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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher . Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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 $208.18/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$208.18

207 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$5.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	209.87	1,101	77
Medium and Large 1	598	208.27	1,246	93
Medium and Large 3	516	204.41	1,054	37

One grade step is worth $5.47/cwt here — about $47 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 sale207 hd

208.18

—

AL average15 barns · 1,600 hd

207.40

+0.78

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	1,564	110.45	1,727	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	90.52	1,096	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,354	88.85	1,203	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	80.81	852	19

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)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,058	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,283	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 3	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	239.16/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,227	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	791	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	238.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	217.49/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,174	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	211.78/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,203	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	188.88/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,256	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	248.93/cwt	248.00–252.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	223.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	964	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	204.45/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,276	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	178.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	209.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,081	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	199.26/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,379	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	236.93/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,348	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	224.16/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,603	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	228.83/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,428	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	264.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	219.24/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	356	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	272.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	247.67/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,048	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	197.40/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	225.75/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,264	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,276	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	80.92/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,042	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	85.73/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,004	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	79.93/cwt	77.00–82.00	843	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	87.86/cwt	85.00–90.00	983	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	86.27/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,126	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	91.56/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,102	28
Bulls	—	—	1,528	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	110.49/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,721	8
Bulls	—	—	1,623	118.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,058.33/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	206.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	240.02/cwt	236.00–245.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	199.17/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	221.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	240.77/cwt	235.00–245.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	214.17/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	198.21/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	198.72/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	182.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,397	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	189.36/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	231.37/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 920Last week 697Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 144Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 136Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
3	—	600	210.00	210.00
5	—	791	180.00	180.00
2	—	385	235.00	235.00
1	—	565	216.00	216.00
4	—	800	179.00	179.00
17	—	692	190.00–200.00	199.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	244.00	244.00
26	—	569	233.00–240.00	236.93
18	—	715	220.00–225.00	224.16
17	—	624	228.00–230.00	228.83
2	—	428	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	—	535	242.00	242.00
4	—	384	260.00–270.00	264.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	234.00–240.00	239.16
1	—	440	244.00	244.00
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
2	—	573	229.00	229.00
3	—	610	220.00	220.00
1	—	715	200.00	200.00
2	—	790	194.00	194.00
2	—	365	250.00	250.00
1	—	660	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	274.00	274.00
3	—	467	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	235.00–245.00	238.33
2	—	679	191.00	191.00
25	—	540	214.00–222.00	217.49
21	—	568	208.00–213.00	211.78
20	—	624	200.00–206.00	204.45
2	—	353	250.00–252.00	250.99
2	—	335	255.00	255.00
18	—	765	180.00–190.00	182.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	185.00–190.00	188.88
4	—	333	248.00–252.00	248.93
13	—	431	220.00–230.00	223.73
6	—	719	175.00–180.00	178.68
22	—	516	205.00–210.00	209.50
6	—	375	236.00–245.00	240.02
5	—	629	194.00	194.00
7	—	578	196.00–200.00	199.17
5	—	471	212.00–216.00	214.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
2	—	575	185.00	185.00
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
14	—	466	200.00–210.00	206.51
1	—	735	177.00	177.00
5	—	356	220.00–225.00	221.42
7	—	800	175.00	175.00
5	—	330	235.00–245.00	240.77
1	—	530	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	216.00–225.00	219.24
2	—	770	179.00	179.00
5	—	622	197.00–200.00	198.21
3	—	678	186.00–192.00	189.36
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
3	—	360	240.00–250.00	244.88
3	—	480	230.00–232.00	231.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	356	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	270.00–275.00	272.41
9	—	423	245.00–255.00	247.67
5	—	689	195.00–198.00	197.40
4	—	560	220.00–230.00	225.75
2	—	640	210.00–215.00	212.48
1	—	360	260.00	260.00
1	—	505	238.00	238.00
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	208.00	208.00
2	—	415	230.00	230.00
7	—	490	220.00	220.00
3	—	380	235.00	235.00
4	—	577	195.00–200.00	198.72
2	—	610	185.00–190.00	187.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	95.00–100.00	96.63
15	—	1,171	83.00–88.00	85.73
28	—	1,204	89.00–94.00	91.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	80.00–82.00	80.92
4	—	1,424	94.00–96.00	94.75
3	—	1,305	84.00–89.00	86.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	969	70.00–75.00	72.14
5	—	1,055	77.00–82.00	79.93
8	—	1,119	85.00–90.00	87.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	100.00–105.00	102.42
8	—	1,558	109.00–115.00	110.49
2	—	1,623	116.00–120.00	118.34

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,058.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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