Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and 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 $207.23/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$207.23

65 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$19.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	216.43	1,028	34
Medium and Large 2	510	197.14	1,005	31

One grade step is worth $19.28/cwt here — about $23 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 sale65 hd

207.23

—

AL average14 barns · 1,614 hd

201.04

+6.19

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	1,729	112.21	1,940	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	95.78	1,298	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	92.25	1,002	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	72.96	713	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)	—	$1,138	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,421	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$712	12

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	463	219.04/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	214.98/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	186.50/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	213.57/cwt	210.00–218.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	236.34/cwt	232.00–240.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	220.01/cwt	218.00–222.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	177.19/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,292	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	184.63/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	227.82/cwt	226.00–230.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	191.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,434	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	242.85/cwt	240.00–244.00	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	235.26/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	208.94/cwt	208.00–216.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	198.09/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,131	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	222.10/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	236.77/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	211.68/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	239.69/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	204.10/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	211.47/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	196.67/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	239.97/cwt	238.00–242.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	208.98/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,170	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	95.03/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,052	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	108.38/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	87.60/cwt	85.00–90.00	944	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	62.80/cwt	60.00–65.00	623	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	79.85/cwt	78.00–83.00	783	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	72.37/cwt	69.00–75.00	694	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	97.88/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,299	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	89.47/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,287	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	113.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,969	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	645.50/head	550.00–700.00	646	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,045.00/head	975.00–1,115.00	1,045	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	700.00–875.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	993.75/head	925.00–1,050.00	994	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,472.73/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,473	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	202.30/cwt	200.00–208.00	979	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	189.66/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	225.18/cwt	222.00–231.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	193.03/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	229.25/cwt	226.00–232.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	223.58/cwt	222.00–226.00	961	5

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 365Last week 376Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 108Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 119Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	217.00–222.00	219.04
2	—	533	214.00–216.00	214.98
8	—	382	226.00–230.00	227.82
10	—	571	197.00–200.00	198.09
5	—	430	222.00–226.00	223.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	218.00–222.00	220.01
10	—	729	174.00–178.00	177.19
2	—	628	180.00–189.00	184.63
2	—	293	225.00–230.00	227.52
3	—	525	190.00–195.00	191.60
9	—	375	208.00–216.00	208.94
2	—	405	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	731	185.00–189.00	186.50
4	—	411	210.00–218.00	213.57
4	—	333	232.00–240.00	236.34
2	—	520	200.00	200.00
6	—	484	200.00–208.00	202.30
3	—	677	189.00–190.00	189.66
3	—	622	190.00–195.00	193.03
3	—	368	226.00–232.00	229.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	201.00–207.00	204.10
2	—	520	210.00–213.00	211.47
2	—	465	218.00–220.00	218.97
3	—	657	195.00–198.00	196.67
3	—	375	238.00–242.00	239.97
3	—	560	207.00–210.00	208.98
4	—	419	222.00–231.00	225.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	767	187.00	187.00
3	—	525	232.00–238.00	235.26
9	—	472	236.00–242.00	239.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	240.00–244.00	242.85
6	—	479	220.00–226.00	222.10
8	—	434	230.00–239.00	236.77
2	—	573	207.00–216.00	211.68
2	—	535	218.00–220.00	219.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,107	93.00–98.00	95.03
3	—	1,028	106.00–110.00	108.38
20	—	1,078	85.00–90.00	87.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	992	60.00–65.00	62.80
11	—	981	78.00–83.00	79.85
8	—	959	69.00–75.00	72.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,327	96.00–100.00	97.88
4	—	1,438	87.00–91.00	89.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,728	110.00–116.00	113.94
2	—	1,445	100.00	100.00
2	—	2,015	120.00–122.00	120.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,472.73
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	550.00–700.00	645.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	975.00–1,115.00	1,045.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–875.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	993.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,137.50

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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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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