Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $147.09/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$147.09

92 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	148.81	774	73
Medium and Large 2	446	140.49	627	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.32/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 sale92 hd

147.09

—

AL average15 barns · 1,053 hd

145.22

+1.87

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	1,378	100.53	1,385	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,298	88.14	1,144	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,047	86.61	907	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	901	60.53	545	12

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	147.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	166.33/cwt	166.00–168.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.09/cwt	145.00–149.00	764	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.19/cwt	153.00–157.00	743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	193.37/cwt	192.00–195.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,098	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	173.44/cwt	170.00–176.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	78.37/cwt	77.00–80.00	992	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	95.37/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,228	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,162	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	64.66/cwt	62.00–66.00	597	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	56.39/cwt	55.00–59.00	495	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	93.84/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,042	13
Bulls	—	—	1,378	100.53/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,385	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	85.99/cwt	84.00–89.00	869	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	74.52/cwt	72.00–77.00	751	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	960	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,352.61/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	17,516	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	920.50/cwt	855.00–985.00	9,002	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,510	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,392	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	167.35/cwt	166.00–170.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.25/cwt	170.00–176.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	131.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	168.30/cwt	164.00–169.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.66/cwt	176.00–178.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 296Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 110Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 35Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	460	145.00–150.00	147.45
2	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
3	—	317	166.00–170.00	167.35
2	—	625	129.00–135.00	131.95
1	—	415	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	156.00	156.00
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
2	—	370	176.00	176.00
4	—	415	170.00–176.00	173.25
7	—	487	164.00–169.00	168.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	138.00–140.00	139.32
37	—	516	145.00–149.00	148.09
2	—	735	120.00	120.00
19	—	479	153.00–157.00	155.19
2	—	623	130.00–132.00	131.03
5	—	424	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00	130.00
6	—	418	140.00–146.00	142.94
4	—	377	147.00–150.00	147.98
3	—	527	130.00–135.00	131.93
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.65
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	166.00	166.00
4	—	516	155.00	155.00
2	—	313	178.00–180.00	179.01
3	—	377	170.00–176.00	173.44
1	—	565	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	749	145.00	145.00
6	—	533	166.00–168.00	166.33
1	—	350	186.00	186.00
4	—	318	192.00–195.00	193.37
19	—	650	145.50	145.50
27	—	784	140.00	140.00
3	—	470	170.00	170.00
3	—	428	176.00–178.00	176.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	77.00–80.00	78.37
6	—	1,288	94.00–97.00	95.37
6	—	1,329	85.00–90.00	87.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	924	62.00–66.00	64.66
6	—	878	55.00–59.00	56.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,110	92.00–96.00	93.84
15	—	1,011	84.00–89.00	85.99
7	—	1,008	72.00–77.00	74.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	99.00–103.00	100.53

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	—	1,295	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,352.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	720.00	720.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	855.00–985.00	920.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	610.00	610.00

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle