Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher with high of 119.00 and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 with high of 94.00. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good to very good 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 $166.13/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$166.13

70 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	171.58	747	37
Medium and Large 2	387	164.23	636	18thin
Medium and Large 3	335	154.96	519	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $228 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 sale70 hd

166.13

—

AL average15 barns · 1,257 hd

159.36

+6.77

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	1,371	95.15	1,304	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	80.23	1,100	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,012	79.87	808	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	52.28	448	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$671	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	225	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	183.55/cwt	182.00–185.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	196.94/cwt	190.00–198.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	219.27/cwt	219.00–220.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	188.41/cwt	187.00–190.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	203.91/cwt	200.00–208.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	173.74/cwt	168.00–176.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	216.71/cwt	216.00–218.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	181.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	204.00/cwt	200.00–208.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.03/cwt	208.00–212.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	156.02/cwt	154.00–158.00	897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	51.84/cwt	50.00–54.00	466	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	85.78/cwt	84.00–89.00	893	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	79.49/cwt	77.00–82.00	767	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	44.67/cwt	44.00–45.00	348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	64.15/cwt	60.00–69.00	595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	92.87/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,247	5
Bulls	—	—	1,440	100.84/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,452	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	85.45/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	72.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	734	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.83/head	675.00–970.00	826	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	440.00/head	300.00–525.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	170.39/cwt	168.00–172.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	197.98/cwt	196.00–200.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	177.49/cwt	177.00–178.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	168.41/cwt	166.00–169.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	176.20/cwt	175.00–178.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	170.81/cwt	170.00–172.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	164.69/cwt	164.00–166.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	207.00/cwt	204.00–210.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	160.70/cwt	160.00–162.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	150.94/cwt	148.00–154.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	582	2

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 202Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 37Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 32Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	180.00–182.00	181.04
2	—	425	160.00–164.00	161.98
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	155.00–158.00	156.49
1	—	690	134.00	134.00
2	—	285	177.00–178.00	177.49
5	—	327	170.00–172.00	170.81
3	—	362	164.00–166.00	164.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	138.00–140.00	138.97
1	—	685	141.00	141.00
2	—	218	187.00–190.00	188.41
10	—	474	168.00–172.00	170.39
5	—	508	166.00–169.00	168.41
3	—	320	180.00	180.00
14	—	379	175.00–178.00	176.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	170.00	170.00
5	—	327	155.00–160.00	157.30
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	282	160.00–162.00	160.70
2	—	373	148.00–154.00	150.94
2	—	410	140.00–144.00	141.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	212.00	212.00
8	—	386	190.00–198.00	196.94
2	—	338	200.00–208.00	203.91
3	—	550	176.00	176.00
3	—	440	190.00	190.00
3	—	222	216.00–218.00	216.71
2	—	718	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	625	160.00	160.00
4	—	482	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	182.00–185.00	183.55
2	—	573	155.00–160.00	157.60
2	—	488	165.00–166.00	165.50
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
4	—	361	168.00–176.00	173.74
1	—	300	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	309	219.00–220.00	219.27
3	—	382	218.00	218.00
2	—	420	204.00–210.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	160.00	160.00
2	—	575	154.00–158.00	156.02
2	—	303	185.00–186.00	185.50
2	—	353	170.00–175.00	172.48
2	—	268	196.00–200.00	197.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	180.00–185.00	181.68
2	—	375	200.00–208.00	204.00
2	—	330	208.00–212.00	210.03
1	—	435	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	50.00–54.00	51.84
3	—	780	44.00–45.00	44.67
2	—	928	60.00–69.00	64.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,278	84.00–87.00	85.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,041	84.00–89.00	85.78
8	—	965	77.00–82.00	79.49
8	—	1,018	70.00–75.00	72.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	90.00–95.00	92.87
2	—	1,440	100.00–102.00	100.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	675.00–970.00	825.83
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	300.00–525.00	440.00

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.

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle