Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.85/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$141.85

143 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$13.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	145.76	878	103
Medium and Large 2	517	131.79	682	40

One grade step is worth $13.97/cwt here — about $196 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 sale143 hd

141.85

—

AL average14 barns · 1,551 hd

140.81

+1.04

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	1,753	99.51	1,744	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	82.27	1,121	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	64.21	706	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	47.90	444	5thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	195.98/cwt	194.00–198.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.82/cwt	140.00–144.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	139.75/cwt	138.00–140.00	579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.05/cwt	166.00–170.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	971	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	139.76/cwt	137.00–140.50	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	144.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,020	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	982	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	173.96/cwt	172.50–175.00	948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	172.64/cwt	170.00–177.50	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.62/cwt	172.00–175.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	176.88/cwt	170.00–187.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	189.19/cwt	187.50–190.00	728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	47.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	444	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	65.14/cwt	64.00–67.00	739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	85.24/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,112	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	78.32/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,128	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	58.82/cwt	56.00–60.00	619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	70.03/cwt	69.00–71.00	786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	106.09/cwt	104.00–108.50	1,788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,510	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	96.66/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,835	4
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,237.97/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	14,670	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.23/cwt	147.00–154.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	165.60/cwt	162.50–167.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	128.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	131.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	153.69/cwt	152.00–155.00	713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.19/cwt	135.00–136.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	853	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	610	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 Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 1,080Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 67Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	194.00–198.00	195.98
3	—	750	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	176.00	176.00
2	—	565	166.00–170.00	168.05
13	—	707	140.00–146.00	144.31
16	—	640	153.50	153.50
14	—	545	172.50–175.00	173.96
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
2	—	513	164.00–165.00	164.50
9	—	496	169.00	169.00
2	—	558	160.00–161.00	160.49
4	—	628	145.00–150.00	147.47
8	—	419	170.00–177.50	172.64
3	—	730	125.00–130.00	126.64
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	140.00–144.00	140.82
8	—	414	138.00–140.00	139.75
3	—	660	115.00–120.00	118.36
7	—	589	125.00–130.00	128.43
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
6	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.69
5	—	480	135.00–136.00	135.19
5	—	616	120.00–125.00	122.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	691	140.50	140.50
7	—	381	160.00	160.00
14	—	712	137.00–140.50	139.76
14	—	464	152.00–155.00	153.69
37	—	581	146.75	146.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	120.00–125.00	123.31
4	—	371	170.00–187.00	176.88
3	—	678	125.00–130.00	126.63
6	—	583	135.00–140.00	138.31
2	—	778	115.00–120.00	117.56
7	—	409	162.50–167.00	165.60
4	—	510	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	154.00	154.00
5	—	608	130.00–135.00	131.02
2	—	335	180.00–184.00	181.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	172.00–175.00	173.62
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
3	—	528	155.00–160.00	157.26
3	—	385	187.50–190.00	189.19
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
4	—	570	147.00–154.00	150.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	45.00–50.00	47.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	64.00–67.00	65.14
5	—	1,053	56.00–60.00	58.82
4	—	1,123	69.00–71.00	70.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	84.00–87.00	85.24
3	—	1,440	78.00–79.00	78.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	104.00–108.50	106.09
1	—	1,510	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,898	94.00–98.00	96.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	885.00	885.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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