Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $218.42/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$218.42

85 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$4.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	220.02	1,117	55
Medium and Large 2	487	215.49	1,050	30

One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $67 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 sale85 hd

218.42

—

AL average10 barns · 859 hd

209.57

+8.85

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	1,528	113.77	1,739	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	103.07	1,309	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	101.17	1,130	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	78.17	711	14

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)	—	$1,311	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,292	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$863	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	282	238.95/cwt	237.00–240.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	229.58/cwt	227.00–232.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	218.02/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	240.04/cwt	239.00–245.00	883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	227.08/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	188.98/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	235.96/cwt	235.00–237.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	204.44/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	804	186.66/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	213.63/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	231.49/cwt	230.00–234.00	995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	224.91/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,311	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	213.46/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	223.50/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	201.80/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,243	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	293.10/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,310.71/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,311	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,291.67/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,292	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	583.33/head	550.00–600.00	583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,149	5
Bulls	—	—	1,248	99.90/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,247	2
Bulls	—	—	1,486	112.73/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,675	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	102.14/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,139	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	110.45/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,446	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	97.40/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,211	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	109.36/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,293	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	94.79/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,027	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	104.28/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,330	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	78.67/cwt	76.00–80.00	734	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	85.53/cwt	85.00–87.00	842	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.00	559	4

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 468Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 132Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 75Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	237.00–240.00	238.95
3	—	380	227.00–232.00	229.58
4	—	480	215.00–220.00	218.02
2	—	680	190.00–192.00	190.99
2	—	728	188.00–190.00	188.98
4	—	323	235.00–237.00	235.96
4	—	408	220.00–225.00	222.52
3	—	769	175.00	175.00
5	—	534	210.00–215.00	213.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	368	239.00–245.00	240.04
11	—	470	225.00–228.00	227.08
8	—	430	230.00–234.00	231.49
2	—	500	223.00–224.00	223.50
2	—	560	215.00–216.00	215.50
6	—	652	201.00	201.00
15	—	616	201.00–208.00	201.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	199.00–210.00	204.44
3	—	804	186.00–188.00	186.66
12	—	583	224.00–230.00	224.91
2	—	615	212.00–215.00	213.46
2	—	445	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	242.00	242.00
2	—	378	288.00–298.00	293.10
2	—	425	285.00	285.00

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)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,310.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	550.00–600.00	583.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,758	120.00–125.00	122.24
2	—	1,248	99.00–101.00	99.90
14	—	1,486	109.00–115.00	112.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,115	100.00–105.00	102.14
9	—	1,182	108.00–111.00	109.36
16	—	1,083	92.00–97.00	94.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	109.00–112.00	110.45
14	—	1,243	95.00–100.00	97.40
23	—	1,275	102.00–106.00	104.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	76.00–80.00	78.67
4	—	985	85.00–87.00	85.53
4	—	798	68.00–72.00	70.05

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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