Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady, feeder bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $142.71/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$142.71

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$9.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	145.04	799	29
Medium and Large 2	515	135.93	700	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.11/cwt here — about $99 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 sale39 hd

142.71

—

AL average14 barns · 1,223 hd

143.34

−0.63

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	1,620	105.88	1,716	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	80.98	1,073	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	993	77.10	766	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	56.92	506	11

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	508	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	175.97/cwt	174.00–178.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	166.11/cwt	164.50–171.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	176.10/cwt	174.00–178.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	170.66/cwt	169.00–173.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.54/cwt	129.00–134.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	153.61/cwt	152.00–155.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	662	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	52.27/cwt	50.00–55.00	455	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	80.98/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,073	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	69.74/cwt	67.00–72.00	680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	62.50/cwt	60.00–64.00	568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	114.46/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	106.68/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,832	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	84.74/cwt	84.00–86.00	891	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	954	76.81/cwt	75.00–79.00	733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,150	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,087	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	817	581.33/cwt	510.00–655.00	4,749	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	8,965	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	634.13/cwt	620.00–650.00	5,726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,098.28/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,740	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	143.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 333Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 179Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 125Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	162.00–164.00	163.00
2	—	725	129.00–132.00	130.51
2	—	390	174.00–178.00	175.97
2	—	770	120.00–123.00	121.50
3	—	657	142.00–144.00	143.01
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	155.00–158.00	156.58
2	—	373	160.00–168.00	164.24
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
3	—	517	140.00–147.00	143.27
2	—	623	130.00–136.00	133.11
1	—	335	172.00	172.00
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	153.00	153.00
2	—	675	145.00–147.00	146.00
4	—	573	160.00	160.00
7	—	529	164.50–171.00	166.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
1	—	610	142.00	142.00
2	—	368	174.00–178.00	176.10
3	—	432	169.00–173.00	170.66
2	—	465	165.00–168.00	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	129.00–134.00	131.54
5	—	484	152.00–155.00	153.61
5	—	527	148.00–150.00	148.99
3	—	418	155.00–158.00	157.01
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
7	—	567	140.00–145.00	143.15
4	—	625	135.00–139.00	137.03
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
2	—	415	148.00–149.00	148.50
2	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.59
4	—	624	120.00–124.00	122.78
1	—	360	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	871	50.00–55.00	52.27
5	—	909	60.00–64.00	62.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	79.00–84.00	80.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	67.00–72.00	69.74
4	—	1,051	84.00–86.00	84.74
4	—	954	75.00–79.00	76.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	114.00–115.00	114.46
7	—	1,717	104.00–109.50	106.68
2	—	1,150	94.00–95.00	94.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	817	510.00–655.00	581.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	815.00	815.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	620.00–650.00	634.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,098.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	700.00	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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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

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