Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.87/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$156.87

183 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$2.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	158.48	719	84
Medium and Large 1	581	155.51	903	99

One grade step is worth $2.97/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale183 hd

156.87

—

AL average7 barns · 1,278 hd

160.00

−3.13

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	—	High	1,556	96.69	1,505	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	70.19	959	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	68.12	739	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	46.49	464	12

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)	—	$1,176	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$931	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$942	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$663	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	187.68/cwt	187.00–189.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	159.24/cwt	157.00–160.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	198.01/cwt	197.00–199.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	161.35/cwt	159.00–161.50	934	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	833	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	198.17/cwt	195.00–200.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	168.58/cwt	166.00–171.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	178.83/cwt	175.00–180.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	156.94/cwt	155.00–157.00	891	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	170.13/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,012	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	157.54/cwt	155.00–163.50	1,051	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	190.46/cwt	189.00–192.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	174.82/cwt	173.00–179.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	150.63/cwt	149.00–154.50	920	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	143.43/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,027	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.29/cwt	161.00–164.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	149.77/cwt	148.00–152.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	156.40/cwt	155.00–161.00	749	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	39.39/cwt	39.00–40.00	393	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	49.83/cwt	48.00–51.00	502	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	45.02/cwt	44.00–46.00	443	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	978	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	74.96/cwt	73.50–77.00	986	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	68.53/cwt	66.50–71.00	905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	59.18/cwt	56.00–61.00	590	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	74.44/cwt	73.00–77.00	826	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	68.63/cwt	65.00–70.00	772	14
Bulls	—	—	1,746	106.55/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,574	96.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,519	6
Bulls	—	—	1,340	87.08/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,167	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	517.14/head	420.00–640.00	517	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	868.00/head	750.00–945.00	868	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,126.25/head	1,055.00–1,200.00	1,126	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/head	550.00–725.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	984.55/head	885.00–1,125.00	985	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.67/head	800.00–1,075.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	163.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	144.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.90/cwt	151.00–157.00	896	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	180.57/cwt	178.00–182.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	166.83/cwt	164.00–168.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	171.89/cwt	169.00–174.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	181.77/cwt	180.00–183.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.42/cwt	170.00–173.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	831	4

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 563Last week 784Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
3	—	358	187.00–189.00	187.68
6	—	455	172.00	172.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	175.00–180.00	178.28
4	—	521	157.00–160.00	159.24
6	—	672	139.00	139.00
2	—	303	180.00–186.00	183.02
6	—	486	160.00–167.00	163.13
4	—	628	140.00–147.00	144.02
10	—	575	151.00–157.00	155.90
2	—	423	170.00–173.00	171.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	150.00	150.00
2	—	353	197.00–199.00	198.01
14	—	595	170.00–172.00	170.13
45	—	667	155.00–163.50	157.54
1	—	505	179.00	179.00
2	—	409	188.00	188.00
4	—	345	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	159.00–161.50	161.35
25	—	479	174.00	174.00
2	—	660	150.00	150.00
3	—	268	195.00–200.00	198.17
3	—	395	180.00	180.00
2	—	518	166.00–171.00	168.58
4	—	434	175.00–180.00	178.83
2	—	323	185.00–187.00	186.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	568	155.00–157.00	156.94
2	—	258	189.00–192.00	190.46
4	—	463	168.00	168.00
5	—	356	173.00–179.00	174.82
20	—	611	149.00–154.50	150.63
27	—	716	139.00–144.50	143.43
5	—	311	180.00–183.00	181.77
4	—	510	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
4	—	423	161.00–164.00	162.29
8	—	516	148.00–152.00	149.77
2	—	580	144.00–148.00	145.97
2	—	625	131.00–137.00	133.93
43	—	479	155.00–161.00	156.40
3	—	275	178.00–182.00	180.57
11	—	386	164.00–168.00	166.83
9	—	313	169.00–174.00	171.89
1	—	670	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	39.00–40.00	39.39
6	—	1,008	48.00–51.00	49.83
4	—	983	44.00–46.00	45.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,316	73.50–77.00	74.96
5	—	1,320	66.50–71.00	68.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	997	56.00–61.00	59.18
13	—	1,110	73.00–77.00	74.44
14	—	1,125	65.00–70.00	68.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	105.00–109.00	106.55
6	—	1,574	95.00–100.00	96.53
4	—	1,340	85.00–89.00	87.08

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	7	—	—	420.00–640.00	517.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	750.00–945.00	868.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,055.00–1,200.00	1,126.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	885.00–1,125.00	984.55
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–725.00	637.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	941.67

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

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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