Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.15/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$191.15

164 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	197.93	941	73
Medium and Large 1	573	185.72	1,064	91

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale164 hd

191.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,551 hd

192.75

−1.59

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	—	High	1,525	113.84	1,736	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	101.14	1,315	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	99.06	1,096	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	71.41	640	27

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)	—	$1,019	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$929	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,567	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$546	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	633	165.75/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	166.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	219.20/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	195.38/cwt	195.00–198.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	228.23/cwt	225.00–230.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	207.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	242.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	178.04/cwt	177.50–182.00	1,234	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	175.00/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	232.65/cwt	230.00–236.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	236.72/cwt	235.00–240.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	209.59/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	250.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	235.06/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,302	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	173.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	248.96/cwt	247.00–250.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	232.98/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	247.50/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	250.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	221.61/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,084	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	193.08/cwt	190.00–199.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	207.23/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	196.71/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,113	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,154	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,315	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	100.79/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,131	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	57.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	450	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	120.74/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,104	3
Bulls	—	—	1,459	111.77/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,631	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	67.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	590	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	93.28/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,278	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	111.40/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,352	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	81.30/cwt	79.00–84.00	789	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	108.76/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,210	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	90.30/cwt	89.00–93.00	977	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,783.33/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,783	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	775.00–800.00	788	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	545.63/head	475.00–650.00	546	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	700.00–925.00	775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,165.00/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,165	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	706.00/head	600.00–800.00	706	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,068.75/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,069	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	218.55/cwt	215.00–222.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	187.64/cwt	186.00–190.00	989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	173.59/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,101	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	184.12/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,049	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	204.05/cwt	198.00–208.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	221.57/cwt	218.00–225.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.37/cwt	212.00–215.00	903	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	194.96/cwt	192.00–198.00	953	13

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 464Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 165Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 88Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	162.00–167.00	165.75
9	—	310	225.00–230.00	228.23
9	—	589	172.00–176.00	175.00
4	—	375	215.00–222.00	218.55
2	—	693	162.00	162.00
12	—	527	186.00–190.00	187.64
11	—	423	212.00–215.00	213.37
5	—	268	230.00–235.00	232.46
13	—	489	192.00–198.00	194.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	156.00–157.00	156.50
4	—	682	166.00–170.00	166.95
8	—	504	195.00–198.00	195.38
4	—	466	205.00–210.00	207.29
4	—	376	230.00–236.00	232.65
3	—	305	235.00–240.00	236.72
43	—	634	170.00–174.00	173.59
18	—	570	181.00–187.00	184.12
5	—	411	218.00–225.00	221.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	773	168.00	168.00
5	—	478	218.00–224.00	219.20
4	—	370	240.00–245.00	242.60
22	—	693	177.50–182.00	178.04
10	—	284	250.00–255.00	250.52
4	—	571	208.00	208.00
3	—	711	170.00–175.00	173.29
3	—	332	247.00–250.00	248.96
2	—	518	210.00–215.00	212.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	205.00–212.00	209.59
2	—	588	220.00	220.00
2	—	468	230.00–236.00	232.98
2	—	500	230.00	230.00
3	—	432	242.00–250.00	247.50
8	—	367	250.00–255.00	250.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	554	232.00–236.00	235.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	220.00–222.00	221.61
4	—	525	206.00–210.00	207.23
11	—	566	195.00–202.00	196.71
5	—	614	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	167.00–172.00	169.46
3	—	507	190.00–199.00	193.08
5	—	476	198.00–208.00	204.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,290	100.00–104.00	101.96
12	—	1,370	90.00–95.00	93.28
8	—	1,214	108.00–113.00	111.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,122	98.00–103.00	100.79
10	—	1,113	107.00–113.00	108.76
15	—	1,082	89.00–93.00	90.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	783	55.00–60.00	57.46
9	—	874	65.00–70.00	67.52
12	—	971	79.00–84.00	81.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	120.00–122.00	120.74
10	—	1,459	109.00–114.00	111.77

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	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,337.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	475.00–650.00	545.63
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–925.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–800.00	706.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,165.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	950.00–1,225.00	1,068.75

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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