Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

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 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 $237.29/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$237.29

310 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	243.23	1,470	212
Medium and Large 2	545	235.36	1,282	31
Medium and Large 3	580	219.37	1,272	67

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $198 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 sale310 hd

237.29

—

AL average14 barns · 905 hd

238.61

−1.32

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	1,926	118.03	2,273	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	96.07	1,413	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	92.20	1,068	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	75.45	736	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,206	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	14

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	—	311	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	224.75/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	181.10/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,208	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	265.01/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,301	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	252.67/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,455	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	195.75/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,163	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	198.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,219	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	221.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	206.98/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,172	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	232.48/cwt	231.00–234.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	209.56/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,127	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	697	205.67/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,434	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	250.27/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,034	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	223.19/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,522	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	222.67/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,307	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	736	173.20/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,275	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	261.03/cwt	260.00–262.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	177.61/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,451	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	238.24/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,501	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	277.25/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,464	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	223.33/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	225.99/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	86.93/cwt	84.00–89.00	973	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	77.08/cwt	75.00–80.00	750	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	91.26/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,462	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	98.96/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,378	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	92.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,078	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	70.56/cwt	69.00–74.00	694	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	98.66/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,180	12
Bulls	—	—	1,828	111.38/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,036	6
Bulls	—	—	2,122	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	120.52/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,320	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,110	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,113	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,290.00/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,290	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	208.06/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	208.36/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,092	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	231.03/cwt	230.00–232.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	200.80/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	215.73/cwt	210.00–218.00	880	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	191.90/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	227.09/cwt	225.00–232.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	216.45/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	170.25/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,228	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	222.14/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	180.76/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,350	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,214	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	223.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	203.45/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	213.53/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	245.30/cwt	240.00–248.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,261Last week 852Year ago 1,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 184Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 237Year ago 66

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	311	266.00	266.00
7	—	538	250.00	250.00
4	—	634	224.00–227.00	224.75
1	—	575	240.00	240.00
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
3	—	488	255.00	255.00
6	—	367	260.00–262.00	261.03
5	—	783	177.00–180.00	177.61
1	—	435	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
1	—	608	210.00	210.00
1	—	525	230.00	230.00
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
10	—	380	258.00	258.00
18	—	697	200.00–206.00	205.67
10	—	413	244.00–255.00	250.27
13	—	587	220.00–227.00	222.67
12	—	736	171.00–180.00	173.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	491	261.00–266.00	265.01
33	—	576	246.00–257.00	252.67
33	—	682	219.00–229.00	223.19
7	—	440	267.00	267.00
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
1	—	300	272.00	272.00
4	—	503	260.00	260.00
12	—	752	193.00	193.00
81	—	630	237.00–239.00	238.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	528	270.00–278.00	277.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	168.00	168.00
2	—	403	230.00–237.00	233.52
6	—	336	244.00	244.00
12	—	613	190.00–200.00	198.89
16	—	566	204.00–208.00	206.98
32	—	538	209.00–215.00	209.56
1	—	385	240.00	240.00
7	—	460	220.00–229.00	222.14
4	—	729	176.00–185.00	180.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	667	180.00–185.00	181.10
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
16	—	594	190.00–198.00	195.75
14	—	414	220.00–226.00	221.05
2	—	394	231.00–234.00	232.48
5	—	543	200.00–204.00	200.80
4	—	475	212.00–218.00	216.45
8	—	721	170.00–172.00	170.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
3	—	575	180.00	180.00
29	—	408	210.00–218.00	215.73
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
9	—	529	190.00–195.00	191.90
13	—	311	225.00–232.00	227.09
1	—	480	206.00	206.00
1	—	685	172.00	172.00
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	244.00	244.00
29	—	634	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
3	—	475	222.00–226.00	223.33
1	—	730	171.00	171.00
2	—	628	190.00–195.00	192.47
1	—	420	228.00	228.00
17	—	524	208.00–212.00	208.36
2	—	370	230.00–232.00	231.03
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	220.00–228.00	225.99
1	—	360	255.00	255.00
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
1	—	510	230.00	230.00
2	—	410	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	—	720	200.00–207.00	203.45
4	—	621	208.00–218.00	213.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
3	—	315	250.00	250.00
2	—	573	206.00–210.00	208.06
1	—	435	234.00	234.00
19	—	607	200.00	200.00
2	—	728	190.00–191.00	190.51
2	—	523	220.00–227.00	223.58
5	—	383	240.00–248.00	245.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,119	84.00–89.00	86.93
15	—	1,168	90.00–95.00	92.30
12	—	1,196	97.00–102.00	98.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	973	75.00–80.00	77.08
6	—	983	69.00–74.00	70.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	90.00–93.00	91.26
5	—	1,392	98.00–101.00	98.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,828	109.00–115.00	111.38
3	—	2,122	126.00–130.00	127.99
4	—	1,925	120.00–122.00	120.52

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)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,112.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,366.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.50

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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