Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $143.15/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$143.15

164 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$22.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	150.30	805	113
Medium and Large 2	505	127.32	643	51

One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $162 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 sale164 hd

143.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

141.70

+1.46

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	1,500	90.70	1,360	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	84.43	1,108	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	73.10	770	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	46.28	429	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	154.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	140.04/cwt	139.00–142.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,023	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	200.19/cwt	197.00–203.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	691	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.43/cwt	130.00–132.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	111.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	178.58/cwt	175.00–179.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	173.31/cwt	170.00–174.00	733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	192.52/cwt	190.00–196.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	153.06/cwt	152.50–154.00	885	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	143.77/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	188.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	136.07/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	150.33/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,034	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	170.65/cwt	168.00–174.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	180.31/cwt	180.00–181.00	947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,010	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	52.56/cwt	50.00–55.00	520	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	78.59/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,014	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	69.23/cwt	68.00–70.00	741	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	92.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,343	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	88.32/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,172	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	79.99/cwt	78.00–82.00	833	5
Bulls	—	—	1,278	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,010	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	2,289	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,605	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	255.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,633	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	454.59/cwt	350.00–565.00	3,787	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,993	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	141.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.25/cwt	114.00–117.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	152.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	127.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	712	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.48/cwt	125.00–127.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.19/cwt	133.00–138.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	152.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	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 Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 394Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 52Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
10	—	428	157.00	157.00
6	—	568	142.50	142.50
12	—	538	148.50	148.50
11	—	397	159.00	159.00
28	—	465	151.00–155.00	153.05
2	—	738	125.00–131.00	128.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	120.00	120.00
8	—	460	130.00	130.00
6	—	675	115.00–120.00	119.20
4	—	316	139.00–142.00	140.04
11	—	427	130.00–132.00	130.43
3	—	743	110.00–115.00	111.66
4	—	524	125.00–127.00	125.48
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
6	—	388	133.00–138.00	135.19
5	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	758	135.00	135.00
3	—	615	144.00	144.00
7	—	691	143.00	143.00
21	—	578	152.50–154.00	153.06
4	—	510	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	150.00–155.00	154.28
9	—	377	175.00–179.00	178.58
12	—	423	170.00–174.00	173.31
3	—	527	156.00–160.00	158.01
2	—	305	180.00	180.00
4	—	488	160.00–162.00	160.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	197.00–203.00	200.19
16	—	605	155.00–156.00	155.50
6	—	365	190.00–196.00	192.52
6	—	744	140.00–144.50	143.77
10	—	402	185.00–190.00	188.70
8	—	768	135.00–138.50	136.07
26	—	688	147.00–153.00	150.33
8	—	517	168.00–174.00	170.65
2	—	450	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	176.00	176.00
10	—	525	180.00–181.00	180.31
9	—	605	167.00	167.00
8	—	756	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	117.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	595	135.00	135.00
4	—	524	140.00–145.00	141.24
2	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
4	—	780	114.00–117.00	115.25
4	—	636	125.00–130.00	127.76
2	—	350	160.00	160.00
3	—	442	150.00–158.00	152.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	184.00	184.00
3	—	538	159.00–160.00	159.67
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
3	—	570	150.00–156.00	152.00
2	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	40.00	40.00
2	—	990	50.00–55.00	52.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	77.00–80.00	78.59
3	—	1,327	88.00–89.00	88.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	68.00–70.00	69.23
1	—	1,020	58.00	58.00
5	—	1,042	78.00–82.00	79.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,458	91.00–95.00	92.09
2	—	1,278	78.00–80.00	79.03
1	—	2,110	108.50	108.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	640	250.00–260.00	255.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	350.00–565.00	454.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	800.00	800.00

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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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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