Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes 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 $226.25/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$226.25

39 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	228.03	1,224	25
Medium and Large 2	469	223.06	1,047	14thin

One grade step is worth $4.97/cwt here — about $177 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 sale39 hd

226.25

—

AL average10 barns · 732 hd

226.47

−0.22

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	1,620	122.00	1,976	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	95.44	1,160	13

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)	—	$1,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,867	6

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	217.92/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,251	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	219.24/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	262.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	241.04/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	231.63/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.39/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,208	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	232.73/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	215.57/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	233.59/cwt	232.00–234.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	240.72/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	290.88/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,867	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	103.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,266	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	87.07/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,001	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	92.72/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,152	5

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 Jan 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 1,141Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 126Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 130Year ago 59

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	222.00	222.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
1	—	305	270.00	270.00
8	—	574	212.00–220.00	217.92
1	—	360	250.00	250.00
4	—	476	230.00–240.00	234.89
1	—	430	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	190.00–200.00	194.94
2	—	510	220.00	220.00
2	—	558	208.00–210.00	209.00
5	—	427	232.00–234.00	233.59
1	—	385	235.00	235.00
2	—	335	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	220.00–222.00	221.00
11	—	520	228.00–234.00	232.39
5	—	476	230.00–238.00	232.73
5	—	635	215.00–218.00	215.57
1	—	425	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	198.00	198.00
4	—	530	219.00–220.00	219.24
2	—	428	240.00–242.00	241.04
2	—	570	208.00–210.00	209.02
3	—	373	250.00–260.00	254.98
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	260.00–270.00	262.45
8	—	666	231.00–232.00	231.63
1	—	360	305.00	305.00
3	—	455	285.00	285.00
3	—	565	237.00–245.00	240.72
2	—	433	287.00–295.00	290.88

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	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,866.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,012.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,685	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	100.00–105.00	103.17
3	—	1,150	86.00–88.00	87.07
5	—	1,242	90.00–95.00	92.72

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle