Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested and sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.83/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$142.83

213 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$10.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	145.10	758	166
Medium and Large 2	474	134.82	640	47

One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $118 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 sale213 hd

142.83

—

AL average16 barns · 1,800 hd

142.72

+0.11

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	1,742	107.05	1,864	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,277	88.43	1,129	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,099	79.37	873	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	56.70	523	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$699	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	149.00/cwt	148.50–152.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	146.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	910	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	147.52/cwt	146.00–148.00	829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.87/cwt	142.00–145.00	703	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	147.94/cwt	147.00–150.00	558	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	153.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	183.15/cwt	182.25–184.25	698	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.66/cwt	177.00–181.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	822	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	146.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.32/cwt	160.00–161.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	136.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	156.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	998	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	167.94/cwt	165.00–170.00	878	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.85/cwt	163.00–164.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	156.81/cwt	152.00–159.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.05/cwt	160.00–164.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	147.12/cwt	145.00–150.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	137.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	86.51/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,151	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	70.01/cwt	67.00–72.00	704	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	86.97/cwt	85.00–90.00	960	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	63.12/cwt	60.00–65.00	607	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	51.78/cwt	50.00–55.00	455	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	78.40/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,009	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	93.17/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,141	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	79.14/cwt	76.00–81.00	894	54
Bulls	—	—	1,759	104.77/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	115.77/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,104	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,053	1,125.29/head	1,085.00–1,165.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	611.67/head	600.00–625.00	612	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.20/cwt	140.00–141.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	158.78/cwt	157.50–160.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	146.37/cwt	145.00–147.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	138.83/cwt	138.00–140.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.69/cwt	135.00–138.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	5

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 361Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 155Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	125.00	125.00
45	—	485	142.00–145.00	144.87
28	—	377	147.00–150.00	147.94
11	—	573	135.00–140.00	139.56
2	—	313	157.50–160.00	158.78
4	—	523	140.00–143.00	141.45
3	—	432	145.00–147.00	146.37
7	—	626	130.00–135.00	131.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	148.50–152.00	149.00
44	—	622	145.00–148.00	146.25
13	—	562	146.00–148.00	147.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	115.00–120.00	116.61
5	—	383	140.00–141.00	140.20
5	—	583	125.00–130.00	129.05
3	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.75
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
16	—	417	138.00–140.00	138.83
8	—	468	135.00–138.00	135.69
5	—	511	130.00–135.00	133.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	168.00–170.00	169.01
2	—	324	174.00	174.00
5	—	576	150.00–159.00	153.50
2	—	465	160.00–164.00	161.94
4	—	380	170.00–174.00	172.03
3	—	627	143.00–148.00	146.38
3	—	535	160.00–161.00	160.32
2	—	658	134.00–139.00	136.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	381	182.25–184.25	183.15
6	—	428	177.00–181.00	177.66
39	—	475	170.00–174.00	172.95
6	—	650	155.00	155.00
35	—	638	155.00–160.00	156.36
24	—	523	165.00–170.00	167.94
7	—	575	163.00–164.00	163.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	152.00–159.00	156.81
4	—	425	160.00–164.00	162.05
7	—	516	145.00–150.00	147.12
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
3	—	572	135.00–141.00	137.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,331	84.00–89.00	86.51
6	—	1,287	77.00–80.00	78.40
20	—	1,225	89.00–96.00	93.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,006	67.00–72.00	70.01
25	—	1,104	85.00–90.00	86.97
54	—	1,130	76.00–81.00	79.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	45.00	45.00
9	—	962	60.00–65.00	63.12
7	—	878	50.00–55.00	51.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,759	102.00–108.00	104.77
1	—	1,445	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,817	114.00–117.00	115.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,085.00–1,165.00	1,125.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	600.00–625.00	611.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	875.00	875.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Uniontown Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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