Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $160.61/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$160.61

183 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$2.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	162.18	908	61
Medium and Large 1	647	159.82	1,034	122

One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale183 hd

160.61

—

AL average14 barns · 1,059 hd

167.53

−6.92

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	—	Low	1,548	98.16	1,519	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	86.35	1,123	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	77.43	868	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	872	56.36	491	27

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)	1,213	$934	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,019	$838	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$715	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,120	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$614	5

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	158.48/cwt	156.00–162.00	995	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	179.11/cwt	178.00–184.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.34/cwt	145.00–147.00	762	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	129.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.37/cwt	152.50–156.00	1,042	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	145.32/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	169.49/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	170.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	165.28/cwt	164.00–166.00	871	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,177	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	196.41/cwt	192.00–202.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	160.70/cwt	156.00–161.00	959	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	787	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,192	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,119	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	173.17/cwt	170.00–177.50	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	155.35/cwt	154.00–157.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	43.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	376	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	62.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	564	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	53.20/cwt	50.00–56.00	435	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	976	68.35/cwt	65.00–70.00	667	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	85.65/cwt	84.00–89.00	988	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	77.73/cwt	75.00–80.00	915	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	84.61/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,135	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	76.31/cwt	75.00–78.00	995	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	92.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,151	16
Bulls	—	—	1,158	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	100.71/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,690	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	983.38/head	950.00–1,000.00	983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,145	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	804	548.90/head	475.00–610.00	549	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	933.97/head	835.00–1,050.00	934	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	923	626.02/head	600.00–650.00	626	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,050.90/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	715.00/head	715.00–715.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	167.94/cwt	165.00–170.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.09/cwt	180.00–184.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.58/cwt	140.00–144.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	147.79/cwt	145.00–149.50	931	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.49/cwt	148.00–150.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	632	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 984Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 226Year ago 257

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	628	156.00–162.00	158.48
7	—	477	178.00–184.00	179.11
31	—	675	152.50–156.00	154.37
2	—	405	190.00	190.00
10	—	590	166.00–171.00	169.49
8	—	509	170.00–175.00	170.63
6	—	795	148.00	148.00
3	—	383	192.00–202.00	196.41
14	—	736	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	180.00–185.00	182.40
4	—	482	170.00	170.00
3	—	714	144.00–146.00	145.32
15	—	527	164.00–166.00	165.28
10	—	602	153.50	153.50
23	—	597	156.00–161.00	160.70
3	—	433	170.00–177.50	173.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	787	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	150.00–152.00	150.67
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	790	112.00–115.00	113.49
2	—	358	142.50–145.00	143.74
5	—	593	125.00–130.00	129.02
3	—	675	124.00	124.00
3	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.35
5	—	458	136.00–140.00	138.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	521	145.00–147.00	146.34
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
7	—	573	140.00–144.00	142.58
5	—	487	149.00	149.00
4	—	421	148.00–150.00	148.49
3	—	382	154.00–158.00	156.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	760	139.00	139.00
36	—	630	145.00–149.50	147.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
2	—	530	150.00	150.00
4	—	308	165.00–170.00	167.94
2	—	488	155.00–156.00	155.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
2	—	353	175.00–180.00	177.48
3	—	693	138.00–140.00	139.34
3	—	587	154.00–157.00	155.35
2	—	413	170.00–172.00	170.97
2	—	330	180.00–184.00	182.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	40.00–45.00	43.50
14	—	908	60.00–65.00	62.06
9	—	818	50.00–56.00	53.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	976	65.00–70.00	68.35
33	—	1,153	84.00–89.00	85.65
65	—	1,177	75.00–80.00	77.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,342	82.00–87.00	84.61
6	—	1,304	75.00–78.00	76.31
16	—	1,246	90.00–95.00	92.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	90.00–91.00	90.49
6	—	1,678	100.00–104.00	100.71

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	1	—	1,370	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	950.00–1,000.00	983.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	804	475.00–610.00	548.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,213	835.00–1,050.00	933.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	715.00	715.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	600.00–650.00	626.02

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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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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