Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $229.32/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$229.32

189 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	232.52	1,361	123
Medium and Large 2	594	223.35	1,326	66

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $35 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 sale189 hd

229.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,143 hd

238.30

−8.98

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	1,670	119.61	1,998	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	99.52	1,368	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	99.34	1,100	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	81.63	807	62

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)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,371	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,369	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$776	8

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	285	238.76/cwt	236.00–240.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	242.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	221.18/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,188	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	218.17/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,285	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	191.42/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,350	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	235.55/cwt	232.00–238.50	1,333	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	248.93/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,187	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	227.44/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,064	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	213.99/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	231.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,254	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	239.52/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	217.61/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	220.49/cwt	220.00–220.50	1,457	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	226.93/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,494	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	243.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	237.95/cwt	236.00–240.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	255.22/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,008	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,206	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	72.65/cwt	70.00–75.00	647	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	82.23/cwt	79.00–85.00	823	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	89.52/cwt	88.00–92.00	949	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	105.37/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,416	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	98.11/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,372	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	87.86/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,199	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	93.40/cwt	90.00–95.00	991	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	107.24/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,248	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	100.43/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,121	77
Bulls	—	—	2,020	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	118.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,907	12
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	613.00/head	530.00–785.00	613	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,046.67/head	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,047	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,371.43/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,371	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	232.20/cwt	232.00–234.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	196.11/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	229.76/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	216.51/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	201.52/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	203.40/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	224.49/cwt	224.00–226.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	196.30/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,354	10

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 735Last week 959Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 306Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 31Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	236.00–240.00	238.76
2	—	458	218.00–220.00	219.02
14	—	705	190.00–194.00	191.42
5	—	636	203.00–205.00	203.40
4	—	520	210.00–215.00	211.68
4	—	394	224.00–226.00	224.49
10	—	690	196.00–197.00	196.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	192.00	192.00
2	—	320	240.00–245.00	242.66
19	—	537	219.00–225.00	221.18
11	—	589	218.00–220.00	218.17
10	—	386	235.00–240.00	237.42
24	—	468	224.00–228.00	227.44
7	—	615	213.00–216.00	213.99
10	—	428	232.00–234.00	232.20
1	—	720	198.00	198.00
4	—	654	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	566	232.00–238.50	235.55
10	—	754	210.00	210.00
14	—	477	248.00–249.00	248.93
38	—	661	220.00–220.50	220.49
10	—	618	222.00	222.00
9	—	358	270.00	270.00
1	—	510	241.00	241.00
3	—	412	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	248.00	248.00
16	—	542	230.00–235.00	231.35
8	—	463	235.00–243.00	239.52
5	—	634	217.00–218.00	217.61
2	—	435	245.00	245.00
10	—	583	223.00–230.00	226.93
2	—	674	214.00	214.00
20	—	729	205.00	205.00
2	—	320	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	240.00–250.00	243.54
4	—	285	250.00–255.00	252.46
2	—	370	236.00–240.00	237.95
4	—	687	190.00–198.00	196.11
4	—	471	227.00–232.00	229.76
2	—	555	215.00–218.00	216.51
4	—	623	200.00–206.00	201.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	395	255.00–258.00	255.22
1	—	635	214.00	214.00
8	—	522	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	890	70.00–75.00	72.65
37	—	1,001	79.00–85.00	82.23
12	—	1,060	88.00–92.00	89.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,344	104.00–108.00	105.37
25	—	1,398	95.00–101.00	98.11
6	—	1,365	85.00–91.00	87.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,061	90.00–95.00	93.40
18	—	1,164	106.00–110.00	107.24
77	—	1,116	98.00–103.00	100.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,020	127.00–128.00	127.50
12	—	1,612	115.00–120.00	118.30

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	5	—	—	530.00–785.00	613.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,046.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,371.43
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.00
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

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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