Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.31/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$222.31

252 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	229.81	1,352	108
Medium and Large 2	562	218.29	1,227	81
Medium and Large 3	553	214.62	1,187	63

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $165 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 sale252 hd

222.31

—

AL average15 barns · 2,052 hd

217.68

+4.64

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	1,476	123.01	1,816	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	101.63	1,242	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	95.10	1,341	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	89.59	917	24

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)	—	$1,393	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,242	6

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	—	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	232.53/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,363	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,462	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	210.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,487	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	235.67/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,242	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	221.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,247	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	244.03/cwt	243.00–245.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,452	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	245.49/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,520	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	209.60/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,287	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	244.26/cwt	244.00–245.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,578	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	440	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	241.67/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	260.26/cwt	258.00–265.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	553	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,344	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	251.62/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,238	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	209.98/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	242.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	218.81/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,175	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	103.61/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,275	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	100.81/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,376	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	95.14/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,361	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	108.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,297	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	91.91/cwt	90.00–95.00	920	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	86.84/cwt	84.00–89.00	913	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	89.86/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,286	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	97.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,184	35
Bulls	—	—	1,539	124.56/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,917	9
Bulls	—	—	1,226	113.06/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,591	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,052	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
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	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,392.50/head	1,385.00–1,400.00	1,393	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,037.50/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	199.75/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	211.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,217	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	226.65/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	235.74/cwt	235.00–238.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	195.35/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	196.98/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	228.98/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,431	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	236.48/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,289	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	219.62/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,175	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	201.63/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	228.33/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,041	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	203.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	225.49/cwt	224.00–227.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	241.45/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,012	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	203.00/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	247.74/cwt	247.00–248.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,011	2

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 1,059Last week 808Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 186Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 64Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	228.00	228.00
1	—	405	255.00	255.00
15	—	592	247.00	247.00
7	—	679	243.00	243.00
28	—	619	244.00–246.00	245.49
1	—	345	275.00	275.00
12	—	709	240.00–242.00	241.67
4	—	760	238.00	238.00
11	—	530	248.00	248.00
9	—	369	258.00–265.00	260.26
10	—	492	250.00–252.00	251.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	586	228.00–240.00	232.53
1	—	405	243.00	243.00
5	—	522	242.00	242.00
4	—	332	244.00–245.00	244.26
1	—	760	214.00	214.00
15	—	711	222.00	222.00
3	—	612	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	220.00	220.00
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
20	—	707	210.00–215.00	210.36
14	—	527	230.00–239.00	235.67
4	—	435	242.00	242.00
3	—	650	216.00	216.00
6	—	800	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	249.00	249.00
20	—	553	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	199.00	199.00
8	—	688	210.00–212.00	211.01
6	—	380	247.00	247.00
51	—	625	218.00–234.00	228.98
17	—	563	229.00	229.00
1	—	715	200.00	200.00
13	—	419	235.00–252.00	241.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	564	215.00–225.00	221.06
2	—	370	243.00–245.00	244.03
5	—	770	190.00	190.00
14	—	614	208.00–212.00	209.60
12	—	518	226.00–227.00	226.65
4	—	425	230.00	230.00
2	—	738	195.00–199.00	196.98
12	—	456	228.00–229.00	228.33
6	—	656	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	671	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	227.00	227.00
2	—	395	232.00	232.00
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
11	—	576	210.00–218.00	211.23
4	—	339	235.00–238.00	235.74
6	—	685	193.00–200.00	195.35
30	—	535	215.00–225.00	219.62
8	—	626	200.00–203.00	201.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	208.00–212.00	209.98
5	—	419	240.00–245.00	242.37
1	—	755	200.00	200.00
6	—	570	214.00	214.00
5	—	537	215.00–225.00	218.81
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
2	—	465	235.00–238.00	236.48
2	—	668	202.00–205.00	203.48
4	—	363	247.00–248.00	247.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	210.00	210.00
4	—	619	199.00–200.00	199.75
2	—	378	230.00–232.00	231.02
2	—	418	224.00–227.00	225.49
1	—	325	240.00	240.00
2	—	558	202.00–204.00	203.00
1	—	660	198.00	198.00
2	—	465	215.00–220.00	217.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,231	101.00–106.00	103.61
10	—	1,201	107.00–112.00	108.01
35	—	1,216	95.00–100.00	97.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,365	99.00–104.00	100.81
11	—	1,431	93.00–97.00	95.14
11	—	1,431	88.00–91.00	89.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,001	90.00–95.00	91.91
11	—	1,051	84.00–89.00	86.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,539	122.00–126.00	124.56
5	—	1,226	110.00–115.00	113.06
6	—	1,591	128.00–130.00	128.98

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,385.00–1,400.00	1,392.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,037.50

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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