Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.13/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$242.13

318 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$22.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	246.20	1,523	228
Medium and Large 2	608	234.56	1,427	66
Medium and Large 3	564	224.19	1,264	24

One grade step is worth $22.01/cwt here — about $259 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 sale318 hd

242.13

—

AL average11 barns · 937 hd

243.13

−1.00

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	1,706	115.77	1,974	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	93.47	1,286	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	91.16	1,060	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	71.31	782	11

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)	—	$1,770	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,527	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,992	58

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	206.04/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	249.19/cwt	242.00–252.00	982	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	238.25/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	234.16/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,363	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	203.70/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,463	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	288.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	234.41/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,549	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	267.81/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,326	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	209.55/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,634	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	215.51/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,448	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	791	192.66/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	258.29/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	230.38/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	245.97/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	239.23/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	255.46/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	225.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	270.47/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	253.25/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	208.74/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,211	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	215.94/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	233.52/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	192.44/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	185.42/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	229.53/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,056	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	228.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	244.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	243.41/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,134	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	216.50/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,342	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	269.32/cwt	268.00–270.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	202.04/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	249.67/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	247.00/cwt	244.00–250.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	179.25/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	258.21/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,454	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	232.28/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	237.33/cwt	236.00–240.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	219.93/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	209.37/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	240.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,518	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	271.75/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,470	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	206.64/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	706	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,278	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	83.84/cwt	81.00–86.00	956	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	96.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,118	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	71.31/cwt	70.00–75.00	782	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	93.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,286	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	91.03/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,080	17
Bulls	—	—	1,856	116.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,161	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	111.34/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,645.83/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,646	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,263.64/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,264	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,916.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,917	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,434.38/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,434	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,728.13/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,728	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	226.69/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,412	3

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,141Last week 653Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 156Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 154Year ago 59

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	204.00–208.00	206.04
12	—	394	242.00–252.00	249.19
6	—	792	168.00	168.00
8	—	438	238.00–240.00	238.25
2	—	718	180.00–190.00	184.98
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
4	—	532	231.00–236.00	232.28
3	—	577	214.00–224.00	219.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	207.00	207.00
79	—	582	228.00–237.00	234.16
1	—	370	265.00	265.00
34	—	718	202.00–204.00	203.70
46	—	466	243.00–244.00	243.41
61	—	620	213.00–220.00	216.50
7	—	415	248.00–251.00	249.67
1	—	525	239.00	239.00
8	—	785	179.00–180.00	179.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	195.00–200.00	197.47
15	—	460	224.00–235.00	229.53
2	—	678	175.00–180.00	177.44
2	—	510	220.00–222.00	220.99
2	—	330	244.00–250.00	247.00
1	—	560	208.00	208.00
6	—	381	236.00–240.00	237.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	415	280.00–290.00	288.89
53	—	661	225.00–237.00	234.41
30	—	780	200.00–211.00	209.55
4	—	489	276.00	276.00
3	—	724	220.00	220.00
1	—	335	300.00	300.00
40	—	563	256.00–259.00	258.21
47	—	632	240.00–250.00	240.21
41	—	541	268.00–275.00	271.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	495	265.00–268.00	267.81
22	—	672	212.00–220.00	215.51
9	—	791	190.00–198.00	192.66
3	—	517	255.00–260.00	258.29
5	—	621	227.00–235.00	230.38
2	—	585	242.00–250.00	245.97
4	—	378	285.00	285.00
3	—	425	270.00	270.00
3	—	735	205.00–210.00	206.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	260.00	260.00
2	—	660	200.00	200.00
5	—	506	230.00–242.00	239.23
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
6	—	472	250.00–258.00	255.46
1	—	550	228.00	228.00
2	—	628	205.00–214.00	209.37
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
5	—	706	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	177.00	177.00
4	—	417	250.00–258.00	253.25
2	—	673	181.00–190.00	185.42
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
2	—	570	210.00–220.00	215.09
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
3	—	520	225.00–235.00	228.46
6	—	466	240.00–245.00	244.13
3	—	308	268.00–270.00	269.32
4	—	619	200.00–208.00	202.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	280.00	280.00
1	—	470	255.00	255.00
1	—	345	285.00	285.00
2	—	418	266.00–275.00	270.47
1	—	510	245.00	245.00
2	—	670	212.00–220.00	215.94
2	—	563	232.00–235.00	233.52
2	—	723	187.00–198.00	192.44
3	—	623	222.00–230.00	226.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	240.00–245.00	242.47
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
5	—	472	220.00–230.00	225.97
13	—	580	200.00–215.00	208.74
2	—	365	250.00–255.00	252.43
1	—	600	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,140	81.00–86.00	83.84
18	—	1,158	95.00–100.00	96.58
17	—	1,186	89.00–94.00	91.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,096	70.00–75.00	71.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	90.00–95.00	93.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,856	115.00–120.00	116.42
4	—	1,370	110.00–113.00	111.34
2	—	1,775	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,645.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,263.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,916.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,434.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,728.13
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	—	—	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,937.50

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

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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Replacement Cattle