Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 8.00 lower and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested and sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.74/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$159.74

111 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$20.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	165.03	873	82
Medium and Large 2	622	144.78	900	29

One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale111 hd

159.74

—

AL average14 barns · 883 hd

156.53

+3.21

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	1,589	97.68	1,552	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	82.51	1,147	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	77.21	855	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	51.59	456	18

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,143	$1,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$921	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$341	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	325	148.94/cwt	148.00–150.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	130.14/cwt	130.00–131.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	158.50/cwt	157.50–160.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	149.65/cwt	148.50–155.00	950	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	187.36/cwt	186.00–188.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	136.28/cwt	134.00–136.50	940	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	168.91/cwt	166.00–170.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	157.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	181.68/cwt	178.00–185.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	141.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	147.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	132.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.97/cwt	122.00–129.00	887	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	83.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,126	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	69.61/cwt	67.00–71.00	778	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	47.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	379	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	57.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	592	7
Bulls	—	—	1,413	86.54/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,223	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	110.00/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,881	5
Bulls	—	—	1,617	97.09/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,570	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	75.89/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,157	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	89.41/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,201	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	85.32/cwt	84.00–88.00	974	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	77.48/cwt	75.00–80.00	848	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,160	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	921.42/head	840.00–1,045.00	921	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	340.60/head	300.00–375.00	341	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,210	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	143.37/cwt	143.00–144.00	761	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.80/cwt	144.00–148.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	126.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.18/cwt	173.00–178.00	746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,085	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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 290Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 45Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	148.00–150.00	148.94
14	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.27
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
7	—	576	125.00–130.00	127.30
5	—	530	130.00–135.00	131.00
11	—	473	135.00–140.00	139.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	130.00–131.00	130.14
6	—	563	135.00–140.00	138.34
3	—	422	148.00–150.00	148.98
3	—	372	157.50–160.00	158.50
2	—	790	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
23	—	531	143.00–144.00	143.37
5	—	472	144.00–148.00	145.80
4	—	689	124.00–130.00	126.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	145.00–148.00	146.50
13	—	557	165.00	165.00
21	—	635	148.50–155.00	149.65
5	—	482	173.00	173.00
3	—	333	186.00–188.00	187.36
8	—	535	166.00–170.00	168.91
6	—	380	178.00–185.00	181.68
20	—	426	173.00–178.00	175.18
4	—	748	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	160.00–162.00	161.02
3	—	582	152.00–155.00	152.97
2	—	633	142.00–145.00	143.53
17	—	690	134.00–136.50	136.28
3	—	520	157.00–160.00	157.96
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	156.00–158.00	157.02
4	—	489	150.00–155.00	152.76
4	—	564	140.00–145.00	141.74
3	—	527	146.00–150.00	147.65
4	—	660	130.00–136.00	132.24
3	—	710	122.00–129.00	124.97
2	—	755	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,354	80.00–85.00	83.14
7	—	1,524	74.00–77.00	75.89
5	—	1,343	88.00–91.00	89.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,117	67.00–71.00	69.61
10	—	1,142	84.00–88.00	85.32
37	—	1,095	75.00–80.00	77.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	791	45.00–50.00	47.90
7	—	1,032	55.00–60.00	57.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	85.00–89.00	86.54
5	—	1,710	107.00–112.00	110.00
10	—	1,617	95.00–99.00	97.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	840.00–1,045.00	921.42
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	300.00–375.00	340.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle