Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.69/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$143.69

134 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$9.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	146.04	740	99
Medium and Large 2	469	137.03	643	35

One grade step is worth $9.00/cwt here — about $97 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 sale134 hd

143.69

—

AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd

141.61

+2.07

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	1,474	85.31	1,257	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,324	69.16	916	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	63.10	731	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	48.99	536	20

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)	—	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$933	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$611	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.96/cwt	135.00–139.50	795	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	134.59/cwt	134.00–136.00	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.28/cwt	135.00–141.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	177.07/cwt	176.00–180.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	138.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	130.87/cwt	120.00–133.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.04/cwt	148.00–153.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	165.37/cwt	164.00–166.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	936	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	642	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	160.76/cwt	160.00–164.00	614	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	181.76/cwt	180.00–183.00	683	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	168.60/cwt	167.50–172.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	170.09/cwt	168.00–172.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	158.20/cwt	155.00–159.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	166.15/cwt	165.00–169.00	851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.63/cwt	178.00–181.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	132.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	177.28/cwt	176.00–180.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	173.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	705	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	45.09/cwt	42.00–46.00	479	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	52.88/cwt	50.00–55.00	595	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	58.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	651	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	70.26/cwt	69.00–72.00	843	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	64.22/cwt	62.00–67.00	758	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	63.71/cwt	60.00–65.00	879	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	74.15/cwt	72.00–76.00	908	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	69.93/cwt	67.00–72.00	931	17
Bulls	—	—	1,446	89.55/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,295	4
Bulls	—	—	1,501	81.06/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,217	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	437.50/head	300.00–550.00	438	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.00/head	715.00–985.00	820	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/head	800.00–1,050.00	880	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	147.67/cwt	143.00–150.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	106.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.26/cwt	139.00–143.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	153.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	169.33/cwt	168.00–170.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	138.33/cwt	136.00–143.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	149.26/cwt	148.00–151.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.83/cwt	140.00–143.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 920Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 163Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	576	135.00–139.50	137.96
12	—	642	134.00–136.00	134.59
6	—	676	120.00–133.00	130.87
18	—	422	150.00–158.00	152.02
8	—	472	144.00–149.00	146.42
17	—	382	160.00–164.00	160.76
7	—	521	139.00–143.00	140.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	115.00–118.00	116.54
14	—	466	135.00–140.00	138.55
3	—	320	148.00–153.00	150.04
3	—	577	123.00–130.00	126.04
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
5	—	425	140.00–143.00	140.83
4	—	378	142.00–146.00	144.01
3	—	535	130.00–135.00	131.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	512	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	135.00–141.00	137.28
5	—	268	176.00–180.00	177.07
8	—	681	130.00–136.00	132.47
2	—	793	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
4	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.50
4	—	578	145.00–148.00	145.99
4	—	540	148.00–151.00	149.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.64
4	—	378	176.00–180.00	177.28
3	—	407	170.00–176.00	173.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	143.00–150.00	147.67
2	—	560	119.00–122.00	120.47
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
3	—	660	105.00–110.00	106.72
3	—	428	152.00–155.00	153.96
3	—	282	168.00–170.00	169.33
3	—	525	136.00–143.00	138.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	164.00–166.00	165.37
2	—	320	168.00–172.00	170.09
4	—	484	155.00–160.00	157.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	149.00	149.00
12	—	502	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	376	180.00–183.00	181.76
9	—	604	154.00	154.00
4	—	485	167.50–172.00	168.60
7	—	651	146.00	146.00
5	—	578	155.00–159.00	158.20
13	—	512	165.00–169.00	166.15
8	—	410	178.00–181.00	180.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,063	42.00–46.00	45.09
10	—	1,126	50.00–55.00	52.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,117	55.00–60.00	58.27
10	—	1,200	69.00–72.00	70.26
18	—	1,181	62.00–67.00	64.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,379	60.00–65.00	63.71
5	—	1,225	72.00–76.00	74.15
17	—	1,331	67.00–72.00	69.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	87.00–93.00	89.55
4	—	1,501	79.00–83.00	81.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	300.00–550.00	437.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	715.00–985.00	820.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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