Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher, and feeder heifer sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.00/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$167.00

250 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$9.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	169.50	1,029	185
Medium and Large 2	585	159.90	936	65

One grade step is worth $9.60/cwt here — about $93 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 sale250 hd

167.00

—

AL average10 barns · 837 hd

165.31

+1.70

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	1,526	91.58	1,398	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,336	69.16	924	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	64.25	748	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	46.94	477	33

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$642	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$525	19

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	769	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	72.34/cwt	70.00–74.00	853	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	134.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	794	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	186.93/cwt	186.00–187.00	901	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	716	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	870	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	147.93/cwt	146.50–148.50	907	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.89/cwt	172.50–174.00	826	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.85/cwt	141.00–145.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	178.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	163.92/cwt	163.50–164.50	1,100	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	150.51/cwt	149.00–152.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.24/cwt	167.50–173.50	981	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	144.16/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,111	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	148.54/cwt	148.00–149.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	178.33/cwt	176.00–181.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,067	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	163.84/cwt	160.00–166.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	151.14/cwt	148.00–155.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	142.14/cwt	140.00–148.00	829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	47.61/cwt	45.00–50.00	498	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	36.30/cwt	35.00–40.00	357	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	72.61/cwt	72.00–73.00	926	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	69.32/cwt	68.00–70.00	914	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	64.35/cwt	62.00–65.00	945	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	64.89/cwt	63.00–67.00	752	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	54.26/cwt	53.00–57.00	550	12
Bulls	—	—	1,553	77.41/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	98.66/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,493	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	58.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	678	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/head	400.00–600.00	500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	606.15/head	510.00–705.00	606	13
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	348.33/head	300.00–395.00	348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.47/cwt	164.00–169.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.68/cwt	138.00–139.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.21/cwt	145.00–152.50	791	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	173.21/cwt	170.00–176.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	123.76/cwt	123.50–126.00	983	9

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 920Last week 1,300Year ago 904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 247Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 146Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	155.00–160.00	158.48
5	—	531	148.00–155.00	151.14
10	—	583	140.00–148.00	142.14
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
4	—	670	134.00–136.00	134.98
2	—	425	164.00–169.00	166.47
3	—	630	138.00–139.00	138.68
3	—	367	170.00–176.00	173.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	160.00–166.00	163.84
2	—	438	130.00–136.00	132.98
2	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	158.00	158.00
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	590	130.00–135.00	134.58
30	—	516	135.00–140.00	138.70
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
6	—	418	141.00–145.00	143.85
2	—	713	122.00–125.00	123.52
2	—	358	145.00–150.00	147.52
2	—	628	129.00–130.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	637	135.00–140.00	136.57
3	—	434	153.00	153.00
5	—	477	152.00	152.00
24	—	523	145.00–152.50	151.21
9	—	794	123.50–126.00	123.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	613	146.50–148.50	147.93
21	—	573	150.00	150.00
12	—	676	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	186.00–187.00	186.93
13	—	528	175.00–180.00	178.62
40	—	671	163.50–164.50	163.92
17	—	724	158.00	158.00
85	—	573	167.50–173.50	171.24
5	—	781	154.50	154.50
10	—	643	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	475	172.50–174.00	173.89
4	—	619	149.00–152.00	150.51
13	—	771	143.00–146.00	144.16
13	—	655	148.00–149.00	148.54
3	—	573	155.00–160.00	157.63
6	—	512	160.00–165.00	163.17
3	—	433	176.00–181.00	178.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,179	70.00–74.00	72.34
25	—	1,159	63.00–67.00	64.89
27	—	1,158	55.00–60.00	58.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,045	45.00–50.00	47.61
9	—	983	35.00–40.00	36.30
12	—	1,014	53.00–57.00	54.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	72.00–73.00	72.61
13	—	1,319	68.00–70.00	69.32
4	—	1,468	62.00–65.00	64.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	77.00–78.00	77.41
4	—	1,513	97.00–100.00	98.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–600.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	510.00–705.00	606.15
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	300.00–395.00	348.33

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle