Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower with a high of 112.00. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold mostly steady, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.33/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$221.33

134 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	229.91	1,186	94
Medium and Large 2	596	201.17	1,200	40

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale134 hd

221.33

—

AL average15 barns · 717 hd

218.79

+2.54

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	1,427	111.14	1,586	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	97.58	1,254	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,070	94.06	1,006	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	68.87	645	14

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)	—	$960	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,069	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$694	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	758	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	211.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	920	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	221.74/cwt	220.00–223.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	164.69/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	163.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	188.34/cwt	188.00–190.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	196.61/cwt	190.00–199.00	936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	219.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	202.94/cwt	200.00–207.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	222.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,309	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	230.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,285	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	185.39/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,229	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	185.83/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	227.97/cwt	225.00–232.50	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	232.00/cwt	227.00–237.50	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	243.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	248.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,041	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	229.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,190	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	254.32/cwt	254.00–255.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	183.52/cwt	180.00–187.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	221.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	206.36/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	236.73/cwt	235.00–240.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	229.42/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,005	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	76.23/cwt	74.00–79.00	788	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	68.70/cwt	68.00–70.00	575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	115.73/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,960	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	106.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,260	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,103	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	60.14/cwt	58.00–63.00	529	5
Bulls	—	—	1,274	108.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,383	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	93.26/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,285	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,088	86.57/cwt	85.00–88.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	170.98/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,205	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,320	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	848	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	750.00–1,000.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	593.75/head	535.00–640.00	594	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	895.00/head	870.00–920.00	895	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	641.67/head	575.00–700.00	642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	205.50/cwt	203.00–210.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	216.86/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	176.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	233.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	197.25/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,055	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	224.99/cwt	224.00–226.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,084	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	159.73/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,144	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 628Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 179Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 96Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	150.00–153.00	151.50
4	—	328	220.00–223.00	221.74
6	—	625	164.00–168.00	164.69
3	—	683	162.00–165.00	163.01
6	—	523	188.00–190.00	188.34
16	—	476	190.00–199.00	196.61
2	—	353	210.00–212.00	210.99
4	—	436	200.00–207.00	202.94
3	—	273	224.00–226.00	224.99
4	—	716	158.00–161.00	159.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	436	210.00–220.00	211.05
7	—	569	185.00–188.00	185.83
4	—	374	225.00–232.50	227.97
4	—	460	203.00–210.00	205.50
17	—	535	195.00–203.00	197.25
22	—	625	173.50	173.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	240.00	240.00
2	—	543	180.00–187.00	183.52
3	—	368	220.00–225.00	221.79
2	—	645	169.00	169.00
3	—	567	175.00–180.00	176.65
3	—	412	215.00–220.00	218.36
3	—	315	230.00–235.00	233.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	202.00–210.00	206.36
3	—	372	235.00–240.00	236.73
2	—	438	225.00–234.00	229.42
2	—	705	168.00–174.00	170.98
2	—	473	214.00–220.00	216.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	215.00–220.00	219.29
12	—	663	180.00–186.00	185.39
5	—	646	196.00	196.00
5	—	730	176.00	176.00
2	—	425	227.00–237.50	232.00
3	—	385	240.00–245.00	243.38
4	—	464	220.00–225.00	223.75
2	—	785	168.00–170.00	169.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	587	215.00–225.00	222.92
10	—	491	230.00–240.00	230.96
14	—	627	205.00	205.00
20	—	419	245.00–250.00	248.39
33	—	518	225.00–230.00	229.72
3	—	375	254.00–255.00	254.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	74.00–79.00	76.23
3	—	837	68.00–70.00	68.70
5	—	879	58.00–63.00	60.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	104.00–108.00	106.34
15	—	1,133	95.00–100.00	97.36
13	—	970	85.00–90.00	87.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	91.00–95.00	93.26
2	—	1,088	85.00–88.00	86.57
8	—	1,288	100.00–105.00	102.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	115.00–117.00	115.73
7	—	1,274	105.00–110.00	108.52

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	2	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,866.67
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	535.00–640.00	593.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	870.00–920.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–700.00	641.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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