Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with a high of 121.00 and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower with a high of 97.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. 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 $150.59/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$150.59

150 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	151.85	827	128
Medium and Large 2	456	143.29	653	22

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $174 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 sale150 hd

150.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,440 hd

144.59

+6.00

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	1,402	103.07	1,445	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	87.30	1,097	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	79.04	869	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	59.36	557	16

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 1	—	491	158.52/cwt	155.00–159.00	778	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	186.96/cwt	185.00–189.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	177.28/cwt	176.00–180.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	151.81/cwt	150.00–154.00	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	181.32/cwt	180.00–186.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	188.98/cwt	188.00–190.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.57/cwt	123.00–126.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	162.47/cwt	159.00–165.00	681	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	136.31/cwt	134.00–138.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	181.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	162.66/cwt	162.00–164.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	922	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	170.09/cwt	170.00–171.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	172.85/cwt	171.00–175.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	159.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	178.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	151.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	161.16/cwt	158.00–166.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	187.02/cwt	186.00–188.00	585	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	62.62/cwt	60.00–65.00	589	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	55.17/cwt	52.00–57.00	515	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	71.34/cwt	70.00–74.00	753	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	85.30/cwt	84.00–89.00	972	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	79.33/cwt	77.00–82.00	870	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	91.34/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,123	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	83.25/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,069	11
Bulls	—	—	1,402	103.07/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,445	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,145	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	782.96/cwt	710.00–870.00	6,953	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	675	382.46/cwt	330.00–485.00	2,582	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	680	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,026.21/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	10,570	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	781.88/cwt	700.00–900.00	6,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	949.15/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.08/cwt	146.00–150.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.04/cwt	158.00–160.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.52/cwt	131.00–138.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	154.18/cwt	149.00–155.00	786	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	147.49/cwt	143.00–149.00	866	15

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 828Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 92Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 163Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	491	155.00–159.00	158.52
4	—	625	135.00–140.00	138.21
7	—	725	123.00–126.00	125.57
17	—	419	159.00–165.00	162.47
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
21	—	510	149.00–155.00	154.18
15	—	587	143.00–149.00	147.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	128.00–130.00	129.34
2	—	465	140.00–146.00	143.00
10	—	380	150.00–154.00	151.81
2	—	418	146.00–150.00	148.08
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
4	—	530	131.00–138.00	135.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	149.00	149.00
11	—	661	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	185.00–189.00	186.96
3	—	714	135.00–142.00	138.99
6	—	489	176.00–180.00	177.28
1	—	675	149.00	149.00
7	—	425	180.00–185.00	181.33
4	—	570	165.00–169.00	165.99
11	—	504	170.00–171.00	170.09
3	—	645	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	180.00–186.00	181.32
2	—	290	188.00–190.00	188.98
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
3	—	677	134.00–138.00	136.31
3	—	512	162.00–164.00	162.66
3	—	413	171.00–175.00	172.85
4	—	576	156.00–160.00	159.05
4	—	378	175.00–180.00	178.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	150.00–157.00	151.54
5	—	534	158.00–166.00	161.16
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	181.00	181.00
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
2	—	313	186.00–188.00	187.02
3	—	475	168.00–170.00	168.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	135.00–139.00	136.98
2	—	313	170.00–174.00	172.05
2	—	378	170.00–176.00	172.86
2	—	570	140.00–144.00	142.00
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
2	—	428	158.00–160.00	159.04
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	941	60.00–65.00	62.62
7	—	933	52.00–57.00	55.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	70.00–74.00	71.34
13	—	1,139	84.00–89.00	85.30
11	—	1,097	77.00–82.00	79.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,230	89.00–94.00	91.34
11	—	1,284	80.00–86.00	83.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	101.00–106.00	103.07

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	888	710.00–870.00	782.96
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	330.00–485.00	382.46
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	860	700.00–900.00	781.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	975.00–1,075.00	1,026.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	900.00–1,000.00	949.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle