Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, heifers sold 7.00-8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.19/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$220.19

195 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$3.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	221.14	1,307	141
Medium and Large 2	495	217.80	1,078	44
Medium and Large 3	414	217.30	899	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.84/cwt here — about $408 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 sale195 hd

220.19

—

AL average13 barns · 1,660 hd

224.02

−3.83

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	1,360	121.93	1,659	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	104.02	1,410	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	102.14	1,167	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	94.17	1,018	25

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,072	17

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	394	220.16/cwt	220.00–221.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	219.58/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,408	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	239.06/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	221.06/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,273	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	216.03/cwt	215.00–217.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	219.02/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	210.96/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	230.59/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,668	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	216.10/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,093	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	223.53/cwt	220.00–227.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,420	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	233.82/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	230.40/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	242.39/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,483	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	246.91/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,284	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	222.91/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	243.71/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,513	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	216.50/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	248.98/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	233.98/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	204.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,277	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	102.55/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,375	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	106.07/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,461	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	100.99/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,044	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	94.73/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,050	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	101.13/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,118	6
Bulls	—	—	1,221	121.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,478	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	96.62/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,070	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	107.17/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,279	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	91.17/cwt	90.00–92.00	978	11
Bulls	—	—	1,068	116.14/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,274	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,466.67/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,467	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,717.86/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	228.54/cwt	225.00–229.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,148	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	215.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	209.13/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,282	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,122Last week 734Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 137Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 39Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	394	220.00–221.00	220.16
2	—	422	215.00–217.00	216.03
2	—	465	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	641	214.00–220.00	219.58
32	—	576	220.00–225.00	221.06
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
2	—	472	225.00–230.00	227.44
41	—	514	220.00–225.00	223.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	217.00–220.00	219.02
5	—	563	206.00–214.00	210.96
17	—	506	210.00–217.00	216.10
2	—	444	220.00–227.00	223.53
9	—	384	225.00–229.00	228.54
7	—	613	204.00–210.00	209.13
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	660	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	237.00–244.00	239.06
11	—	620	229.00	229.00
6	—	569	230.00–238.00	233.82
26	—	691	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	589	227.00	227.00
5	—	506	230.00–233.00	230.59
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	692	240.00–242.00	241.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	228.00–232.00	230.40
32	—	612	237.00–244.00	242.39
11	—	520	246.00–247.00	246.91
10	—	704	221.00–225.00	222.91
7	—	578	240.00–246.00	243.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	220.00–225.00	222.50
4	—	564	210.00–222.00	216.50
4	—	425	244.00–252.00	248.98
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
6	—	461	230.00–238.00	233.98
4	—	625	200.00–210.00	204.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	212.00–216.00	215.01
2	—	345	245.00–250.00	247.50
2	—	490	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	100.00–104.00	102.55
5	—	1,377	105.00–107.00	106.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	98.00–103.00	100.99
10	—	1,108	93.00–97.00	94.73
11	—	1,073	90.00–92.00	91.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	100.00–103.00	101.13
8	—	1,107	95.00–99.00	96.62
10	—	1,193	104.00–110.00	107.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	120.00–124.00	121.05
2	—	1,068	114.00–118.00	116.14
3	—	1,787	125.00–129.00	127.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,717.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Uniontown Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle