Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to 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 $211.00/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$211.00

137 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$5.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	212.69	1,055	92
Medium and Large 2	455	207.55	945	45

One grade step is worth $5.13/cwt here — about $110 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 sale137 hd

211.00

—

AL average12 barns · 1,193 hd

195.97

+15.03

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	1,591	115.57	1,839	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,254	106.04	1,329	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,050	99.30	1,042	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	917	77.48	710	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,038	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,016	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,371	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$705	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	623	184.83/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,151	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	217.92/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,055	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	231.54/cwt	231.00–235.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	214.44/cwt	210.00–217.50	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	173.29/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	198.19/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	235.42/cwt	232.00–237.50	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	224.82/cwt	222.00–227.00	955	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	220.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,383	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	245.78/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,271	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	196.56/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	210.53/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,082	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	246.33/cwt	244.00–250.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	204.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	257.90/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,070	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,324	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	235.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,144	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	248.13/cwt	245.00–250.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	243.61/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	238.41/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,113	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	256.06/cwt	254.00–257.00	983	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	226.82/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,204	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	83.24/cwt	80.00–85.00	826	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	70.75/cwt	68.00–74.00	587	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	111.05/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,369	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	102.28/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,298	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	927	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	110.96/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,280	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	103.09/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,098	17
Bulls	—	—	1,768	118.58/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,096	3
Bulls	—	—	1,459	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,653	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	570.00/head	450.00–675.00	570	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	839.17/head	775.00–1,000.00	839	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,038.33/head	1,000.00–1,115.00	1,038	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	875.00–975.00	925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,197.50/head	1,100.00–1,295.00	1,198	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–950.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,581.25/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,581	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	236.97/cwt	235.00–240.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	213.90/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	201.96/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.36/cwt	230.00–234.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	204.63/cwt	203.00–210.00	966	11

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 575Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 125Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 75Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	184.00–187.00	184.83
16	—	484	217.00–222.00	217.92
8	—	578	197.00–206.00	198.19
5	—	385	232.00–237.50	235.42
29	—	425	222.00–227.00	224.82
20	—	514	208.00–212.50	210.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	231.00–235.00	231.54
6	—	408	210.00–217.50	214.44
4	—	624	170.00–178.00	173.29
8	—	515	190.00–198.00	196.56
4	—	571	189.00	189.00
3	—	375	225.00	225.00
2	—	288	240.00–245.00	242.48
11	—	472	203.00–210.00	204.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	190.00	190.00
5	—	278	245.00–250.00	248.13
4	—	381	235.00–240.00	236.97
3	—	527	212.00–218.00	213.90
3	—	473	220.00–225.00	221.62
2	—	573	200.00–204.00	201.96
2	—	300	245.00	245.00
3	—	430	230.00–234.00	231.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	240.00–248.00	243.61
2	—	618	210.00–212.00	211.00
19	—	467	232.00–239.00	238.41
12	—	384	254.00–257.00	256.06
10	—	531	224.00–228.00	226.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	627	220.00–225.00	220.62
9	—	517	245.00–246.00	245.78
3	—	470	249.00	249.00
33	—	415	255.00–258.00	257.90
17	—	566	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	244.00–250.00	246.33
4	—	689	198.00	198.00
2	—	628	200.00–210.00	204.86
9	—	748	188.00	188.00
22	—	486	235.00–240.00	235.46
10	—	319	262.00	262.00
2	—	535	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	992	80.00–85.00	83.24
6	—	829	68.00–74.00	70.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,233	109.00–114.00	111.05
12	—	1,269	99.00–105.00	102.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,002	90.00–95.00	92.53
9	—	1,154	109.00–114.00	110.96
17	—	1,065	100.00–105.00	103.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	117.00–122.00	118.58
4	—	1,459	110.00–115.00	113.31

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	6	—	—	450.00–675.00	570.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	839.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,115.00	1,038.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,295.00	1,197.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–950.00	850.00
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	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,581.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

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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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