Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to Christmas and New Years Holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.87/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$166.87

248 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$4.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	167.85	854	199
Medium and Large 2	441	162.90	718	49

One grade step is worth $4.95/cwt here — about $136 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 sale248 hd

166.87

—

AL average16 barns · 2,156 hd

156.88

+9.99

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	1,769	99.14	1,754	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	77.97	1,052	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	72.46	825	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	50.00	476	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,082	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$854	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$544	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$765	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1Value Added	—	491	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	185.77/cwt	185.00–188.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	198.72/cwt	196.00–200.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	205.64/cwt	200.00–207.00	911	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,104	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	184.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	995	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	182.67/cwt	180.00–188.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.68/cwt	177.00–182.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.25/cwt	168.00–173.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.51/cwt	148.00–154.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	165.75/cwt	163.00–166.00	903	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	745	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	166.59/cwt	164.00–167.00	720	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	144.20/cwt	141.00–145.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	191.35/cwt	190.00–194.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	127.36/cwt	126.00–128.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	169.13/cwt	165.00–170.00	797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	177.98/cwt	174.00–180.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	154.69/cwt	154.00–156.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	150.79/cwt	148.00–152.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	161.60/cwt	160.00–162.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	172.46/cwt	170.00–174.00	897	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	149.90/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,009	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	173.74/cwt	172.50–175.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	210.98/cwt	208.00–216.00	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,163	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.76/cwt	153.50–156.00	967	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	167.59/cwt	166.00–168.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	170.29/cwt	170.00–172.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	169.03/cwt	168.00–170.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	138.89/cwt	136.00–142.00	865	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	543.75/head	425.00–650.00	544	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.33/head	850.00–1,025.00	958	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	670.00/head	500.00–775.00	670	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,063	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	764.50/head	645.00–875.00	765	10
Bulls	—	—	1,420	87.20/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,238	4
Bulls	—	—	1,837	97.25/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,786	10
Bulls	—	—	1,871	108.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,033	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	73.65/cwt	71.00–75.00	829	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	80.64/cwt	79.00–83.00	959	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	71.78/cwt	70.00–74.00	978	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	53.49/cwt	50.00–55.00	497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	59.34/cwt	58.00–60.00	606	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	42.22/cwt	40.00–45.00	387	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	65.69/cwt	64.00–68.00	730	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	79.98/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,062	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	87.01/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,181	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 563Year ago 1,080

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 93Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 103Year ago 9

No trends due to Christmas and New Years Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	175.00	175.00
17	—	417	182.00	182.00
15	—	520	170.00–174.00	172.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	545	163.00–166.00	165.75
52	—	428	174.00	174.00
21	—	673	148.00–150.00	149.90
7	—	352	175.00	175.00
4	—	570	156.00	156.00
2	—	318	176.00–178.00	177.01
14	—	625	153.50–156.00	154.76
7	—	479	166.00–168.00	167.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	432	164.00–167.00	166.59
6	—	515	154.00–156.00	154.69
5	—	577	148.00–152.00	150.79
5	—	460	160.00–162.00	161.60
2	—	258	172.50–175.00	173.74
7	—	326	170.00–172.00	170.29
4	—	373	168.00–170.00	169.03
2	—	623	136.00–142.00	138.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	170.00	170.00
4	—	482	185.00–188.00	185.77
3	—	382	196.00–200.00	198.72
2	—	325	200.00	200.00
12	—	539	180.00–185.00	184.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	443	200.00–207.00	205.64
36	—	566	195.00	195.00
6	—	537	198.00	198.00
4	—	474	200.00	200.00
12	—	376	208.00–216.00	210.98
48	—	686	169.50	169.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	180.00–188.00	182.67
4	—	575	148.00–154.00	150.51
2	—	670	136.00–137.00	136.51
5	—	533	160.00	160.00
5	—	627	141.00–145.00	144.20
2	—	723	130.00–136.00	133.09
3	—	337	190.00–194.00	191.35
3	—	777	126.00–128.00	127.36
9	—	471	165.00–170.00	169.13
4	—	418	174.00–180.00	177.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	204.00	204.00
4	—	480	177.00–182.00	178.68
2	—	555	160.00–164.00	161.98
2	—	365	200.00	200.00
4	—	525	168.00–173.00	170.25

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	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	425.00–650.00	543.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–775.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	958.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	645.00–875.00	764.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	85.00–88.00	87.20
10	—	1,837	95.00–100.00	97.25
7	—	1,871	105.00–110.00	108.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,126	71.00–75.00	73.65
10	—	1,189	79.00–83.00	80.64
14	—	1,112	64.00–68.00	65.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	70.00–74.00	71.78
5	—	1,328	79.00–82.00	79.98
3	—	1,357	86.00–88.00	87.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	50.00–55.00	53.49
6	—	1,022	58.00–60.00	59.34
9	—	917	40.00–45.00	42.22

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