146.50	679	44

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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 800Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 290Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 168Year ago 262

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	574	140.00–141.00	140.32
19	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.02
15	—	531	141.00–142.00	141.62
3	—	784	123.00	123.00
7	—	689	130.00–132.00	130.56
44	—	466	142.00–146.50	145.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	736	139.00	139.00
24	—	688	140.00–146.00	141.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	138.00–139.00	138.32
5	—	478	135.00–138.00	136.59
11	—	588	128.00–130.00	129.09
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	335	148.00	148.00
9	—	382	140.00–146.00	142.14
2	—	725	110.00–114.00	112.01
4	—	606	122.00–128.00	124.99
7	—	529	131.00–135.00	133.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	448	176.00	176.00
14	—	571	163.00–164.50	164.29
5	—	630	157.00–159.00	157.38
13	—	718	140.00–163.00	153.06
42	—	537	165.00–170.50	169.87
1	—	670	153.00	153.00
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	704	155.00–157.00	155.67
1	—	515	178.00	178.00
12	—	660	160.50	160.50
5	—	636	166.00	166.00
12	—	789	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	637	145.00–149.00	148.43
3	—	489	160.00–164.00	161.28
19	—	769	130.00	130.00
6	—	662	135.00–140.00	139.17
11	—	530	155.00–160.00	158.82
3	—	410	168.00–170.00	169.35
7	—	560	150.00–156.00	155.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
2	—	530	140.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	400	155.00	155.00
4	—	614	133.00–137.00	134.50
4	—	468	148.00–150.00	148.48
2	—	665	125.00–130.00	127.44
6	—	589	136.00–138.00	137.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	52.00–57.00	55.05
10	—	1,069	37.00–42.00	39.78
14	—	1,072	45.00–50.00	48.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	68.00–71.00	69.76
21	—	1,423	55.00–60.00	58.06
18	—	1,284	62.00–66.00	63.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,186	54.00–58.00	56.16
22	—	1,180	65.00–68.00	66.26
34	—	1,164	60.00–63.00	61.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	80.00–85.00	82.02
3	—	1,490	100.00	100.00
10	—	1,584	90.00–95.00	91.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,168	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,979.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,447.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	500.00–700.00	606.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,293	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,146.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,168	785.00–950.00	891.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,083	700.00–900.00	849.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,119	875.00–1,700.00	1,070.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	300.00–600.00	485.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,293	1,175.00–1,800.00	1,351.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,207	875.00–1,150.00	990.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,005.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	550.00–680.00	610.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,044	695.00–995.00	810.84

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

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Every lot, as filed

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