Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. All feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $197.45/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$197.45

63 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$8.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	202.30	1,121	26
Medium and Large 2	521	194.04	1,012	37

One grade step is worth $8.26/cwt here — about $109 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 sale63 hd

197.45

—

AL average14 barns · 1,390 hd

203.71

−6.26

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	1,679	112.55	1,890	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	88.48	1,014	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	87.02	1,222	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	69.64	651	20

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)	—	$1,097	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,078	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$763	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,622	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$816	9

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	409	221.42/cwt	215.00–226.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	186.53/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	196.31/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	213.77/cwt	212.00–216.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	193.97/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	219.06/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	203.03/cwt	200.00–208.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	197.12/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	217.13/cwt	216.00–220.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	218.49/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	237.07/cwt	235.00–241.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	210.69/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	219.00/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	195.52/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	204.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	960	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	247.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	203.55/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	236.72/cwt	235.00–240.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	241.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	923	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	70.40/cwt	68.00–73.00	658	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	81.52/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,172	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	97.92/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,256	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	92.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,061	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	91.73/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,262	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	911	11
Bulls	—	—	1,817	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,180	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	111.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,825	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	553	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	78.60/cwt	78.00–80.00	787	5
Bulls	—	—	1,517	98.96/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,501	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,138.64/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,139	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,052.50/head	970.00–1,200.00	1,053	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	626.00/head	530.00–700.00	626	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,417	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	766.67/head	600.00–850.00	767	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	616.67/head	500.00–680.00	617	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,134.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,134	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	835.00/head	700.00–925.00	835	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,056.67/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,057	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,405.00/head	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	226.15/cwt	225.00–228.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	2

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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 603Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 183Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 200Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	215.00–226.00	221.42
4	—	366	230.00–235.00	233.74
4	—	534	190.00–200.00	195.52
8	—	470	200.00–210.00	204.34
3	—	325	235.00–240.00	236.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	185.00–188.00	186.53
3	—	632	192.00–200.00	196.31
3	—	485	215.00–222.00	219.06
2	—	313	245.00–250.00	247.40
2	—	575	202.00–205.00	203.55
3	—	382	240.00–245.00	241.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	655	170.00	170.00
2	—	725	160.00	160.00
5	—	420	212.00–216.00	213.77
2	—	563	180.00–185.00	182.49
8	—	524	190.00–197.00	193.97
4	—	469	200.00–208.00	203.03
7	—	383	216.00–220.00	217.13
2	—	640	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	756	173.00	173.00
8	—	566	195.00–200.00	197.12
2	—	600	190.00	190.00
3	—	470	216.00–225.00	219.00
6	—	410	225.00–228.00	226.15
2	—	515	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	200.00	200.00
4	—	519	218.00–220.00	218.49
4	—	410	225.00–230.00	227.44
3	—	372	235.00–241.00	237.07
3	—	562	210.00–212.00	210.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	935	68.00–73.00	70.40
7	—	886	60.00–65.00	62.36
5	—	1,001	78.00–80.00	78.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	79.00–85.00	81.52
7	—	1,376	89.00–94.00	91.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	97.00–100.00	97.92
10	—	1,150	90.00–94.00	92.29
11	—	1,105	80.00–85.00	82.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,817	119.00–121.00	120.00
7	—	1,630	110.00–115.00	111.98
3	—	1,517	97.00–100.00	98.96

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)	11	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,138.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,134.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,056.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–850.00	766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–680.00	616.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–925.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,405.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	970.00–1,200.00	1,052.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	530.00–700.00	626.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,416.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,866.67

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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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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