Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.59/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$238.59

169 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	245.25	1,344	81
Medium and Large 2	576	234.16	1,348	67
Medium and Large 3	545	227.04	1,237	21

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $107 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 sale169 hd

238.59

—

AL average13 barns · 992 hd

242.57

−3.98

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	1,579	127.08	2,006	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	104.76	1,500	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	102.93	1,259	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	95.45	1,029	9thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,417	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	235.19/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	694	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	207.54/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,395	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	201.27/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,128	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	256.50/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	234.10/cwt	228.00–237.00	890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	249.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	966	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	241.82/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	255.75/cwt	252.00–260.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	236.13/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,318	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	229.98/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,440	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	225.01/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	247.91/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,126	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.76/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,059	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	222.10/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,188	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	258.09/cwt	252.00–260.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	224.30/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,041	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	96.98/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,066	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	101.83/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,414	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	106.52/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,553	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	98.92/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,184	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	92.38/cwt	90.00–94.00	958	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	109.05/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,366	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	103.59/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,275	37
Bulls	—	—	1,390	123.79/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,721	6
Bulls	—	—	1,273	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,464	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,619	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	214.06/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	201.94/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	193.95/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	233.85/cwt	230.00–238.00	977	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	221.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	204.12/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	201.47/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,164	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	222.08/cwt	220.00–224.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	197.01/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	217.86/cwt	216.00–222.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	227.89/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	223.64/cwt	220.00–226.00	964	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	208.22/cwt	207.00–210.00	981	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	231.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 798Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 109Year ago 328

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 56Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	459	230.00–237.00	235.19
5	—	694	214.00	214.00
2	—	623	220.00–225.00	222.41
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
1	—	745	200.00	200.00
1	—	539	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	268.00	268.00
6	—	626	240.00	240.00
7	—	432	254.00–258.00	256.50
6	—	578	241.00–244.00	241.82
1	—	390	260.00	260.00
23	—	454	247.00–250.00	247.91
6	—	521	246.00	246.00
1	—	730	230.00	230.00
10	—	694	236.00	236.00
8	—	771	227.00–229.00	227.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	220.00	220.00
2	—	522	244.00	244.00
2	—	325	252.00–260.00	255.75
6	—	375	250.00	250.00
28	—	558	234.00–241.00	236.13
17	—	626	229.00–232.00	229.98
2	—	666	224.00–226.00	225.01
1	—	800	212.00	212.00
1	—	455	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	252.00	252.00
7	—	608	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	672	207.00–208.00	207.54
14	—	740	201.00–203.00	201.27
5	—	451	218.00	218.00
10	—	537	210.00	210.00
10	—	380	228.00–237.00	234.10
17	—	431	220.00–226.00	223.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	388	240.00–250.00	249.00
10	—	418	230.00–238.00	233.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	200.00–203.00	201.47
2	—	380	220.00–224.00	222.08
8	—	620	196.00–198.00	197.01
6	—	431	216.00–222.00	217.86
12	—	471	207.00–210.00	208.22
9	—	323	225.00–235.00	231.95
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	250.00	250.00
1	—	390	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	239.00–248.00	240.76
7	—	318	252.00–260.00	258.09
7	—	464	220.00–228.00	224.30
5	—	355	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	218.00–228.00	222.10
3	—	380	240.00	240.00
2	—	620	200.00–204.00	201.94
2	—	345	250.00	250.00
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
1	—	800	198.00	198.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	210.00–218.00	214.06
6	—	395	230.00	230.00
2	—	613	190.00–198.00	193.95
5	—	438	220.00–225.00	221.36
2	—	520	200.00–208.00	204.12
1	—	330	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	95.00–100.00	96.98
3	—	1,037	90.00–94.00	92.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	100.00–103.00	101.83
10	—	1,458	104.00–109.00	106.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,197	95.00–100.00	98.92
13	—	1,253	107.00–112.00	109.05
37	—	1,231	101.00–106.00	103.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	121.00–126.00	123.79
3	—	1,273	114.00–116.00	114.98
6	—	1,920	134.00–139.00	136.41

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300.00

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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