Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high of 114.00 and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.58/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$163.58

242 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$2.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	164.03	933	201
Medium and Large 2	487	161.36	786	41

One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about $147 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 sale242 hd

163.58

—

AL average15 barns · 975 hd

161.51

+2.07

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	1,716	103.00	1,768	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,324	83.62	1,107	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,034	66.47	687	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	46.78	428	7thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Value Added	—	669	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	960	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	518	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	177.94/cwt	177.00–180.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	159.94/cwt	157.00–163.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	160.35/cwt	160.00–166.00	869	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	174.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	134.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	147.32/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,049	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	152.91/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,021	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	198.05/cwt	195.00–200.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	173.40/cwt	170.00–174.50	841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	881	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	976	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	66.74/cwt	65.00–69.00	665	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	44.05/cwt	41.00–45.00	379	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	50.42/cwt	49.00–52.00	497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	74.00/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,038	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	88.38/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,121	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	82.48/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,118	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	59.50/cwt	58.00–61.00	616	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	77.34/cwt	75.00–79.00	845	8
Bulls	—	—	1,592	93.17/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,483	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	108.90/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,950	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	597.65/cwt	575.00–625.00	4,620	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,460	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,073	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,395	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	960	761.13/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	861.57/cwt	725.00–975.00	9,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	939.29/cwt	900.00–975.00	10,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	733.98/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,597	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	862	699.41/cwt	670.00–725.00	6,029	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	137.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	144.29/cwt	140.00–146.00	736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	144.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.03/cwt	118.00–125.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	6

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 692Last week 699Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 42Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 14Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	669	143.50	143.50
16	—	571	146.00	146.00
5	—	727	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	215	170.00	170.00
13	—	326	159.00	159.00
6	—	250	165.00	165.00
5	—	797	127.00	127.00
14	—	510	140.00–146.00	144.29
6	—	645	135.00	135.00
4	—	583	135.00–138.00	136.48
2	—	658	132.00	132.00
6	—	450	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	137.00–140.00	137.97
6	—	521	125.00–130.00	128.87
2	—	345	150.00	150.00
5	—	359	140.00–148.00	144.69
4	—	465	130.00–135.00	131.80
3	—	578	118.00–125.00	121.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	177.00–180.00	177.94
3	—	473	157.00–163.00	159.94
4	—	624	135.00–140.00	138.03
3	—	563	140.00–145.00	141.69
17	—	433	170.00–175.00	174.28
5	—	682	132.00–135.00	134.43
3	—	530	145.00–150.00	148.33
2	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	135.00–140.00	137.49
17	—	542	160.00–166.00	160.35
8	—	602	157.50	157.50
6	—	360	186.00	186.00
19	—	712	144.00–149.00	147.32
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
32	—	668	151.00–155.00	152.91
5	—	261	195.00–200.00	198.05
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
22	—	485	170.00–174.50	173.40
19	—	569	155.00–160.00	155.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	505	174.50	174.50
45	—	579	168.00–169.00	168.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	152.00–155.00	153.55
2	—	413	165.00–170.00	167.42
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
3	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
3	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	588	140.00–147.00	143.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	997	65.00–69.00	66.74
13	—	1,035	58.00–61.00	59.50
8	—	1,093	75.00–79.00	77.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	41.00–45.00	44.05
3	—	985	49.00–52.00	50.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	73.00–75.00	74.00
5	—	1,268	87.00–90.00	88.38
4	—	1,355	81.00–84.00	82.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	91.00–95.00	93.17
5	—	1,791	107.00–111.00	108.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	575.00–625.00	597.65
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	530	225.00	225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	725.00–800.00	761.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	862	670.00–725.00	699.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	725.00–975.00	861.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	900.00–975.00	939.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,035	700.00–800.00	733.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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How this sale compares

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