Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.89/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$140.89

44 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	145.00	804	29
Medium and Large 2	566	132.94	753	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $51 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 sale44 hd

140.89

—

AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd

144.33

−3.44

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	1,604	103.21	1,656	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,302	80.61	1,049	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	77.88	841	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	54.34	490	18

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.58/cwt	127.00–130.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.91/cwt	151.00–155.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	164.87/cwt	157.00–170.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	173.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	149.67/cwt	148.00–150.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	174.31/cwt	172.00–177.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	164.00/cwt	160.00–167.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	169.65/cwt	168.00–171.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	134.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.04/cwt	154.00–158.00	889	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	74.25/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	88.93/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,267	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	81.13/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,035	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	966	68.05/cwt	65.00–70.00	657	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	78.21/cwt	75.00–80.00	852	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	84.65/cwt	83.00–86.00	957	12
Bulls	—	—	1,437	93.03/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,337	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	113.40/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,905	2
Bulls	—	—	1,661	105.76/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,757	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	799	48.30/cwt	45.00–50.00	386	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	58.18/cwt	55.00–60.00	563	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,173	1,483.71/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	17,404	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,113	1,549.81/cwt	1,450.00–1,675.00	17,249	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	1,450.45/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	20,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	1,112.51/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	10,891	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	913.54/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,040	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	758	1,026.49/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	7,781	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,175.17/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	11,834	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,212.79/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	13,899	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,223.22/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	12,061	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,184	1,486.11/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	17,596	28
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	882	740.97/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,535	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Fancy	—	755	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	9,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	950	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	14,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,320	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	22,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,383	1,515.54/cwt	1,500.00–1,550.00	20,960	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	857	935.41/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,016	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,171.77/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	15,713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	842	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

Tue Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 355Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 87Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 13Year ago 137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
7	—	674	127.00–130.00	128.58
12	—	480	151.00–155.00	152.91
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
6	—	541	148.00–150.00	149.67
2	—	573	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
4	—	585	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	627	120.00–125.00	121.68
3	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	423	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
3	—	480	145.00–150.00	148.44
2	—	568	136.00–140.00	138.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	171.00	171.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
5	—	661	130.00–138.00	134.98
2	—	570	154.00–158.00	156.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	184.00	184.00
2	—	770	135.00	135.00
3	—	683	144.00–145.00	144.67
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
7	—	414	172.00–177.00	174.31
8	—	536	160.00–167.00	164.00
2	—	578	155.00–160.00	157.58
3	—	462	168.00–171.00	169.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	157.00–170.00	164.87
3	—	340	170.00–175.00	173.38
4	—	416	150.00–157.00	153.05
2	—	460	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	73.00–75.00	74.25
2	—	1,425	88.00–90.00	88.93
17	—	1,276	79.00–84.00	81.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	966	65.00–70.00	68.05
51	—	1,090	75.00–80.00	78.21
12	—	1,131	83.00–86.00	84.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	799	45.00–50.00	48.30
11	—	968	55.00–60.00	58.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	90.00–95.00	93.03
2	—	1,680	112.00–115.00	113.40
12	—	1,661	103.00–108.00	105.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,173	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,483.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,184	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,486.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,099	800.00–1,000.00	913.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,007	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,146	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,212.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	986	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,223.22
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	882	675.00–800.00	740.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	857	800.00–1,000.00	935.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,549.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,383	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,515.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,403	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	979	950.00–1,200.00	1,112.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,341	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,171.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	975.00–1,075.00	1,026.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	875.00	875.00

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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