Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $144.86/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$144.86

92 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	149.92	745	66
Medium and Large 2	551	132.03	727	26

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $18 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 sale92 hd

144.86

—

AL average16 barns · 1,586 hd

146.63

−1.77

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	—	Low	1,755	102.63	1,801	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,327	83.92	1,114	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	74.16	807	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	53.58	488	12

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 1	—	374	161.62/cwt	160.00–162.50	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	135.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.41/cwt	147.00–152.50	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	164.85/cwt	164.00–165.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	151.65/cwt	150.00–152.50	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	159.10/cwt	158.00–160.00	737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	156.50/cwt	154.00–159.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	169.05/cwt	168.00–170.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	158.82/cwt	155.00–159.50	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	144.92/cwt	144.50–147.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	171.66/cwt	170.00–174.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.05/cwt	168.00–172.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	45.26/cwt	45.00–46.00	346	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	61.53/cwt	60.00–64.00	626	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	53.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	501	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	71.34/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	89.85/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,137	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	82.62/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,110	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	67.85/cwt	65.00–70.00	733	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	83.17/cwt	82.00–86.00	925	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	75.43/cwt	73.00–78.00	817	15
Bulls	—	—	1,421	89.70/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,275	4
Bulls	—	—	2,133	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	104.27/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,859	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,163	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	800.39/cwt	675.00–875.00	6,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	988.10/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	9,713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	797.10/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,915	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	814	712.04/cwt	625.00–775.00	5,796	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,005	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,055	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,078.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,943	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	740	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,370	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.39/cwt	136.00–142.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.06/cwt	138.00–145.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	145.77/cwt	144.00–149.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1

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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 462Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 147Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	160.00–162.50	161.62
6	—	603	132.00–137.00	135.67
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
9	—	470	147.00–152.50	149.41
6	—	343	164.00–165.00	164.85
5	—	595	137.00–138.00	137.80
2	—	673	128.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	405	154.00–159.00	156.50
6	—	519	138.00–145.00	141.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	118.00	118.00
6	—	568	125.00–130.00	128.82
3	—	318	150.00–152.50	151.65
4	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.18
3	—	423	136.00–142.00	139.39
2	—	375	144.00–150.00	146.96
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	463	158.00–160.00	159.10
10	—	500	154.00–155.00	154.50
4	—	580	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	139.00	139.00
7	—	606	155.00–159.50	158.82
6	—	666	144.50–147.00	144.92
4	—	524	160.00–166.00	162.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	168.00–170.00	169.05
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
6	—	337	170.00–174.00	171.66
3	—	510	150.00–155.00	151.67
3	—	405	160.00	160.00
2	—	453	156.00–160.00	157.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	175.00	175.00
6	—	776	145.50	145.50
5	—	480	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	138.00–140.00	138.68
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
6	—	570	140.00–142.00	140.33
5	—	422	155.00–160.00	157.54
3	—	330	168.00–172.00	170.05
2	—	665	131.00	131.00
5	—	376	160.00–165.00	162.16
4	—	519	144.00–149.00	145.77
4	—	453	150.00–152.00	150.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	45.00–46.00	45.26
3	—	1,018	60.00–64.00	61.53
6	—	932	50.00–55.00	53.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	70.00–72.50	71.34
6	—	1,265	88.00–93.00	89.85
8	—	1,344	79.00–85.50	82.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,081	65.00–70.00	67.85
7	—	1,112	82.00–86.00	83.17
15	—	1,083	73.00–78.00	75.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	89.00–90.00	89.70
3	—	2,133	115.00–118.00	116.03
7	—	1,783	101.00–107.00	104.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	975.00–1,000.00	988.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	750.00–850.00	797.10
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	675.00–875.00	800.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	814	625.00–775.00	712.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,078.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	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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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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