Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher with a high of 88.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.38/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$152.38

76 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$169

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

$7.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	158.65	711	15thin
Medium and Large 1	584	150.84	880	61

One grade step is worth $7.81/cwt here — about −$169 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 sale76 hd

152.38

—

AL average9 barns · 624 hd

148.93

+3.46

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	1,639	104.77	1,717	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	82.18	1,113	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	74.46	849	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	48.32	418	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	162.07/cwt	160.00–166.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	150.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	171.91/cwt	170.00–173.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	149.74/cwt	148.00–150.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	132.87/cwt	130.00–134.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	154.84/cwt	150.00–158.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.78/cwt	129.00–133.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	147.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	166.70/cwt	165.00–167.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.32/cwt	121.00–124.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	161.70/cwt	161.00–164.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.50/cwt	168.00–173.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	159.35/cwt	159.00–160.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	148.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	735	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	105.45/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	43.71/cwt	40.00–45.00	373	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	57.53/cwt	55.00–60.00	509	2
Bulls	—	—	2,057	111.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,289	3
Bulls	—	—	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,027	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	82.18/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,113	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	65.46/cwt	64.00–68.00	706	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	77.81/cwt	77.00–80.00	906	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 624Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 81Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 44Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	148.00	148.00
3	—	407	160.00–166.00	162.07
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
3	—	570	140.00–143.00	141.02
2	—	365	168.00–173.00	170.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
4	—	529	135.00–140.00	137.98
2	—	628	127.00–128.00	127.49
4	—	595	130.00	130.00
3	—	378	159.00–160.00	159.35
4	—	494	145.00–150.00	148.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	583	150.00–157.00	150.45
3	—	680	140.00	140.00
8	—	421	170.00–173.00	171.91
8	—	614	148.00–150.00	149.74
3	—	473	165.00–170.00	167.75
16	—	705	130.00–134.00	132.87
2	—	365	176.00	176.00
6	—	518	161.00–164.00	161.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
4	—	471	150.00–158.00	154.84
2	—	440	160.00–165.00	162.53
6	—	387	165.00–167.00	166.70
2	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	129.00–133.00	131.78
6	—	440	146.00–152.00	147.92
4	—	715	115.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	663	121.00–124.00	122.32
3	—	605	125.00–130.00	126.69
26	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.19
3	—	490	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	660	109.50	109.50
6	—	402	135.00–140.00	138.32
2	—	715	100.00–108.00	104.03
3	—	478	130.00–135.00	133.41
9	—	355	140.00–145.00	141.69
4	—	535	123.00–130.00	128.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	103.00–107.00	105.45
3	—	2,057	110.00–114.00	111.26
2	—	1,095	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	40.00–45.00	43.71
2	—	885	55.00–60.00	57.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	84.00–86.00	85.01
5	—	1,078	64.00–68.00	65.46
4	—	1,165	77.00–80.00	77.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	80.00–84.00	82.18

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

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