Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 8.00 - 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 $222.33/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$222.33

228 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$4.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	223.13	1,004	190
Medium and Large 2	384	218.32	838	38

One grade step is worth $4.81/cwt here — about $166 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 sale228 hd

222.33

—

AL average15 barns · 1,379 hd

194.85

+27.48

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	1,680	112.85	1,896	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	100.05	1,355	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	96.29	1,061	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	73.42	723	25

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)	—	$1,149	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,051	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$870	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,160	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,238	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$742	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	231.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	189.13/cwt	186.00–192.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	223.17/cwt	220.00–225.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	234.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	205.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	227.63/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,304	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	235.36/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	227.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	207.55/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,092	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	250.95/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	194.02/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	215.10/cwt	210.00–218.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	231.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	195.85/cwt	189.50–205.00	1,322	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	217.02/cwt	216.00–218.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	239.55/cwt	237.00–240.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	204.96/cwt	204.00–206.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	243.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	210.96/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	90.10/cwt	88.00–92.00	972	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	63.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	573	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	104.55/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,190	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	97.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,078	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	105.30/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,375	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	74.27/cwt	72.00–76.00	736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	83.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	889	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	99.81/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,347	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,332	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	121.83/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,226	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	112.35/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,891	11
Bulls	—	—	1,293	93.18/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,205	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	593.00/head	550.00–650.00	593	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.00/head	825.00–980.00	891	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,111.67/head	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,112	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,021.00/head	885.00–1,175.00	1,021	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.00/head	915.00–915.00	915	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	193.57/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	227.40/cwt	223.00–230.00	966	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	218.10/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,082	37

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 444Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 104Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	230.00–235.00	231.52
2	—	523	186.00–192.00	189.13
2	—	420	204.00–206.00	204.96
4	—	350	220.00–225.00	223.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	218.00–220.00	219.00
2	—	425	230.00	230.00
1	—	300	245.00	245.00
4	—	371	240.00–250.00	243.65
2	—	525	210.00–212.00	210.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	260.00	260.00
16	—	573	227.00–229.00	227.63
10	—	480	234.00–240.00	235.36
2	—	423	250.00–252.00	250.95
40	—	675	189.50–205.00	195.85
1	—	350	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	185.00	185.00
2	—	555	192.00–196.00	194.02
2	—	445	228.00	228.00
2	—	460	216.00–218.00	217.02
7	—	354	237.00–240.00	239.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	352	220.00–225.00	223.17
5	—	264	230.00–235.00	234.02
3	—	485	200.00–210.00	205.60
6	—	325	225.00–230.00	227.62
8	—	424	210.00–218.00	215.10
5	—	520	192.00–200.00	193.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	197.00–200.00	198.50
2	—	335	240.00	240.00
23	—	526	206.00–215.00	207.55
5	—	365	230.00–235.00	231.92
121	—	425	223.00–230.00	227.40
37	—	496	218.00–222.00	218.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,079	88.00–92.00	90.10
9	—	1,138	103.00–107.00	104.55
19	—	1,105	95.00–100.00	97.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	899	60.00–65.00	63.74
12	—	991	72.00–76.00	74.27
6	—	1,071	80.00–85.00	83.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	104.00–107.00	105.30
5	—	1,350	99.00–101.00	99.81
5	—	1,417	93.00–95.00	93.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,827	119.00–124.00	121.83
11	—	1,683	109.00–115.00	112.35
2	—	1,293	90.00–96.00	93.18

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	—	—	550.00–650.00	593.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	825.00–980.00	891.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,111.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	885.00–1,175.00	1,021.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	915.00	915.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
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	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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