Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.46/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$240.46

298 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	255.01	1,179	61
Medium and Large 1	667	236.92	1,579	206
Medium and Large 3	496	235.39	1,166	31

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $12 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 sale298 hd

240.46

—

AL average14 barns · 1,266 hd

247.05

−6.59

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	1,323	119.11	1,575	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,357	104.85	1,423	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	103.56	1,284	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	96.68	1,022	27

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)	—	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,220	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	588	225.49/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	253.72/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,086	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	206.02/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	263.46/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	219.84/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,392	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	238.52/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	224.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	231.83/cwt	226.00–235.00	990	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	228.18/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	223.96/cwt	215.00–235.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	227.05/cwt	225.00–230.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	211.78/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	218.54/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,226	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	193.95/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	196.77/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,427	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	234.36/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	271.22/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,017	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	239.42/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	220.62/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	225.53/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	223.68/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,161	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	264.99/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	233.73/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	223.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	253.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	254.12/cwt	250.00–257.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	273.56/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,146	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	275.21/cwt	270.00–277.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	234.13/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	238.78/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	706	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	238.34/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,502	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	225.97/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	245.27/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,263	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	267.05/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	231.89/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,674	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	235.82/cwt	232.00–238.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	237.65/cwt	235.00–242.00	775	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	103.26/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,140	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	103.62/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,289	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	90.50/cwt	90.00–92.00	912	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	96.38/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,021	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	101.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,392	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	106.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,432	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	97.85/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,205	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	108.38/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,338	8
Bulls	—	—	1,535	124.56/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	120.70/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,488	4
Bulls	—	—	1,306	114.80/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,499	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,141.67/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,231.84/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,232	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,003	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 893Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 150Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 42

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	223.00–228.00	225.49
8	—	428	248.00–258.00	253.72
2	—	685	203.00–209.00	206.02
11	—	525	224.00–230.00	225.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	262.00–265.00	263.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	220.00–230.00	224.61
2	—	573	213.00–215.00	214.00
2	—	425	230.00	230.00
5	—	529	220.00–223.00	220.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	633	219.00–221.00	219.84
2	—	488	237.00–240.00	238.52
8	—	568	225.00	225.00
12	—	504	234.00	234.00
4	—	425	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	427	226.00–235.00	231.83
9	—	474	222.00–230.00	228.18
8	—	640	208.00–213.00	211.78
11	—	561	210.00–221.00	218.54
5	—	760	186.00–196.00	193.95
13	—	725	190.00–202.00	196.77
11	—	519	216.00–225.00	223.68
2	—	678	200.00–205.00	202.44
11	—	377	232.00–238.00	235.82
9	—	326	235.00–242.00	237.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	336	230.00	230.00
5	—	413	215.00–235.00	223.96
4	—	384	225.00–230.00	227.05
7	—	527	200.00–210.00	205.72
2	—	495	208.00–210.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	234.00–235.00	234.36
7	—	585	239.00–242.00	239.42
9	—	419	270.00–278.00	273.56
74	—	630	237.00–242.00	238.34
2	—	463	264.00–270.00	267.05
101	—	722	229.00–233.00	231.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	375	265.00–275.00	271.22
2	—	440	264.00–266.00	264.99
4	—	569	230.00–238.00	233.73
6	—	323	270.00–277.00	275.21
4	—	496	250.00	250.00
2	—	675	224.00–228.00	225.97
26	—	515	238.00–247.00	245.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	220.00–230.00	223.26
4	—	334	250.00–260.00	253.84
3	—	372	250.00–257.00	254.12
2	—	433	245.00–250.00	247.51
11	—	512	230.00–236.00	234.13
4	—	471	235.00–240.00	238.78
4	—	706	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,104	102.00–106.00	103.26
8	—	1,008	90.00–92.00	90.50
11	—	1,059	94.00–99.00	96.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,244	101.00–106.00	103.62
7	—	1,231	95.00–100.00	97.85
8	—	1,235	107.00–111.00	108.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	100.00–103.00	101.03
13	—	1,351	104.00–109.00	106.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	124.00–125.00	124.56
4	—	1,233	120.00–122.00	120.70
4	—	1,306	114.00–117.00	114.80

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,231.84
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,141.67

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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Steers · 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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