Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower with high cow 86.00. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.92/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$168.92

181 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	171.70	990	137
Medium and Large 2	484	167.17	810	25
Medium and Large 3	449	151.14	678	19thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $312 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 sale181 hd

168.92

—

AL average16 barns · 1,281 hd

161.09

+7.82

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	1,412	91.05	1,285	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,299	71.64	930	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	65.97	730	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	927	48.75	452	38

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,068	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$988	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$807	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$676	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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 3	—	463	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	125.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	149.56/cwt	147.00–152.50	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.64/cwt	148.00–154.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	153.49/cwt	153.00–155.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	160.78/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	179.35/cwt	176.00–182.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	993	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	165.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	169.12/cwt	167.50–170.00	994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	780	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.50	799	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	157.27/cwt	154.00–160.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	178.62/cwt	176.00–180.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	170.63/cwt	168.00–172.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	186.92/cwt	185.00–190.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	178.91/cwt	178.00–179.50	959	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	174.05/cwt	172.00–176.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,060	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	163.15/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,029	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	171.76/cwt	171.00–172.50	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	183.04/cwt	182.00–185.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,166	65.00/cwt	64.00–66.00	758	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	72.79/cwt	70.00–75.00	962	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	56.20/cwt	54.00–58.00	557	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	47.22/cwt	45.00–50.00	431	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	60.39/cwt	58.00–62.00	634	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	73.02/cwt	72.00–75.00	857	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	67.01/cwt	65.00–70.00	749	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	40.13/cwt	40.00–41.00	344	7
Bulls	—	—	1,495	93.17/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,393	8
Bulls	—	—	1,078	82.58/cwt	80.00–85.00	890	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	842.96/head	825.00–850.00	843	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	855	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	939.40/head	920.00–955.00	939	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	500.64/head	410.00–555.00	501	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	943.07/head	800.00–1,000.00	943	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	861.92/head	825.00–900.00	862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,108.72/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,109	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,115	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	862	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.09/cwt	144.00–148.00	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	140.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	507	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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 909Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 176Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 33Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.54
3	—	388	130.00–132.00	130.66
2	—	275	138.00–142.00	140.04
2	—	333	135.00–138.00	136.49
5	—	413	120.00–125.00	122.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	155.00–156.00	155.49
3	—	430	148.00–154.00	150.64
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
2	—	513	142.00–144.00	143.02
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
12	—	475	144.00–148.00	146.09
2	—	395	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	125.00–129.00	125.85
2	—	323	147.00–152.50	149.56
3	—	605	125.00	125.00
3	—	535	130.00–135.00	131.60
11	—	366	140.00–145.00	141.61
2	—	468	135.00–137.50	136.20
11	—	400	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	153.00–155.00	153.49
26	—	534	146.00	146.00
22	—	555	143.00–145.50	144.02
28	—	618	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	172.00	172.00
5	—	588	167.50–170.00	169.12
3	—	474	176.00–180.00	178.62
2	—	438	180.00–185.00	182.49
4	—	379	185.00–190.00	186.92
2	—	655	155.00–156.00	155.50
45	—	631	160.00–165.50	163.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	160.00–165.00	160.78
3	—	425	154.00–160.00	157.27
2	—	583	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	335	170.00	170.00
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	500	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	176.00–182.00	179.35
6	—	521	160.00–168.00	165.21
3	—	477	168.00–172.00	170.63
2	—	620	150.00	150.00
4	—	575	150.00–156.00	152.29
5	—	431	172.00–176.00	174.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	558	178.00	178.00
44	—	536	178.00–179.50	178.91
12	—	652	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
1	—	585	148.00	148.00
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	182.00	182.00
2	—	465	171.00–172.50	171.76
3	—	367	182.00–185.00	183.04
1	—	675	143.00	143.00
1	—	540	164.00	164.00
1	—	705	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	64.00–66.00	65.00
23	—	1,322	70.00–75.00	72.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	991	54.00–58.00	56.20
19	—	912	45.00–50.00	47.22
7	—	857	40.00–41.00	40.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,050	58.00–62.00	60.39
13	—	1,173	72.00–75.00	73.02
100	—	1,118	65.00–70.00	67.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,495	91.00–95.00	93.17
2	—	1,078	80.00–85.00	82.58

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	3	—	1,178	825.00–850.00	842.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	920.00–955.00	939.40
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	410.00–555.00	500.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	800.00–1,000.00	943.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,154	975.00–1,200.00	1,108.72
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	825.00–900.00	861.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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