Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm with best demand on pairs and replacement heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.17/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$182.17

90 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$0.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	182.32	924	63
Medium and Large 2	388	181.80	705	27

One grade step is worth $0.52/cwt here — about $220 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 sale90 hd

182.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,640 hd

172.40

+9.77

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	—	Average	1,668	110.03	1,835	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,266	90.75	1,149	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	81.31	852	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	63.02	612	15

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)	—	$1,173	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$964	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$510	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,553	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$940	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$743	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	646	168.16/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	187.04/cwt	185.00–189.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	234.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	213.00/cwt	212.00–214.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	188.87/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	202.34/cwt	198.00–207.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	191.52/cwt	190.00–194.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	188.20/cwt	185.00–189.00	898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	177.80/cwt	177.00–178.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	181.75/cwt	180.00–185.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	216.76/cwt	216.00–217.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	186.23/cwt	185.00–188.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	192.83/cwt	190.00–195.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	169.10/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	247.32/cwt	244.00–250.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	201.71/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	176.23/cwt	173.00–179.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	163.15/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	175.37/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	232.77/cwt	230.00–238.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	199.05/cwt	197.00–208.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	214.71/cwt	214.00–220.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	195.07/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,100	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	219.32/cwt	218.00–220.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	206.61/cwt	205.00–210.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	180.81/cwt	180.00–183.00	973	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	56.58/cwt	55.00–60.00	521	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	84.11/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,043	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	94.51/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,153	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	81.99/cwt	80.00–86.00	862	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	959	74.09/cwt	72.00–76.00	711	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	69.22/cwt	66.00–71.00	705	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	106.66/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,727	7
Bulls	—	—	1,753	115.93/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,032	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	94.07/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,203	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,355.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,355	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/head	785.00–1,060.00	888	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,431.82/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,432	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,195.83/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,196	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,027.00/head	910.00–1,125.00	1,027	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	693.75/head	600.00–800.00	694	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	570.00/head	425.00–625.00	570	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	510.00/head	500.00–520.00	510	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,220.00/head	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,220	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,038	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,775	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,860.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,860	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	850.00–1,000.00	933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	174.21/cwt	174.00–175.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	194.67/cwt	194.00–195.00	734	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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 277Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 59Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 34Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	646	168.00–170.00	168.16
2	—	260	212.00–214.00	213.00
12	—	428	190.00–194.00	191.52
16	—	477	185.00–189.00	188.20
9	—	512	173.00–179.00	176.23
6	—	671	162.00–166.00	163.15
6	—	377	194.00–195.00	194.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	168.00–170.00	168.98
3	—	457	170.00–175.00	173.36
2	—	218	198.00–207.00	202.34
5	—	412	177.00–178.00	177.80
5	—	381	180.00–185.00	181.75
4	—	338	185.00–188.00	186.23
4	—	286	190.00–195.00	192.83
2	—	565	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	210.00–212.00	211.01
1	—	275	218.00	218.00
3	—	702	149.00	149.00
4	—	383	195.00–200.00	197.55
3	—	480	180.00	180.00
4	—	438	185.00–190.00	187.46
5	—	512	174.00–175.00	174.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	185.00–189.00	187.04
2	—	273	230.00–240.00	234.59
2	—	643	168.00–170.00	169.00
3	—	313	218.00–220.00	219.32
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
3	—	368	205.00–210.00	206.61
6	—	538	180.00–183.00	180.81
3	—	405	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	187.00–190.00	188.87
4	—	417	216.00–217.00	216.76
13	—	725	168.00–170.00	169.10
4	—	259	244.00–250.00	247.32
4	—	520	198.00–205.00	201.71
3	—	332	230.00–238.00	232.77
2	—	765	164.00	164.00
1	—	465	212.00	212.00
12	—	564	194.00–196.00	195.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
8	—	571	171.00–176.00	175.37
7	—	385	197.00–208.00	199.05
8	—	331	214.00–220.00	214.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	55.00–60.00	56.58
9	—	1,018	66.00–71.00	69.22
2	—	863	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	83.00–85.00	84.11
8	—	1,279	92.00–96.00	94.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	92.00–97.00	94.51
9	—	1,051	80.00–86.00	81.99
10	—	959	72.00–76.00	74.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,619	105.00–109.00	106.66
4	—	1,753	115.00–117.00	115.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,220.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,195.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	910.00–1,125.00	1,027.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–800.00	693.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–520.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	933.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,355.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,431.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	785.00–1,060.00	887.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	425.00–625.00	570.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

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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