Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.63/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$207.63

167 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$11.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	209.48	1,101	87
Medium and Large 2	482	208.63	1,005	57
Medium and Large 3	508	198.12	1,007	23

One grade step is worth $11.36/cwt here — about $94 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 sale167 hd

207.63

—

AL average15 barns · 1,526 hd

206.64

+0.98

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	—	Low	1,682	111.38	1,873	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	90.92	1,067	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	86.31	1,257	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	76.52	747	28

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)	—	$1,217	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1Value Added	—	400	266.00/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	258.72/cwt	252.00–260.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	203.73/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,196	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	201.12/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,261	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	212.95/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	208.55/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,087	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	212.45/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,022	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	213.97/cwt	212.00–215.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	249.06/cwt	245.00–250.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	214.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,362	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	229.37/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,243	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	228.45/cwt	225.00–232.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	242.04/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	206.30/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,302	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	222.01/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,183	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	249.35/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	196.28/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	213.91/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,256	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	224.14/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	234.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	68.39/cwt	66.00–70.00	609	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	82.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,245	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	90.36/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,264	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	97.46/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,156	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	92.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,066	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	81.86/cwt	79.00–83.00	813	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	74.94/cwt	72.00–77.00	766	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	86.32/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,027	18
Bulls	—	—	1,536	105.22/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,616	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	112.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,054	6
Bulls	—	—	1,702	120.51/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,051	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	203.48/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	222.50/cwt	215.00–225.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	250.25/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	197.68/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	227.18/cwt	224.00–230.00	850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	203.95/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,036	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	208.90/cwt	208.00–210.00	999	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	181.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	221.40/cwt	212.00–222.00	799	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	201.26/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,461	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	224.86/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,066	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	248.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	823	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	202.19/cwt	198.00–206.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 860Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 89Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 158Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	264.00–268.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	225.00	225.00
8	—	361	252.00–260.00	258.72
3	—	685	200.00	200.00
4	—	708	196.00	196.00
23	—	636	210.00–220.00	214.16
18	—	542	226.00–230.00	229.37
2	—	460	240.00–244.00	242.04
3	—	423	249.00–250.00	249.35
5	—	750	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	202.00–208.00	203.73
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
2	—	658	192.00–195.00	193.49
2	—	340	225.00–232.00	228.45
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
4	—	477	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	210.00–216.00	212.95
5	—	387	245.00–250.00	249.06
2	—	405	240.00	240.00
13	—	631	200.00–209.00	206.30
8	—	480	235.00	235.00
2	—	800	185.00	185.00
1	—	745	190.00	190.00
20	—	533	220.00–223.00	222.01
3	—	341	255.00	255.00
7	—	690	196.00–198.00	196.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	627	200.00–204.00	201.12
36	—	521	208.00–210.00	208.55
18	—	481	212.00–215.00	212.45
1	—	765	192.00	192.00
2	—	575	206.00	206.00
2	—	415	220.00	220.00
8	—	374	224.00–230.00	227.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	194.00	194.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
1	—	685	186.00	186.00
2	—	325	230.00	230.00
7	—	730	185.00	185.00
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
11	—	508	200.00–206.00	203.95
13	—	478	208.00–210.00	208.90
20	—	361	212.00–222.00	221.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	172.00	172.00
4	—	319	212.00–215.00	213.97
6	—	534	196.00–198.00	197.68
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
3	—	470	202.00	202.00
3	—	680	180.00–185.00	181.67
4	—	433	205.00–210.00	207.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	587	212.00–220.00	213.91
7	—	530	224.00–225.00	224.14
1	—	770	180.00	180.00
3	—	456	230.00–240.00	234.02
2	—	645	206.00	206.00
8	—	406	250.00–252.00	250.25
1	—	380	258.00	258.00
12	—	726	195.00–202.00	201.26
1	—	345	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
1	—	510	188.00	188.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
4	—	445	215.00–225.00	222.50
1	—	305	235.00	235.00
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
4	—	480	198.00–206.00	202.19
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	200.00–208.00	203.48
2	—	630	190.00	190.00
13	—	474	216.00–227.00	224.86
2	—	565	192.00	192.00
2	—	755	176.00–178.00	177.01
1	—	445	235.00	235.00
11	—	331	240.00–250.00	248.63
2	—	723	180.00–182.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	66.00–70.00	68.39
13	—	993	79.00–83.00	81.86
8	—	1,022	72.00–77.00	74.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,514	80.00–85.00	82.25
8	—	1,399	89.00–94.00	90.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	96.00–101.00	97.46
15	—	1,147	90.00–95.00	92.95
18	—	1,190	84.00–89.00	86.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	103.00–108.00	105.22
6	—	1,818	110.00–115.00	112.97
3	—	1,702	118.00–124.00	120.51

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)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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