Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate 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 $137.65/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$137.65

83 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	140.21	744	57
Medium and Large 2	507	132.04	669	26

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $75 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 sale83 hd

137.65

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

139.49

−1.84

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	1,526	93.52	1,428	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	76.03	977	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,073	74.30	797	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	48.20	429	17

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,129	83.66/cwt	79.00–85.00	945	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	107.28/cwt	107.00–108.00	2,099	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	515.55/cwt	400.00–620.00	4,346	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	972.38/cwt	905.00–1,025.00	9,510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,253	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	111.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.26/cwt	150.00–156.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	137.75/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	125.59/cwt	122.00–126.50	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	165.63/cwt	165.00–167.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	175.00/cwt	173.00–177.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	159.56/cwt	158.00–160.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	151.82/cwt	150.00–152.50	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	167.28/cwt	165.00–168.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.11/cwt	160.00–164.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	156.76/cwt	155.50–160.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.98/cwt	160.00–164.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	168.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	42.37/cwt	40.00–45.00	362	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	57.62/cwt	56.00–60.00	533	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	76.03/cwt	74.00–79.00	977	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	65.96/cwt	64.00–69.00	656	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	81.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	956	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	74.49/cwt	71.00–77.00	788	21
Bulls	—	—	1,601	93.07/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,490	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	168.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	159.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	134.16/cwt	132.50–135.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	4

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 354Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 148Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	79.00–85.00	83.66
3	—	1,957	107.00–108.00	107.28
4	—	1,601	90.00–95.00	93.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	854	40.00–45.00	42.37
3	—	925	56.00–60.00	57.62
7	—	909	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,285	74.00–79.00	76.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	994	64.00–69.00	65.96
11	—	1,173	80.00–85.00	81.50
21	—	1,058	71.00–77.00	74.49

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	2	—	843	400.00–620.00	515.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	905.00–1,025.00	972.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	500.00	500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	140.00–145.00	141.73
2	—	723	109.00–115.00	111.95
2	—	533	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	585	125.00–130.00	128.30
2	—	488	130.00–135.00	132.54
3	—	680	120.00	120.00
3	—	607	120.00–124.00	122.64
4	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.62
4	—	323	145.00–150.00	148.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	150.00–156.00	151.26
20	—	520	140.00–145.00	140.25
5	—	719	122.00–126.50	125.59
2	—	675	127.00	127.00
2	—	550	135.00	135.00
9	—	457	145.00–150.00	146.11
9	—	614	132.50–135.00	134.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	137.50–139.00	137.75
4	—	408	173.00–177.00	175.00
1	—	620	156.00	156.00
7	—	652	145.00	145.00
7	—	579	158.00–160.00	159.56
7	—	392	180.00	180.00
4	—	458	170.00–171.00	170.49
4	—	750	135.00	135.00
4	—	541	165.00–168.00	167.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	165.00–167.00	165.63
9	—	486	160.00–165.00	162.24
7	—	586	150.00–152.50	151.82
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
2	—	500	155.00	155.00
2	—	378	170.00–175.00	172.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00–164.00	162.11
3	—	338	165.00–170.00	168.30
2	—	630	136.00–138.00	137.02
4	—	419	156.00–160.00	159.04
3	—	670	130.00–135.00	132.70
2	—	495	152.00–154.00	153.00
2	—	570	140.00–142.00	141.04
2	—	530	146.00–147.00	146.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	153.00–155.00	154.00
7	—	516	155.50–160.00	156.76
4	—	468	160.00–164.00	160.98
4	—	419	165.00–170.00	168.55
3	—	377	170.00–175.00	172.37

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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