Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 - 8.00 lower with a high of 115.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Trade active with good to very 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 $144.19/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$144.19

122 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	146.53	764	85
Medium and Large 2	478	138.82	663	37

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about $101 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 sale122 hd

144.19

—

AL average15 barns · 1,303 hd

149.24

−5.05

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	1,652	99.44	1,643	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,332	85.82	1,143	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	75.15	841	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	55.45	500	24

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	631	120.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	911	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.52/cwt	149.00–154.00	723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.89/cwt	154.00–159.00	647	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	151.64/cwt	148.00–155.00	550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.96/cwt	176.00–180.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	178.26/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	162.88/cwt	162.50–163.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	153.50/cwt	151.00–156.00	979	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	188.61/cwt	186.00–192.50	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	136.70/cwt	134.00–140.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.03/cwt	170.00–173.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.16/cwt	174.00–180.00	569	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	730	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	47.32/cwt	44.00–50.00	393	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	62.48/cwt	60.00–65.00	605	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	75.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,153	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	91.70/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,174	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	77.09/cwt	74.00–79.00	899	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	68.43/cwt	66.00–71.00	722	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	55.52/cwt	52.00–58.00	499	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	84.32/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,097	9
Bulls	—	—	2,033	109.92/cwt	107.00–112.00	2,235	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	97.27/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,515	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	86.01/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,021	6
Bulls	—	—	1,075	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,735	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,273	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	937.80/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	9,753	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	658	329.33/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,167	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	500.11/cwt	430.00–585.00	4,396	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	838.07/cwt	710.00–970.00	6,948	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	675.14/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,211	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,101	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	20,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	163.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	132.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	149.43/cwt	148.00–155.00	720	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 339Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 114Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	120.00–124.00	120.96
13	—	363	148.00–155.00	151.64
2	—	320	155.00–156.00	155.47
5	—	591	125.00–129.00	127.09
3	—	682	118.00–120.00	119.32
3	—	485	136.00–140.00	138.72
4	—	526	129.00–135.00	132.72
3	—	412	140.00–145.00	143.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	677	134.50	134.50
8	—	558	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
27	—	474	149.00–154.00	152.52
19	—	418	154.00–159.00	154.89
4	—	777	123.00	123.00
7	—	507	140.00–145.00	141.69
5	—	602	129.00–130.00	129.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	153.00	153.00
4	—	371	170.00–175.00	171.26
3	—	322	175.00–180.00	178.26
2	—	683	135.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	630	144.00	144.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
3	—	702	134.00–135.00	134.67
4	—	485	162.50–163.00	162.88
3	—	518	158.00–160.00	158.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	164.00	164.00
2	—	520	175.00	175.00
2	—	485	176.00–180.00	177.96
23	—	638	151.00–156.00	153.50
3	—	377	186.00–192.50	188.61
2	—	425	180.00–185.00	182.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	134.00–140.00	136.70
6	—	379	160.00–165.00	163.44
3	—	653	130.00	130.00
2	—	525	140.00–148.00	144.15
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
6	—	482	148.00–155.00	149.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	163.00	163.00
3	—	382	170.00–173.00	171.03
1	—	585	156.00	156.00
8	—	325	174.00–180.00	175.16
3	—	430	169.00–170.00	169.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	830	44.00–50.00	47.32
8	—	968	60.00–65.00	62.48
9	—	899	52.00–58.00	55.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	75.00–79.00	75.98
9	—	1,280	89.00–94.00	91.70
9	—	1,301	83.00–86.00	84.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	74.00–79.00	77.09
12	—	1,055	66.00–71.00	68.43
6	—	1,187	84.00–88.00	86.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,033	107.00–112.00	109.92
6	—	1,558	95.00–101.00	97.27
1	—	1,075	81.00	81.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	425.00	425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	875.00–1,000.00	937.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	658	300.00–350.00	329.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	879	430.00–585.00	500.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	829	710.00–970.00	838.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	650.00–700.00	675.14

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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