Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with best demand on open replacement heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.90/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$146.90

260 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$7.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	147.39	870	242
Medium and Large 2	447	140.35	628	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $242 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 sale260 hd

146.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,484 hd

144.73

+2.18

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	1,608	102.37	1,646	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,277	87.70	1,120	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	81.24	904	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	57.57	549	6thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	458	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.00/cwt	151.00–154.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	149.01/cwt	146.00–151.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	126.74/cwt	124.50–129.00	911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	175.92/cwt	170.00–177.50	871	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	155.23/cwt	155.00–157.00	789	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.79/cwt	124.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	150.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	767	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,082	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	188.70/cwt	182.50–189.00	804	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	158.24/cwt	157.00–161.50	972	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	146.24/cwt	130.00–160.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	169.28/cwt	167.00–170.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	166.34/cwt	165.50–170.00	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	135.63/cwt	135.00–139.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	157.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	164.00/cwt	162.00–165.50	682	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	137.58/cwt	135.00–144.00	988	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	63.62/cwt	63.00–64.00	588	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	78.17/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,038	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	71.44/cwt	68.00–73.00	752	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	51.53/cwt	49.00–54.00	506	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	94.63/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,142	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	86.07/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,135	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	79.17/cwt	77.00–81.00	880	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	87.29/cwt	85.00–90.00	988	11
Bulls	—	—	1,780	107.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	97.43/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,398	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	922.73/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,501	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	916	779.21/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,138	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	896.64/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,115	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,320	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	1,230.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	11,035	25
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	727	517.02/cwt	330.00–600.00	3,759	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	894	1,636.59/cwt	1,550.00–1,700.00	14,631	33
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	807.42/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,847	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	967	962.78/cwt	885.00–1,050.00	9,310	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	1,090.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,457	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,152	1,641.35/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	18,908	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,598.95/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	20,994	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,180.49/cwt	1,175.00–1,185.00	15,169	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	15,538	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,485	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	25,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	150.62/cwt	148.50–152.50	941	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 384Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 112Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 32Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	135.00–139.00	137.01
3	—	438	140.00–145.00	143.38
3	—	357	146.00–151.00	149.01
4	—	523	124.00–130.00	126.79
4	—	345	154.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	163.00	163.00
6	—	480	151.00–154.00	152.00
12	—	719	124.50–129.00	126.74
29	—	509	145.00–151.00	150.60
6	—	686	135.00–139.00	135.63
3	—	767	123.50	123.50
2	—	570	141.00	141.00
11	—	439	154.00–160.00	157.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	508	155.00–157.00	155.23
30	—	416	162.00–165.50	164.00
74	—	718	135.00–144.00	137.58
29	—	625	148.50–152.50	150.62
2	—	652	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	495	170.00–177.50	175.92
3	—	551	164.00–165.00	164.33
5	—	652	152.50	152.50
11	—	736	147.00	147.00
23	—	426	182.50–189.00	188.70
9	—	365	190.00	190.00
30	—	614	157.00–161.50	158.24
8	—	758	140.00	140.00
17	—	515	165.50–170.00	166.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	175.00–180.00	177.50
2	—	553	140.00–147.00	143.48
4	—	676	130.00–160.00	146.24
4	—	390	167.00–170.00	169.28
2	—	630	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	515	150.00–155.00	152.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	63.00–64.00	63.62
3	—	982	49.00–54.00	51.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	75.00–80.00	78.17
9	—	1,207	92.00–98.00	94.63
9	—	1,319	83.00–88.00	86.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	68.00–73.00	71.44
18	—	1,112	77.00–81.00	79.17
11	—	1,132	85.00–90.00	87.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	106.00–110.00	107.30
3	—	1,435	95.00–101.00	97.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	848	750.00–900.00	807.42
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	916	700.00–875.00	779.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	905	800.00–975.00	896.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,138	875.00–1,075.00	922.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,326	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,090.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,152	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,641.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	25	—	897	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,230.25
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	727	330.00–600.00	517.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	894	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,636.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,598.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,175.00–1,185.00	1,180.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	914	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	885.00–1,050.00	962.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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