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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Nov 29

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

957 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 891▲ 382 vs year ago 575 · +66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 231▲ 59 vs year ago 150 · +39.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 186▲ 95 vs year ago 36 · +263.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high 107.00 and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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 $149.34/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$149.34

110 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	150.37	761	88
Medium and Large 2	449	145.24	652	22

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $109 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 sale110 hd

149.34

—

AL average11 barns · 1,134 hd

144.86

+4.49

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	1,558	91.48	1,426	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	73.11	967	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	66.63	733	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	48.88	472	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,152	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$863	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$606	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,344	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$618	24

Every lot

89 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	177.98/cwt	174.00–180.00	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	188.79/cwt	185.00–190.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	170.42/cwt	167.00–174.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	152.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	176.14/cwt	170.00–177.00	934	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	145.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	135.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	870	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	164.19/cwt	160.00–166.00	946	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	146.65/cwt	145.00–149.00	924	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	155.57/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,066	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,082	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	148.51/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,170	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	159.33/cwt	158.00–160.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	168.57/cwt	168.00–170.00	577	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	164.07/cwt	162.00–166.00	620	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	146.35/cwt	145.00–148.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	157.56/cwt	155.00–161.00	674	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	154.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	730	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	140.41/cwt	139.00–142.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	763	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	137.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	142.54/cwt	140.00–144.50	827	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	137.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	863	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	912	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	950	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	182.37/cwt	180.00–187.00	511	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	283	169.68/cwt	169.00–170.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	159.91/cwt	158.00–162.00	512	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	179.05/cwt	178.00–180.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	172.97/cwt	172.00–175.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	162.84/cwt	160.00–166.00	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	442	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	453	148.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	155.68/cwt	154.00–160.00	752	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	149.47/cwt	147.00–151.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	559	131.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	714	132.24/cwt	130.00–133.00	944	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	788	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	859	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	85.78/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,191	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	94.06/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,458	6
Bulls	—	—	2,010	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,970	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	366	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	48.43/cwt	45.00–50.00	468	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	54.22/cwt	53.00–57.00	539	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	62.22/cwt	59.00–64.00	651	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	69.59/cwt	67.00–73.00	799	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	78.08/cwt	76.00–80.00	918	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	79.24/cwt	78.00–81.00	983	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	74.01/cwt	72.00–76.00	984	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	68.96/cwt	66.00–70.00	925	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,608.33/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,608	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,487.50/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132.14/head	925.00–1,250.00	1,132	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928.13/head	800.00–1,000.00	928	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	887.50/head	825.00–950.00	888	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787.50/head	675.00–900.00	788	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	612.50/head	550.00–700.00	613	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	425.00/head	400.00–450.00	425	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793.33/head	675.00–875.00	793	9
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	513.00/head	410.00–625.00	513	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/head	750.00–975.00	850	3

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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 957Last week 891Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 231Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 186Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	130.00–139.00	135.36
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	467	150.00–157.00	152.40
2	—	335	170.00	170.00
2	—	665	120.00–125.00	122.48
5	—	538	140.00–147.00	145.20
2	—	645	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	182.00	182.00
9	—	576	160.00–166.00	164.19
4	—	391	185.00–190.00	188.79
18	—	788	140.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	721	150.00	150.00
8	—	530	170.00–177.00	176.14
23	—	685	155.50–156.00	155.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	160.00	160.00
2	—	333	180.00–185.00	182.56
2	—	425	167.00–174.00	170.42
6	—	630	145.00–149.00	146.65
5	—	368	174.00–180.00	177.98
2	—	570	150.00–155.00	152.57
2	—	290	185.00–190.00	187.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	342	168.00–170.00	168.57
2	—	705	130.00	130.00
8	—	378	162.00–166.00	164.07
2	—	673	135.00–136.00	135.49
10	—	520	145.00–150.00	146.70
18	—	580	140.00–144.50	142.54
3	—	750	125.00–128.00	126.67
11	—	428	155.00–161.00	157.56
9	—	628	137.00–140.00	137.44
15	—	472	150.00–156.00	154.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	150.00–155.00	151.83
3	—	422	145.00–148.00	146.35
3	—	335	158.00–160.00	159.33
3	—	540	135.00–140.00	137.32
5	—	480	139.00–142.00	140.41
3	—	575	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
4	—	519	147.00–151.00	149.47
2	—	550	147.00	147.00
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
5	—	600	143.00	143.00
4	—	419	160.00–166.00	162.84
4	—	714	130.00–133.00	132.24
6	—	483	154.00–160.00	155.68
2	—	345	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.42
3	—	442	150.00–155.00	151.68
4	—	453	146.00–150.00	148.98
4	—	320	158.00–162.00	159.91
4	—	559	130.00–137.00	131.74
3	—	283	169.00–170.00	169.68
5	—	520	138.00–140.00	139.02
2	—	788	108.00–110.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	178.00–180.00	179.05
4	—	383	172.00–175.00	172.97
2	—	435	170.00	170.00
2	—	473	168.00–170.00	169.02
4	—	280	180.00–187.00	182.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	994	53.00–57.00	54.22
8	—	967	45.00–50.00	48.43
5	—	914	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,329	72.00–76.00	74.01
10	—	1,342	66.00–70.00	68.96
4	—	1,240	78.00–81.00	79.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,148	67.00–73.00	69.59
37	—	1,046	59.00–64.00	62.22
6	—	1,176	76.00–80.00	78.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	92.00–95.00	94.06
2	—	2,010	98.00	98.00
5	—	1,388	85.00–89.00	85.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,608.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00

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	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–900.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	928.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,250.00	1,132.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–450.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–950.00	887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–700.00	612.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	675.00–875.00	793.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	410.00–625.00	513.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–975.00	850.00

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.