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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▼ 511 vs last sale 1,126▼ 85 vs year ago 700 · −12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 328▲ 161 vs year ago 70 · +230.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 112▼ 39 vs year ago 65 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.53/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$140.53

150 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	141.54	676	38
Medium and Large 1	585	141.01	825	98
Medium and Large 3	393	134.42	529	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about $147 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 sale150 hd

140.53

—

AL average15 barns · 1,638 hd

145.09

−4.56

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	—	High	1,539	98.52	1,516	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,288	76.34	983	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	72.22	855	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	50.45	481	19

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)	1,008	$918	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$826	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,131	$721	7

Every lot

59 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	167.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	162.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	583	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	158.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	174.02/cwt	171.00–175.00	769	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	161.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	837	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	157.55/cwt	155.00–159.00	906	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	155.33/cwt	150.00–156.00	943	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	944	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	448	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	151.43/cwt	149.00–155.00	566	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	154.24/cwt	152.00–158.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	148.26/cwt	143.00–149.00	618	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	132.55/cwt	129.00–135.00	571	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	150.00/cwt	149.00–152.00	696	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	138.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	136.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	145.28/cwt	144.00–149.00	767	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	142.47/cwt	140.00–144.00	801	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	132.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	759	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	848	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	977	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	454	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	171.33/cwt	170.00–172.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	158.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	574	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	164.31/cwt	161.00–167.00	702	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	147.83/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	154.83/cwt	152.00–157.00	797	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	149.50/cwt	148.00–152.00	849	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	146.75/cwt	146.00–148.00	895	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	141.64/cwt	137.00–144.00	935	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	89.78/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	101.77/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,557	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	2,237	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	41.54/cwt	40.00–45.00	384	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	51.60/cwt	50.00–54.00	478	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	59.30/cwt	57.00–61.00	613	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	65.10/cwt	63.00–67.00	728	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	68.99/cwt	68.00–70.00	786	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	71.71/cwt	70.00–74.00	848	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	78.47/cwt	77.00–82.00	972	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	76.89/cwt	74.00–79.00	999	40
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	720.65/head	590.00–885.00	721	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	821	690.18/head	600.00–850.00	690	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	915	825.55/head	800.00–875.00	826	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,069.96/head	975.00–1,175.00	1,070	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	885	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 1,126Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 328Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 112Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	175.00	175.00
6	—	568	148.00–152.00	149.50
4	—	760	132.00	132.00
3	—	355	170.00–172.00	171.33
4	—	610	146.00–148.00	146.75
7	—	515	152.00–157.00	154.83
9	—	427	161.00–167.00	164.31
9	—	660	137.00–144.00	141.64
1	—	700	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	150.00–155.00	152.36
6	—	270	165.00–170.00	168.27
6	—	363	155.00–160.00	158.02
3	—	340	160.00	160.00
6	—	467	145.00–150.00	147.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	135.00–139.00	136.64
4	—	680	120.00–125.00	121.77
2	—	640	126.00	126.00
15	—	417	143.00–149.00	148.26
7	—	374	149.00–155.00	151.43
4	—	574	129.00–135.00	132.21
3	—	467	137.00–140.00	138.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
5	—	431	129.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	520	112.00–118.00	114.94
5	—	316	140.00–145.00	141.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	562	140.00–144.00	142.47
4	—	414	152.00–158.00	154.24
6	—	528	144.00–149.00	145.28
5	—	464	149.00–152.00	150.00
5	—	661	134.00–136.00	135.40
1	—	790	129.00	129.00
33	—	613	137.00–140.00	138.32
7	—	729	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	140.00–143.00	141.50
5	—	470	170.00	170.00
8	—	575	155.00–159.00	157.55
10	—	442	171.00–175.00	174.02
19	—	607	150.00–156.00	155.33
10	—	517	160.00–166.00	161.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.03
2	—	333	165.00–170.00	167.59
3	—	422	155.00–160.00	158.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	57.00–61.00	59.30
8	—	927	50.00–54.00	51.60
6	—	924	40.00–45.00	41.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,118	63.00–67.00	65.10
36	—	1,182	70.00–74.00	71.71
28	—	1,239	77.00–82.00	78.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	68.00–70.00	68.99
40	—	1,299	74.00–79.00	76.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,043	109.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	1,530	100.00–105.00	101.77
4	—	1,295	89.00–90.00	89.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	1,131	590.00–885.00	720.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	800.00–875.00	825.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	821	600.00–850.00	690.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,132	975.00–1,175.00	1,069.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	725.00	725.00

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.