Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.11/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$242.11

185 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$16.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	249.54	1,532	42
Medium and Large 2	515	245.10	1,261	82
Medium and Large 3	571	232.97	1,329	61

One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about $202 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 sale185 hd

242.11

—

AL average14 barns · 1,056 hd

245.30

−3.19

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	—	Low	1,369	124.85	1,710	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	104.70	1,263	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	103.64	1,537	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	95.63	987	17

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,408	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	539	214.72/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,157	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	211.80/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	231.04/cwt	228.00–238.00	980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	218.26/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,377	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	205.76/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,356	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	211.55/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	215.28/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	234.55/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	275.95/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	242.03/cwt	240.00–244.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	250.28/cwt	247.00–252.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	242.99/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	231.14/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,424	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	764	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	243.79/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,280	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	226.89/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,302	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	220.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	239.19/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	234.23/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	245.82/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,168	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	268.65/cwt	265.00–275.00	846	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	238.37/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	231.15/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,135	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	95.40/cwt	93.00–98.00	953	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	96.26/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,599	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	110.24/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,533	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	103.06/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,484	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	104.21/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,292	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	90.15/cwt	90.00–91.00	938	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,064	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	97.66/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,178	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	109.84/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,275	25
Bulls	—	—	1,296	117.16/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,518	4
Bulls	—	—	1,458	130.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,902	5
Bulls	—	—	1,339	125.44/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,680	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,408.33/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,408	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	218.28/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,262	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	230.67/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	221.69/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	211.34/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	233.99/cwt	230.00–235.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	228.62/cwt	222.00–232.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	214.50/cwt	214.00–216.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	210.28/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,083	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	207.03/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	539	214.00–216.00	214.72
10	—	583	210.00–212.00	211.80
4	—	477	220.00	220.00
2	—	428	224.00–225.00	224.49
14	—	362	230.00–235.00	233.99
3	—	712	162.00	162.00
2	—	620	206.00–208.00	207.03
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	424	228.00–238.00	231.04
12	—	659	205.00–208.00	205.76
9	—	637	210.00–214.00	211.55
7	—	711	204.00	204.00
7	—	562	215.00–216.00	215.28
2	—	385	240.00–244.00	242.03
1	—	510	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	631	216.00–219.00	218.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	200.00	200.00
1	—	570	208.00	208.00
8	—	444	220.00	220.00
6	—	340	222.00–232.00	228.62
4	—	464	214.00–216.00	214.50
1	—	385	224.00	224.00
18	—	515	209.00–212.00	210.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	240.00	240.00
1	—	435	262.00	262.00
11	—	771	226.00–236.00	234.55
8	—	371	274.00–282.00	275.95
3	—	725	239.00	239.00
6	—	614	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	247.00–252.00	250.28
3	—	523	238.00	238.00
2	—	438	242.00–244.00	242.99
26	—	616	222.00–237.00	231.14
12	—	554	235.00	235.00
9	—	658	210.00–225.00	220.50
5	—	493	239.00–240.00	239.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	764	244.00	244.00
8	—	552	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	240.00–247.00	243.79
11	—	402	250.00	250.00
9	—	715	226.00–228.00	226.89
10	—	688	230.00–237.00	234.23
9	—	600	238.00	238.00
20	—	475	244.00–247.00	245.82
12	—	315	265.00–275.00	268.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	236.00–242.00	238.37
2	—	600	210.00–212.00	211.00
14	—	491	224.00–232.00	231.15
6	—	578	214.00–226.00	218.28
1	—	655	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	245.00	245.00
1	—	460	240.00	240.00
3	—	565	230.00–232.00	230.67
1	—	525	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
6	—	490	220.00–222.00	221.69
1	—	530	218.00	218.00
3	—	580	210.00–212.00	211.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	93.00–98.00	95.40
6	—	1,041	90.00–91.00	90.15
6	—	1,050	100.00–104.00	101.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	95.00–99.00	96.26
5	—	1,391	108.00–113.00	110.24
6	—	1,440	100.00–105.00	103.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,240	102.00–107.00	104.21
16	—	1,206	95.00–101.00	97.66
25	—	1,161	107.00–113.00	109.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	116.00–119.00	117.16
5	—	1,458	128.00–133.00	130.42
5	—	1,339	124.00–127.00	125.44

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,408.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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