Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $187.26/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$187.26

181 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	188.43	971	157
Medium and Large 2	466	179.58	837	24

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about $134 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 sale181 hd

187.26

—

AL average15 barns · 1,390 hd

179.90

+7.35

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	1,617	92.15	1,490	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,353	70.65	956	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	67.16	731	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	48.85	449	13

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)	—	$1,219	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,204	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,182	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$695	16

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	333	189.03/cwt	187.00–190.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	132.72/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,043	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.04/cwt	158.50–160.00	914	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	184.15/cwt	182.00–187.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	183.33/cwt	180.00–188.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.38/cwt	157.00–160.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	189.24/cwt	188.00–192.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	208.96/cwt	206.00–212.00	779	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	177.06/cwt	175.00–179.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	147.14/cwt	142.00–148.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,023	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	146.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	181.02/cwt	180.00–183.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	176.01/cwt	172.00–180.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	188.65/cwt	185.00–189.50	989	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	215.38/cwt	214.00–216.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	200.28/cwt	197.00–204.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	172.60/cwt	171.50–175.00	1,079	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	200.11/cwt	198.00–201.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.63/cwt	180.00–182.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	169.05/cwt	167.00–171.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	202.90/cwt	200.00–208.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	150.80/cwt	149.00–154.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	209.33/cwt	208.00–210.00	576	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	64.35/cwt	64.00–65.00	812	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	60.75/cwt	59.00–63.00	662	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	487	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	42.20/cwt	40.00–45.00	398	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	56.37/cwt	54.00–58.00	490	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	91.62/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,466	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	78.60/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,100	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	70.23/cwt	68.00–72.00	958	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	68.70/cwt	66.00–71.00	743	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	74.99/cwt	74.00–78.00	830	7
Bulls	—	—	1,834	100.73/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,847	5
Bulls	—	—	1,401	83.16/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,165	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	839.00/head	755.00–995.00	839	10
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	454.17/head	385.00–510.00	454	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/head	300.00–500.00	400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.83/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,131	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,158.33/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,193.75/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,194	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	194.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	189.21/cwt	185.00–192.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	186.93/cwt	185.00–190.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	138.54/cwt	135.00–142.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	173.83/cwt	171.00–180.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	177.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	161.02/cwt	158.00–164.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	757	118.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	149.41/cwt	146.00–153.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.13/cwt	160.00–166.00	698	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	818	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	124.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	979	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 1,180Year ago 974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 100Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 66Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	187.00–190.00	189.03
8	—	786	132.00–138.00	132.72
16	—	575	158.50–160.00	159.04
10	—	371	182.00–187.00	184.15
6	—	457	166.00	166.00
7	—	666	142.00–148.00	147.14
8	—	413	171.00–180.00	173.83
25	—	509	160.00–162.00	160.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	684	132.00–134.00	133.33
5	—	261	180.00–188.00	183.33
5	—	601	140.00–145.00	142.40
5	—	485	157.00–160.00	158.38
4	—	371	170.00–175.00	171.31
3	—	518	150.00–155.00	152.53
3	—	317	175.00–179.00	177.06
5	—	580	145.00–150.00	146.37
25	—	425	160.00–166.00	164.13
6	—	785	120.00–127.00	124.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	188.00–192.00	189.24
2	—	560	168.00–170.00	168.98
4	—	438	180.00–183.00	181.02
3	—	460	172.00–180.00	176.01
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
2	—	295	210.00	210.00
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
2	—	715	146.00–147.00	146.51
2	—	530	170.00	170.00
4	—	333	197.00–204.00	200.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	373	206.00–212.00	208.96
18	—	556	184.00	184.00
4	—	709	160.00	160.00
47	—	524	185.00–189.50	188.65
3	—	337	214.00–216.00	215.38
15	—	450	192.00	192.00
36	—	625	171.50–175.00	172.60
9	—	423	198.00–201.00	200.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	160.00–162.00	160.99
4	—	528	167.00–171.00	169.05
8	—	319	200.00–208.00	202.90
4	—	614	149.00–154.00	150.80
3	—	275	208.00–210.00	209.33
11	—	370	190.00–200.00	194.80
7	—	422	185.00–190.00	186.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	180.00–182.00	180.63
4	—	329	185.00–192.00	189.21
4	—	270	200.00	200.00
2	—	743	129.00–132.00	130.51
6	—	468	170.00–175.00	172.60
2	—	688	135.00–142.00	138.54
5	—	422	175.00–180.00	177.63
4	—	520	158.00–164.00	161.02
3	—	757	117.00–122.00	118.65
7	—	575	146.00–153.00	149.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	64.00–65.00	64.35
3	—	1,400	77.00–80.00	78.60
12	—	1,364	68.00–72.00	70.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,090	59.00–63.00	60.75
27	—	1,082	66.00–71.00	68.70
7	—	1,107	74.00–78.00	74.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	50.00	50.00
6	—	943	40.00–45.00	42.20
5	—	870	54.00–58.00	56.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,600	89.00–95.00	91.62
5	—	1,834	99.00–104.00	100.73
4	—	1,401	80.00–86.00	83.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,193.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,175.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	755.00–995.00	839.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	385.00–510.00	454.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	300.00–500.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,130.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,158.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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