Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 -7.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower with a high 105.00. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $197.89/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$197.89

95 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$36.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	230.21	962	11thin
Medium and Large 2	552	193.65	1,069	84

One grade step is worth $36.56/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale95 hd

197.89

—

AL average10 barns · 897 hd

201.10

−3.21

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	1,509	111.76	1,686	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,309	93.03	1,218	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	91.17	1,004	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	69.60	644	26

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)	—	$1,156	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,057	46
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$977	20
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$913	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,160	15
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$680	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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,165.00/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,165	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	230.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	166.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	204.72/cwt	202.00–208.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	210.72/cwt	208.00–215.00	902	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	196.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,012	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	177.86/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	258.01/cwt	257.00–260.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	223.34/cwt	220.00–227.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	182.81/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	169.59/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,213	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	250.67/cwt	250.00–252.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	228.65/cwt	222.00–235.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	214.14/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	185.63/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	241.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	232.81/cwt	232.00–240.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	226.98/cwt	225.00–229.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	209.99/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	221.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	272.59/cwt	270.00–275.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	237.43/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,206	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	220.97/cwt	220.00–223.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	196.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	248.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	77.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	744	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	100.35/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,088	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	83.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,217	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	59.56/cwt	57.00–62.00	543	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	67.49/cwt	65.00–70.00	599	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	98.04/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,233	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	92.12/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,203	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	91.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,033	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	85.05/cwt	82.00–87.00	915	22
Bulls	—	—	1,546	112.79/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,744	7
Bulls	—	—	1,198	98.00/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	120.29/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,016	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	800.00–1,000.00	875	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	916.67/head	875.00–950.00	917	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	813.89/head	700.00–900.00	814	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.81/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,076	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,266.67/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,305.00/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,305	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	860.00–1,030.00	933	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	528.00/head	450.00–615.00	528	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/head	850.00–975.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.63/head	955.00–1,150.00	1,051	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	837.50/head	775.00–900.00	838	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,391.67/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,392	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	209.93/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	238.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	213.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	860	6

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 603Last week 489Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 119Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 122Year ago 19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,165.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	975.00–1,200.00	1,075.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	955.00–1,150.00	1,050.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,305.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–950.00	916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–900.00	813.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,391.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	860.00–1,030.00	933.33
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	450.00–615.00	528.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–975.00	912.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	342	230.00–235.00	230.62
11	—	783	160.00–167.00	166.37
5	—	473	202.00–208.00	204.72
17	—	428	208.00–215.00	210.72
13	—	516	190.00–200.00	196.09
7	—	626	177.00–180.00	177.86
2	—	255	235.00	235.00
2	—	378	220.00–227.00	223.34
4	—	574	180.00–186.00	182.81
15	—	715	168.00–170.00	169.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	250.00	250.00
2	—	425	222.00–235.00	228.65
2	—	528	208.00–212.00	209.93
3	—	363	235.00–240.00	238.39
2	—	495	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	257.00–260.00	258.01
3	—	357	250.00–252.00	250.67
2	—	620	220.00	220.00
3	—	435	240.00–245.00	241.59
6	—	672	208.00–212.00	209.99
2	—	285	270.00–275.00	272.59
14	—	508	237.00–238.00	237.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	210.00–218.00	214.14
5	—	768	180.00–187.00	185.63
10	—	623	209.00	209.00
2	—	535	220.00	220.00
9	—	329	232.00–240.00	232.81
4	—	271	242.00	242.00
2	—	420	225.00–229.00	226.98
2	—	380	230.00	230.00
3	—	485	220.00–225.00	221.63
2	—	695	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	220.00–223.00	220.97
4	—	457	200.00–210.00	205.07
3	—	567	190.00–200.00	196.53
2	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.33
3	—	600	190.00	190.00
6	—	403	210.00–220.00	213.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	230.00	230.00
3	—	310	245.00–250.00	248.39
2	—	395	235.00–240.00	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	960	75.00–80.00	77.53
7	—	911	57.00–62.00	59.56
8	—	888	65.00–70.00	67.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,084	99.00–102.00	100.35
32	—	1,124	90.00–95.00	91.93
22	—	1,076	82.00–87.00	85.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	80.00–85.00	83.33
8	—	1,258	97.00–100.00	98.04
12	—	1,306	90.00–94.00	92.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	109.00–115.00	112.79
3	—	1,198	96.00–99.00	98.00
4	—	1,676	119.00–122.00	120.29

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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