Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.97/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$156.97

244 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$7.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	158.17	998	203
Medium and Large 2	574	151.05	868	41

One grade step is worth $7.12/cwt here — about $130 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 sale244 hd

156.97

—

AL average11 barns · 939 hd

158.27

−1.30

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	1,681	105.02	1,765	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,277	80.67	1,030	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,104	73.42	810	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	51.69	492	22

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	$987	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$659	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	933	$711	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$878	10

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	372	140.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	113.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	153.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	126.07/cwt	125.00–127.50	847	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	131.73/cwt	126.00–132.00	763	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	131.12/cwt	130.00–133.00	840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	136.62/cwt	136.00–138.00	847	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	139.21/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	981	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	137.08/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,127	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	177.65/cwt	175.00–179.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	146.30/cwt	145.50–147.00	1,121	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	160.80/cwt	158.00–163.00	929	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	803	114.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	753	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	908	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	987.23/head	975.00–1,000.00	987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	613.68/head	600.00–625.00	614	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	711.39/head	675.00–750.00	711	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	944.30/head	900.00–1,000.00	944	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	721.64/head	650.00–780.00	722	3
Bulls	—	—	1,591	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,633	8
Bulls	—	—	1,920	111.42/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	66.70/cwt	65.00–69.00	684	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	74.84/cwt	72.00–77.00	837	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	80.52/cwt	80.00–84.00	963	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	80.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,072	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	88.45/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,110	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	75.57/cwt	74.00–77.00	899	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	53.33/cwt	50.00–55.00	538	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.63/cwt	60.00–64.00	622	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	42.59/cwt	40.00–45.00	362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	163.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	158.18/cwt	155.00–160.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	171.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	168.55/cwt	164.00–170.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	149.41/cwt	148.00–150.00	992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	146.62/cwt	144.00–148.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.69/cwt	159.00–160.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	162.02/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,022	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,069	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	129.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	153.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	147.20/cwt	147.00–148.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	976	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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 681Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 201Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 6Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	140.00–146.00	140.63
2	—	340	147.00–150.00	148.50
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
18	—	444	135.00–140.00	137.05
6	—	792	110.00–115.00	113.68
7	—	464	130.00–135.00	130.71
7	—	505	130.00	130.00
36	—	579	126.00–132.00	131.73
4	—	628	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	150.00–155.00	153.77
17	—	650	135.00	135.00
8	—	575	146.00	146.00
25	—	620	136.00–138.00	136.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	672	125.00–127.50	126.07
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
9	—	510	140.00–146.00	142.73
19	—	641	130.00–133.00	131.12
12	—	738	122.00–124.00	123.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	125.00–130.00	127.49
5	—	724	137.00–140.00	139.21
3	—	815	120.00–125.00	123.35
4	—	570	148.00–150.00	148.98
5	—	436	160.00–168.00	163.27
10	—	533	155.00–160.00	158.18
4	—	348	176.00	176.00
3	—	617	144.00–148.00	146.62
3	—	480	159.00–160.00	159.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	635	152.00–157.00	154.50
9	—	822	136.00–138.00	137.08
6	—	427	175.00–179.00	177.65
15	—	766	145.50–147.00	146.30
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
35	—	578	158.00–163.00	160.80
10	—	486	170.00–175.00	171.47
13	—	534	164.00–170.00	168.55
12	—	664	148.00–150.00	149.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	631	161.00–164.00	162.02
10	—	710	152.00–153.00	152.50
16	—	694	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	803	110.00–115.00	114.29
2	—	505	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	753	115.00–125.00	120.02
2	—	615	135.00–138.00	136.52
2	—	590	140.00	140.00
5	—	728	125.00–130.00	129.04
4	—	484	150.00–155.00	153.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
5	—	619	147.00–148.00	147.20
2	—	710	137.00–138.00	137.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	975.00–1,000.00	987.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	600.00–625.00	613.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	675.00–750.00	711.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	957	900.00–1,000.00	944.30
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	650.00–780.00	721.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,591	100.00–105.00	102.62
3	—	1,920	110.00–114.00	111.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,025	65.00–69.00	66.70
40	—	1,118	72.00–77.00	74.84
10	—	1,196	80.00–84.00	80.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,324	80.00–84.00	80.98
4	—	1,255	87.00–90.00	88.45
7	—	1,190	74.00–77.00	75.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	50.00–55.00	53.33
6	—	1,010	60.00–64.00	61.63
8	—	849	40.00–45.00	42.59

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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