Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower with high 85.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 - 10.00 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 $168.85/cwt on 366 head.

Average price

$168.85

366 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

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	170.79	1,059	283
Medium and Large 2	519	167.42	869	55
Medium and Large 3	484	152.03	736	28

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $323 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 sale366 hd

168.85

—

AL average11 barns · 1,082 hd

169.61

−0.76

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	1,486	89.20	1,325	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,296	66.02	855	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	63.93	715	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	906	51.76	469	4thin

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)	—	$1,032	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$904	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$648	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$915	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$855	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$568	12

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	615	155.96/cwt	152.00–160.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	136.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	178.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	163.10/cwt	161.50–166.50	1,103	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	181.95/cwt	180.00–187.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	177.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	163.01/cwt	160.00–168.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	152.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	190.54/cwt	185.00–192.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	846	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	159.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.15/cwt	158.00–163.00	746	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	177.94/cwt	177.00–179.00	945	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	169.21/cwt	165.00–170.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	172.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	504	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	171.30/cwt	170.50–171.50	1,168	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	173.32/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,007	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	166.75/cwt	166.00–169.50	1,012	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,209	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	179.76/cwt	179.00–180.00	994	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	154.31/cwt	150.00–158.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	127.47/cwt	123.00–129.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	170.03/cwt	168.00–172.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	70.58/cwt	70.00–73.00	804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	65.43/cwt	64.00–68.00	727	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	51.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	469	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	60.22/cwt	58.00–62.00	800	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	73.30/cwt	73.00–74.00	889	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	59.85/cwt	58.00–61.00	669	14
Bulls	—	—	1,389	93.09/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,436	82.27/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,181	6
Bulls	—	—	1,828	102.23/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,869	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	66.82/cwt	64.00–69.00	872	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	855.00/head	855.00–855.00	855	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.00/head	915.00–915.00	915	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	735.00/head	700.00–755.00	735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	800.00–1,050.00	925	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	587.50/head	500.00–675.00	588	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	436.88/head	405.00–490.00	437	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	728.33/head	650.00–835.00	728	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	915.00/head	875.00–955.00	915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,063	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.25/head	755.00–890.00	831	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,090.00/head	985.00–1,175.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	175.02/cwt	170.00–178.00	641	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	166.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	142.50/cwt	139.00–146.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	176.66/cwt	175.00–178.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	167.35/cwt	164.00–170.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	152.07/cwt	151.50–153.00	955	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	153.73/cwt	152.00–156.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	165.36/cwt	165.00–167.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.99/cwt	139.00–144.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	145.42/cwt	143.00–147.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	149.28/cwt	148.00–150.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,245	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	146.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	797	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	151.16/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,025	6

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,180Last week 957Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 209Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 131Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	152.00–160.00	155.96
8	—	338	190.00	190.00
2	—	755	133.00–137.00	135.01
9	—	381	180.00–187.00	181.95
4	—	414	175.00–180.00	177.79
2	—	846	131.00	131.00
6	—	525	165.00–170.00	169.21
3	—	733	138.00–139.00	138.34
8	—	478	170.00–175.00	172.31
6	—	678	147.00–153.00	151.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	135.00–140.00	136.13
3	—	313	175.00–180.00	178.40
3	—	503	145.00–150.00	148.31
4	—	410	160.00–168.00	163.01
7	—	487	150.00–159.00	152.54
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
2	—	633	130.00–134.00	131.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	200.00	200.00
44	—	676	161.50–166.50	163.10
6	—	413	185.00–192.00	190.54
4	—	365	192.00	192.00
19	—	531	177.00–179.00	177.94
4	—	457	182.00	182.00
73	—	581	170.00–176.50	173.32
6	—	814	145.00	145.00
6	—	779	155.00	155.00
14	—	607	166.00–169.50	166.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	174.50	174.50
17	—	504	183.00	183.00
15	—	682	170.50–171.50	171.30
36	—	758	159.50	159.50
21	—	553	179.00–180.00	179.76
11	—	739	168.50	168.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	146.00	146.00
10	—	507	161.00	161.00
17	—	628	151.50–153.00	152.07
10	—	568	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	155.00–162.00	159.28
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	315	164.00–170.00	167.35
3	—	565	139.00–144.00	140.99
4	—	474	148.00–150.00	149.28
5	—	424	150.00–155.00	152.46
36	—	544	145.00–148.00	146.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	463	158.00–163.00	161.15
17	—	366	170.00–178.00	175.02
8	—	538	152.00–156.00	153.73
8	—	428	165.00–167.00	165.36
9	—	629	143.00–147.00	145.42
3	—	682	139.00–142.00	140.33
6	—	567	148.00–152.00	149.01
2	—	345	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	150.00–158.00	154.31
4	—	727	123.00–129.00	127.47
3	—	585	149.00–150.00	149.66
3	—	482	160.00–162.00	160.69
7	—	371	170.00–175.00	171.78
2	—	418	164.00–170.00	166.95
2	—	620	139.00–146.00	142.50
3	—	328	175.00–178.00	176.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	168.00–172.00	170.03
2	—	370	180.00–182.00	180.97
3	—	400	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	70.00–73.00	70.58
16	—	1,111	64.00–68.00	65.43
14	—	1,118	58.00–61.00	59.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	50.00–55.00	51.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	58.00–62.00	60.22
3	—	1,213	73.00–74.00	73.30
9	—	1,305	64.00–69.00	66.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	90.00–96.00	93.09
6	—	1,436	79.00–85.00	82.27
2	—	1,828	99.00–105.00	102.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	855.00	855.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	915.00	915.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–755.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–675.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–955.00	915.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–835.00	728.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	985.00–1,175.00	1,090.00
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	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	405.00–490.00	436.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	755.00–890.00	831.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–1,175.00	1,062.50

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

How this sale compares

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