Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 10.00 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 $165.46/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$165.46

201 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$1.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	165.72	964	160
Medium and Large 2	516	164.44	848	41

One grade step is worth $1.28/cwt here — about $116 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 sale201 hd

165.46

—

AL average13 barns · 1,231 hd

163.06

+2.40

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	—	High	1,656	97.50	1,614	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	69.29	904	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	65.64	731	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	48.52	443	13

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$863	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$529	5

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1Value Added	—	747	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,117	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	163.56/cwt	160.00–164.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.95/cwt	155.00–158.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.43/cwt	140.00–144.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	766	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	153.65/cwt	153.00–157.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.12/cwt	149.00–154.00	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	191.63/cwt	190.00–197.00	715	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	149.45/cwt	149.00–150.00	855	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	669	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,037	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	159.41/cwt	159.00–160.00	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	154.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,046	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	177.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	168.57/cwt	164.00–170.00	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	201.01/cwt	197.00–205.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	172.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	160.25/cwt	160.00–161.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.84/cwt	155.00–163.00	969	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.57/cwt	166.00–170.00	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	184.67/cwt	182.00–188.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,161	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	444	176.47/cwt	170.00–178.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	150.63/cwt	149.00–153.00	863	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	69.78/cwt	68.00–73.50	902	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	71.16/cwt	70.00–74.00	816	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	769	41.33/cwt	40.00–43.00	318	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	54.58/cwt	54.00–55.00	523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	49.42/cwt	49.00–50.00	490	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,087	81.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	66.19/cwt	64.00–68.00	743	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	59.41/cwt	57.00–61.00	631	16
Bulls	—	—	1,734	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,745	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	64.38/cwt	63.00–66.00	900	9
Bulls	—	—	1,558	93.57/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,458	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	774.60/head	750.00–800.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	850.00/head	800.00–950.00	850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	528.82/head	440.00–660.00	529	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	163.97/cwt	162.00–167.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	171.20/cwt	170.00–172.50	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	149.01/cwt	145.00–152.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	171.23/cwt	170.00–172.50	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.91/cwt	139.00–141.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	167.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	148.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	136.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	761	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 603Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 281Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 43Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	747	149.50	149.50
5	—	608	145.50	145.50
18	—	572	149.00–150.00	149.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	345	160.00–164.00	163.56
4	—	430	155.00–158.00	155.95
4	—	573	144.00	144.00
3	—	368	158.00–160.00	159.32
16	—	523	144.00–149.00	146.55
10	—	483	149.00–154.00	151.12
11	—	627	139.00–141.00	139.91
3	—	267	165.00–170.00	167.73
1	—	690	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	140.00–144.00	140.43
6	—	343	153.00–157.00	153.65
7	—	481	135.00–140.00	137.01
5	—	361	145.00–150.00	148.15
5	—	559	130.00–140.00	136.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	669	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	149.00	149.00
1	—	600	151.00	151.00
2	—	730	144.00	144.00
10	—	582	159.00–160.00	159.41
4	—	359	175.00–180.00	177.79
10	—	482	164.00–170.00	168.57
3	—	440	170.00–174.00	172.01
8	—	545	160.00–161.00	160.25
2	—	323	180.00–185.00	182.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	373	190.00–197.00	191.63
53	—	677	152.00–155.00	154.50
16	—	463	175.00–180.00	177.46
6	—	341	197.00–205.00	201.01
12	—	527	170.00–174.00	172.93
25	—	618	155.00–163.00	156.84
12	—	573	166.00–170.00	166.57
6	—	419	182.00–188.00	184.67
13	—	786	147.75	147.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	144.00	144.00
1	—	450	168.00	168.00
2	—	390	180.00	180.00
5	—	444	170.00–178.00	176.47
3	—	533	162.00–167.00	163.97
3	—	613	146.00–152.00	148.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	149.00–153.00	150.63
6	—	260	180.00	180.00
2	—	328	170.00–172.50	171.20
1	—	525	156.00	156.00
2	—	358	165.00–170.00	167.48
3	—	477	159.00–161.00	159.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
2	—	358	152.00–158.00	155.06
3	—	418	145.00–152.00	149.01
2	—	493	140.00–145.00	142.51
2	—	255	170.00–172.50	171.23
2	—	538	138.00–140.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,292	68.00–73.50	69.78
3	—	1,087	80.00–85.00	81.56
9	—	1,398	63.00–66.00	64.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,147	70.00–74.00	71.16
31	—	1,123	64.00–68.00	66.19
16	—	1,062	57.00–61.00	59.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	40.00–43.00	41.33
4	—	958	54.00–55.00	54.58
5	—	992	49.00–50.00	49.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,734	100.00–102.00	100.65
4	—	1,558	92.00–95.00	93.57

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	750.00–800.00	774.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	800.00–950.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	820	440.00–660.00	528.82

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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