Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.01/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$163.01

296 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$5.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	167.26	867	65
Medium and Large 1	615	161.81	994	231

One grade step is worth $5.45/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale296 hd

163.01

—

AL average15 barns · 1,107 hd

167.09

−4.09

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	1,678	98.30	1,649	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	73.67	994	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	69.66	776	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	51.49	516	28

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)	1,145	$1,149	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,028	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$827	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$658	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	478	149.74/cwt	148.00–151.00	716	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	152.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	135.60/cwt	134.00–139.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	152.04/cwt	149.00–155.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	160.11/cwt	156.00–164.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	170.19/cwt	169.00–173.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	987	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	126.63/cwt	124.00–129.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	167.48/cwt	167.00–168.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	196.47/cwt	196.00–197.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	171.09/cwt	170.00–174.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	194.23/cwt	190.00–197.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	188.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	188.56/cwt	186.00–194.00	813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	159.23/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,008	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	178.77/cwt	174.00–181.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	158.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	182.10/cwt	180.00–185.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.85/cwt	149.50–155.00	1,033	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	167.82/cwt	166.00–169.50	940	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	147.84/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,097	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	159.15/cwt	155.00–161.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	161.66/cwt	159.00–164.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	188.74/cwt	187.50–190.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	144.60/cwt	144.00–147.00	930	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	140.15/cwt	139.00–142.00	984	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	57.79/cwt	55.00–60.00	603	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	48.78/cwt	45.00–50.00	479	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	40.74/cwt	40.00–42.00	385	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	78.78/cwt	78.00–80.00	987	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	63.48/cwt	61.00–65.00	663	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	79.42/cwt	78.00–82.00	938	10
Bulls	—	—	1,678	98.30/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,649	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.00	994	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	71.78/cwt	69.00–74.00	822	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	937.08/head	850.00–1,025.00	937	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,148.80/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	827.41/head	820.00–835.00	827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,126	1,173.57/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.51/cwt	154.00–160.00	677	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	150.35/cwt	149.00–154.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	171.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	178.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	146.16/cwt	146.00–147.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	130.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	147.53/cwt	146.00–149.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	164.81/cwt	161.00–168.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	878	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	763	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	148.82/cwt	147.00–149.00	946	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	19

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 984Last week 700Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 140Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	148.00–151.00	149.74
3	—	772	124.00–129.00	126.63
2	—	313	167.00–168.00	167.48
16	—	427	154.00–160.00	158.51
17	—	531	145.00–147.00	146.36
12	—	638	135.00–140.00	137.57
19	—	565	140.00–145.00	142.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	134.00–139.00	135.60
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	340	149.00–155.00	152.04
2	—	278	156.00–164.00	160.11
13	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.81
7	—	360	146.00–147.00	146.16
4	—	561	130.00–133.00	130.80
3	—	470	140.00	140.00
3	—	663	115.00–120.00	116.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	669	147.50	147.50
46	—	468	163.00	163.00
43	—	636	147.00–149.00	148.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	630	150.00–154.00	152.73
3	—	295	200.00	200.00
9	—	483	170.00–174.00	171.09
6	—	326	190.00–197.00	194.23
5	—	362	185.00–190.00	188.48
4	—	543	160.00–165.00	162.49
4	—	413	174.00–181.00	178.77
3	—	693	140.00–145.00	142.33
17	—	586	155.00–160.00	158.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	511	169.00–173.00	170.19
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
2	—	370	196.00–197.00	196.47
2	—	295	202.00	202.00
15	—	431	186.00–194.00	188.56
83	—	633	156.00–162.00	159.23
9	—	469	180.00–185.00	182.10
30	—	680	149.50–155.00	151.85
40	—	560	166.00–169.50	167.82
38	—	742	143.00–149.00	147.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	155.00–161.00	159.15
6	—	518	149.00–154.00	150.35
3	—	370	170.00–175.00	171.76
4	—	319	175.00–180.00	178.82
2	—	560	146.00–149.00	147.53
4	—	438	161.00–168.00	164.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	159.00–164.00	161.66
2	—	428	187.50–190.00	188.74
2	—	773	135.00–136.00	135.50
10	—	643	144.00–147.00	144.60
7	—	702	139.00–142.00	140.15
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
1	—	550	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,043	55.00–60.00	57.79
12	—	981	45.00–50.00	48.78
4	—	944	40.00–42.00	40.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	78.00–80.00	78.78
22	—	1,367	70.00–75.00	72.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,045	61.00–65.00	63.48
10	—	1,181	78.00–82.00	79.42
62	—	1,145	69.00–74.00	71.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	95.00–100.00	98.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,113	850.00–1,025.00	937.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,148.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	820.00–835.00	827.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,126	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,173.57

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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