Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.21/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$158.21

102 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$1.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	158.65	855	75
Medium and Large 2	404	157.00	634	27

One grade step is worth $1.65/cwt here — about $221 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 sale102 hd

158.21

—

AL average15 barns · 1,893 hd

154.53

+3.69

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	1,728	95.85	1,657	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	77.24	1,107	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	72.81	821	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	55.53	563	20

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)	—	$822	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$685	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,078	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$497	16

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	263	168.27/cwt	167.00–170.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	157.08/cwt	156.50–157.50	950	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	168.20/cwt	167.00–171.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	155.48/cwt	154.00–157.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.18/cwt	156.00–159.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	165.77/cwt	164.00–167.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	161.77/cwt	160.00–166.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	180.00/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,045	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	155.34/cwt	154.00–157.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	181.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	881	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.07/cwt	159.00–164.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	190.33/cwt	190.00–191.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	181.03/cwt	180.00–183.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	176.80/cwt	174.00–180.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	194.37/cwt	193.00–200.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	167.49/cwt	167.00–169.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	151.00/cwt	150.00–153.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	179.34/cwt	179.00–180.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	60.06/cwt	59.00–62.00	593	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	71.96/cwt	70.00–75.00	796	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	64.15/cwt	63.00–65.00	674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	81.95/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,012	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	49.17/cwt	45.00–50.00	524	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	551	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	68.85/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,087	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	80.49/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,127	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	87.99/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	97.76/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,725	10
Bulls	—	—	1,545	86.31/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,333	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	440.38/head	380.00–500.00	440	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	740.00/head	620.00–860.00	740	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	855.00/head	775.00–925.00	855	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	746.43/head	600.00–835.00	746	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	955.00/head	875.00–1,090.00	955	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	590.00/head	500.00–710.00	590	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,139.29/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,139	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,075	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	941.67/head	800.00–1,025.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.83/cwt	184.00–189.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	253	182.33/cwt	181.00–185.00	461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	177.88/cwt	175.00–180.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	174.81/cwt	174.00–175.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	867	6

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 821Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 112Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 59Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	167.00–170.00	168.27
2	—	473	150.00–154.00	151.97
3	—	575	140.00–145.00	143.00
3	—	530	145.00–150.00	146.98
8	—	324	160.00–166.00	161.77
5	—	385	160.00	160.00
3	—	443	154.00–157.00	155.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	168.00	168.00
24	—	605	156.50–157.50	157.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	167.00–171.00	168.20
3	—	620	145.00–150.00	148.03
6	—	523	156.00–159.00	157.18
4	—	411	164.00–167.00	165.77
3	—	222	180.00–185.00	181.54
13	—	578	150.00–155.00	152.50
8	—	470	159.00–164.00	162.07
4	—	671	140.00–145.00	143.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	154.00–157.00	155.48
4	—	521	167.00–169.00	167.49
3	—	650	150.00–153.00	151.00
3	—	463	170.00–175.00	171.65
2	—	270	190.00–192.00	190.98
3	—	432	179.00–180.00	179.34
5	—	378	184.00–189.00	186.83
2	—	580	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	145.00–150.00	147.51
6	—	253	181.00–185.00	182.33
7	—	303	175.00–180.00	177.88
4	—	430	165.00–170.00	168.23
3	—	540	160.00	160.00
5	—	479	160.00–165.00	162.03
5	—	378	174.00–175.00	174.81
2	—	695	143.00–144.00	143.50
2	—	705	133.00–140.00	136.50
6	—	575	150.00–155.00	150.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	177.00–181.00	180.00
14	—	622	168.00	168.00
5	—	503	188.00	188.00
5	—	705	150.00	150.00
5	—	356	193.00–200.00	194.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	190.00–191.00	190.33
3	—	382	180.00–183.00	181.03
4	—	428	174.00–180.00	176.80
5	—	598	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	988	59.00–62.00	60.06
6	—	1,065	45.00–50.00	49.17
5	—	1,002	54.00–56.00	55.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,106	70.00–75.00	71.96
6	—	1,051	63.00–65.00	64.15
7	—	1,235	80.00–86.00	81.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,579	65.00–70.00	68.85
3	—	1,400	79.00–82.50	80.49
3	—	1,222	86.00–89.00	87.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,765	95.00–100.00	97.76
2	—	1,545	84.00–89.00	86.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	13	—	—	380.00–500.00	440.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	620.00–860.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–925.00	855.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,090.00	955.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–835.00	746.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	500.00–710.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,139.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	941.67

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle