Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 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 $211.09/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$211.09

173 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$2.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	211.88	1,130	70
Medium and Large 1	601	210.84	1,267	80
Medium and Large 3	454	209.57	951	23

One grade step is worth $2.30/cwt here — about $178 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 sale173 hd

211.09

—

AL average15 barns · 1,790 hd

211.27

−0.18

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	1,794	113.65	2,039	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	88.13	1,222	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	88.03	1,051	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	78.69	843	23

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)	—	$1,373	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	205.56/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,170	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	219.60/cwt	218.00–220.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	213.01/cwt	212.00–214.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	211.41/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,120	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	225.79/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,389	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,216	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	199.00/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,351	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	245.27/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	218.64/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	226.33/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	205.31/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,248	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	172.57/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	236.73/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	201.14/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	221.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	257.33/cwt	255.00–260.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	82.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	882	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	76.66/cwt	74.00–79.00	823	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	82.31/cwt	80.00–85.00	964	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	94.58/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,143	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	90.02/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,093	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	93.97/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	85.80/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	113.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,054	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.04/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,312	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,705.00/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	207.49/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	224.52/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	183.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,028	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	233.27/cwt	230.00–235.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	244.44/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.37/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,189	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	235.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	226.35/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,053	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	202.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	224.05/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	255.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	238.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	230.68/cwt	226.00–237.00	727	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	238.02/cwt	235.00–240.00	902	13

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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 1,104Year ago 1,105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 228Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 76Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	791	180.00	180.00
4	—	709	200.00	200.00
11	—	563	216.00	216.00
24	—	679	196.00–200.00	199.00
3	—	534	218.00–220.00	218.64
11	—	608	203.00–208.00	205.31
12	—	465	226.00–227.00	226.35
3	—	380	250.00–260.00	255.20
3	—	402	235.00–245.00	238.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	204.00–208.00	205.56
5	—	455	218.00–220.00	219.60
14	—	530	210.00–214.00	211.41
10	—	605	200.00	200.00
2	—	683	190.00–195.00	192.53
3	—	442	224.00–230.00	226.33
7	—	800	172.00–174.00	172.57
3	—	320	245.00	245.00
13	—	379	235.00–240.00	238.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	168.00	168.00
2	—	378	212.00–214.00	213.01
7	—	552	200.00	200.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	775	167.00	167.00
1	—	520	205.00	205.00
9	—	315	226.00–237.00	230.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	260.00	260.00
19	—	615	225.00–230.00	225.79
2	—	373	262.00	262.00
1	—	460	250.00	250.00
5	—	519	244.00–247.00	245.27
5	—	750	210.00	210.00
3	—	577	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	240.00	240.00
2	—	615	215.00	215.00
7	—	483	235.00–237.00	236.73
6	—	776	200.00–207.00	201.14
5	—	576	220.00–230.00	221.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	250.00	250.00
2	—	613	220.00–222.00	220.99
2	—	510	230.00–232.00	231.02
2	—	323	255.00–260.00	257.33
1	—	455	235.00	235.00
5	—	413	240.00–260.00	244.44
1	—	560	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
4	—	526	202.00–212.00	207.49
2	—	640	185.00	185.00
2	—	478	224.00–225.00	224.52
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
3	—	418	230.00–235.00	233.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	671	180.00–190.00	183.35
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
7	—	443	232.00	232.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
5	—	565	208.00–214.00	210.37
11	—	365	235.00–240.00	235.46
3	—	615	200.00–205.00	202.32
3	—	518	220.00–228.00	224.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,069	80.00–85.00	82.50
15	—	1,073	74.00–79.00	76.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,171	80.00–85.00	82.31
17	—	1,209	91.00–97.00	94.58
16	—	1,214	88.00–91.00	90.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	93.00–95.00	93.97
5	—	1,338	83.00–88.00	85.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,770	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,810	110.00–115.00	113.48

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)	27	—	—	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,312.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,705.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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