Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. 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 $133.96/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$133.96

83 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$1.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	134.82	638	24
Medium and Large 1	627	133.61	837	59

One grade step is worth $1.21/cwt here — about −$199 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

133.96

—

AL average16 barns · 1,243 hd

142.02

−8.06

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	1,531	92.32	1,413	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,314	76.66	1,008	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,076	67.62	727	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	894	52.73	471	10

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	628	128.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.22/cwt	143.00–147.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	644	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	150.54/cwt	148.00–152.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,058	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	147.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.72/cwt	136.00–142.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	176.45/cwt	174.00–178.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.30/cwt	170.00–174.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	157.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	55.79/cwt	54.00–58.00	494	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	70.32/cwt	70.00–71.00	911	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	80.93/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,076	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	75.89/cwt	74.00–77.00	993	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	65.97/cwt	64.00–69.00	752	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	59.66/cwt	59.00–60.00	546	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	49.67/cwt	48.00–50.00	448	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	97.98/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,588	6
Bulls	—	—	1,441	86.66/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,249	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	76.37/cwt	74.00–79.00	777	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	787.59/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,781	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,016.69/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	11,560	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	608.33/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,262	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,015	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	831	512.12/cwt	430.00–585.00	4,256	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	868	924.23/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	8,022	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	985	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	13,790	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	818.35/cwt	805.00–835.00	7,267	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,015.22/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	11,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	149.26/cwt	148.00–153.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	139.26/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	148.80/cwt	144.00–150.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	166.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 363Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 104Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 19Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	127.00–131.00	128.82
4	—	466	143.00–147.00	145.22
7	—	407	148.00–152.00	150.54
2	—	385	162.00–164.00	163.00
4	—	670	124.00–125.00	124.50
8	—	523	140.00–143.00	141.00
4	—	775	118.00–120.00	119.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	106.00–110.00	107.99
4	—	488	130.00–135.00	132.74
6	—	362	144.00–150.00	147.86
6	—	529	125.00–130.00	127.21
6	—	425	136.00–142.00	139.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	770	125.00	125.00
7	—	666	131.50	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	170.00	170.00
3	—	705	132.00–134.00	133.00
6	—	507	155.00–160.00	157.00
2	—	458	162.00–165.00	163.52
2	—	650	138.00–139.00	138.50
4	—	581	148.00–153.00	149.26
3	—	402	165.00–168.00	166.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	150.00–158.00	155.14
3	—	767	115.00–120.00	117.33
3	—	622	130.00–135.00	132.01
2	—	588	135.00–136.00	135.50
4	—	519	138.00–140.00	139.26
5	—	460	144.00–150.00	148.80
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	360	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	748	141.50	141.50
4	—	416	174.00–178.00	176.45
7	—	798	132.00	132.00
3	—	460	170.00–174.00	171.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	885	54.00–58.00	55.79
5	—	902	48.00–50.00	49.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	70.00–71.00	70.32
5	—	1,330	80.00–84.00	80.93
3	—	1,308	74.00–77.00	75.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,140	64.00–69.00	65.97
3	—	915	59.00–60.00	59.66
5	—	1,018	74.00–79.00	76.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,621	95.00–101.00	97.98
6	—	1,441	84.00–89.00	86.66

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	775.00–800.00	787.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,137	875.00–1,150.00	1,016.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	865	600.00–625.00	608.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,146	900.00–1,200.00	1,015.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	868	875.00–1,025.00	924.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	831	430.00–585.00	512.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	805.00–835.00	818.35

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