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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 6

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

935 head

▲ 228 vs last sale 707▲ 399 vs year ago 536 · +74.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

298 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 215▲ 201 vs year ago 97 · +207.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 70▲ 41 vs year ago 29 · +141.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.80/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$168.80

208 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$219

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

$5.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	458	173.12	793	40
Medium and Large 1	603	167.78	1,012	168

One grade step is worth $5.35/cwt here — about −$219 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 sale208 hd

168.80

—

AL average10 barns · 1,295 hd

171.74

−2.93

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	1,653	101.99	1,686	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	81.63	1,119	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	75.70	845	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	56.29	513	44

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)	1,250	$1,076	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$982	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$897	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$840	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,057	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$702	14

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	301	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	198.81/cwt	196.00–200.00	652	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	184.15/cwt	180.00–185.00	656	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	187.02/cwt	185.00–190.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	178.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	788	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	169.71/cwt	168.00–170.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	179.72/cwt	177.00–180.00	857	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	176.76/cwt	175.00–177.00	903	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	161.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	536	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	965	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	990	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	978	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	154.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	965	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	166.95/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,048	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,034	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	149.79/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,102	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	165.36/cwt	164.00–168.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	156.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	148.79/cwt	148.00–150.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	168.17/cwt	165.00–172.00	641	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	161.60/cwt	160.00–163.00	659	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	158.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	155.91/cwt	153.00–157.00	789	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	724	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	167.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	891	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	151.41/cwt	149.00–152.00	862	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	594	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	977	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,021	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,014	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	263	193.05/cwt	192.00–194.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	177.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	164.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	152.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	872	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,388	5
Bulls	—	—	1,714	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,770	11
Bulls	—	—	1,788	113.09/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,022	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	48.40/cwt	45.00–50.00	426	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	56.99/cwt	55.00–60.00	512	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	65.16/cwt	63.00–67.00	630	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	67.80/cwt	65.00–70.00	704	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	76.29/cwt	74.00–78.00	857	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	83.42/cwt	82.00–86.00	995	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	76.51/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,019	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,204	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	82.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,144	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	872	826.53/head	725.00–1,025.00	827	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	1,182.38/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,182	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	823	840.35/head	775.00–900.00	840	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	854.87/head	750.00–925.00	855	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,035	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	1,003.15/head	865.00–1,125.00	1,003	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	1,098.98/head	980.00–1,200.00	1,099	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	724	481.92/head	420.00–580.00	482	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	866.44/head	745.00–995.00	866	8

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 935Last week 707Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 215Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 70Year ago 29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	872	725.00–1,025.00	826.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,084	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,182.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	996	750.00–925.00	854.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,052	865.00–1,125.00	1,003.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,279	980.00–1,200.00	1,098.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	775.00–900.00	840.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,068	745.00–995.00	866.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	724	420.00–580.00	481.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	159.00	159.00
22	—	667	152.00	152.00
5	—	470	172.00	172.00
27	—	594	164.50	164.50
45	—	531	165.00–170.00	167.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	148.00–150.00	148.79
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
3	—	283	164.00–168.00	165.36
3	—	523	135.00–140.00	138.34
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
4	—	306	152.00–160.00	156.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	506	153.00–157.00	155.91
28	—	569	149.00–152.00	151.41
1	—	690	139.00	139.00
10	—	408	160.00–163.00	161.60
4	—	456	157.00–160.00	158.25
10	—	381	165.00–172.00	168.17
2	—	618	141.00–145.00	142.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	160.00–168.00	161.94
6	—	442	175.00–180.00	178.32
2	—	290	200.00	200.00
7	—	356	180.00–185.00	184.15
5	—	301	190.00	190.00
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
7	—	476	168.00–170.00	169.71
8	—	625	150.00–155.00	154.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	185.00–190.00	187.02
39	—	736	149.00–153.00	149.79
10	—	650	159.00	159.00
8	—	511	175.00–177.00	176.76
3	—	375	190.00	190.00
6	—	328	196.00–200.00	198.81
47	—	628	166.00–168.00	166.95
15	—	579	168.00–170.00	168.99
10	—	477	177.00–180.00	179.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	178.00	178.00
16	—	536	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	192.00–194.00	193.05
2	—	380	175.00–180.00	177.40
2	—	513	159.00–160.00	159.50
1	—	330	189.00	189.00
5	—	570	152.00–155.00	152.98
2	—	480	160.00–168.00	164.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	967	63.00–67.00	65.16
17	—	898	55.00–60.00	56.99
15	—	880	45.00–50.00	48.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,385	80.00–84.00	82.59
7	—	1,384	86.00–88.00	87.00
12	—	1,332	74.00–78.00	76.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,193	82.00–86.00	83.42
61	—	1,123	74.00–78.00	76.29
28	—	1,038	65.00–70.00	67.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	94.00–96.00	94.75
11	—	1,714	100.00–105.00	103.27
2	—	1,788	110.00–116.00	113.09

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.