Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. 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 $197.56/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$197.56

100 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$1.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	198.08	1,035	71
Medium and Large 2	464	196.29	911	29

One grade step is worth $1.79/cwt here — about $124 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 sale100 hd

197.56

—

AL average14 barns · 1,301 hd

193.03

+4.53

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	1,565	114.23	1,788	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,070	98.36	1,052	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,266	98.03	1,241	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	76.85	732	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)	—	$1,045	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$935	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,154	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$626	8

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	638	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	216.68/cwt	214.00–220.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	171.82/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	147.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	206.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	194.43/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,036	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	184.39/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	178.35/cwt	172.00–185.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	215.58/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,035	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	236.19/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,195	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	224.00/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	235.34/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	192.33/cwt	190.00–197.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	234.14/cwt	230.00–238.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	192.42/cwt	190.00–194.50	1,278	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	256.90/cwt	250.00–258.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	248.23/cwt	245.00–250.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	216.50/cwt	215.00–218.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	263.50/cwt	260.00–270.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	246.72/cwt	246.00–252.00	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	197.15/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,199	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	225.13/cwt	220.00–226.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	257	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	206.40/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	212.29/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	239.05/cwt	238.00–240.00	765	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	96.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,232	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,191	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	87.91/cwt	85.00–90.00	927	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	69.22/cwt	68.00–70.00	578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	79.63/cwt	77.00–82.00	793	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	88.32/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,206	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,181	109.34/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,291	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	100.20/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,085	28
Bulls	—	—	1,496	112.65/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,685	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	121.08/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,258	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	472.00/head	350.00–575.00	472	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/head	775.00–850.00	813	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	846.25/head	750.00–925.00	846	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.33/head	840.00–915.00	883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	790.00/head	680.00–900.00	790	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,186.00/head	1,095.00–1,250.00	1,186	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	208.61/cwt	206.00–210.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	178.50/cwt	177.00–180.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	217.37/cwt	216.00–220.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	237.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	176.51/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,130	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	223.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	233.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	235.65/cwt	234.00–238.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	879	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 472Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 144Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 73Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	160.00	160.00
4	—	366	214.00–220.00	216.68
3	—	718	146.00–150.00	147.33
5	—	425	200.00–210.00	206.07
1	—	560	167.00	167.00
4	—	533	172.00–185.00	178.35
3	—	490	190.00–197.00	192.33
7	—	325	220.00–226.00	225.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	170.00–173.00	171.82
2	—	230	240.00	240.00
11	—	533	192.00–199.00	194.43
3	—	365	230.00	230.00
12	—	589	182.00–189.00	184.39
3	—	282	235.00–237.00	236.01
2	—	450	215.00–218.00	216.50
19	—	640	175.00–179.00	176.51
8	—	437	220.00–225.00	223.40
6	—	316	230.00–235.00	233.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	210.00–216.00	215.58
3	—	378	230.00–238.00	234.14
7	—	274	250.00–258.00	256.90
3	—	325	245.00–250.00	248.23
2	—	415	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	180.00–182.00	180.98
3	—	544	223.00–226.00	224.00
3	—	487	230.00–238.00	235.34
10	—	664	190.00–194.50	192.42
5	—	320	260.00–270.00	263.50
8	—	373	246.00–252.00	246.72
1	—	595	210.00	210.00
18	—	608	195.00–199.00	197.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	506	236.00–238.00	236.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	245.00–250.00	248.38
5	—	528	206.00–208.00	206.40
2	—	688	174.00–175.00	174.50
3	—	475	210.00–215.00	212.29
2	—	320	238.00–240.00	239.05
3	—	632	180.00	180.00
3	—	432	216.00–220.00	217.37
2	—	235	255.00	255.00
6	—	385	234.00–238.00	235.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
3	—	428	206.00–210.00	208.61
2	—	500	177.00–180.00	178.50
2	—	345	230.00	230.00
4	—	283	235.00–240.00	237.39
3	—	475	180.00–190.00	185.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,273	95.00–100.00	96.74
3	—	1,365	85.00–90.00	88.32
6	—	1,181	108.00–111.00	109.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,060	110.00–115.00	112.37
17	—	1,054	85.00–90.00	87.91
28	—	1,083	97.00–103.00	100.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	835	68.00–70.00	69.22
11	—	996	77.00–82.00	79.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,496	109.00–115.00	112.65
3	—	1,865	119.00–124.00	121.08

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	5	—	—	350.00–575.00	472.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	840.00–915.00	883.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–850.00	812.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–925.00	846.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	680.00–900.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,095.00–1,250.00	1,186.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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