Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $168.09/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$168.09

149 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$10.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	169.58	1,035	127
Medium and Large 2	573	159.53	914	22

One grade step is worth $10.04/cwt here — about $122 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 sale149 hd

168.09

—

AL average15 barns · 1,168 hd

170.13

−2.04

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	1,529	105.22	1,609	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,317	85.27	1,123	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	79.62	888	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	927	57.63	534	24

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)	1,239	$1,170	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,109	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$875	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	698	$847	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$531	6

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	65.06/cwt	63.00–68.00	623	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	54.67/cwt	54.00–55.00	514	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	80.68/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,009	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	87.07/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,169	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	79.69/cwt	77.00–82.00	874	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	70.36/cwt	68.00–72.00	742	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	45.74/cwt	44.00–49.00	390	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	87.05/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,046	33
Bulls	—	—	1,415	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	116.30/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,591	105.39/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,677	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	719	353.67/head	300.00–450.00	354	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	885.85/head	870.00–900.00	886	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	846.77/head	840.00–855.00	847	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,030.80/head	920.00–1,150.00	1,031	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,170.10/head	1,045.00–1,350.00	1,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	936.11/head	720.00–1,050.00	936	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	620.23/head	610.00–630.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,070	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,365	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	164.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	832	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	147.22/cwt	143.00–148.00	916	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	153.49/cwt	153.00–155.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.66/cwt	146.00–152.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.59/cwt	143.00–146.00	831	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.30/cwt	150.00–156.00	725	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	178.51/cwt	178.00–180.00	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	201.87/cwt	197.00–206.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	161.10/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,094	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	178.52/cwt	178.00–179.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	175.96/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	180.27/cwt	180.00–182.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	171.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	166.03/cwt	160.00–169.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	154.10/cwt	153.50–155.50	962	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	154.53/cwt	152.50–157.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	159.67/cwt	157.00–160.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	189.09/cwt	186.00–194.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	166.89/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,065	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	143.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	134.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	116.74/cwt	116.00–117.50	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.82/cwt	146.00–150.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	135.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 676Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 290Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	958	63.00–68.00	65.06
6	—	940	54.00–55.00	54.67
6	—	853	44.00–49.00	45.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,251	78.00–82.00	80.68
28	—	1,343	85.00–89.00	87.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,097	77.00–82.00	79.69
27	—	1,054	68.00–72.00	70.36
33	—	1,202	85.00–90.00	87.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,460	114.00–119.00	116.30
7	—	1,591	103.00–108.00	105.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	719	300.00–450.00	353.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	870.00–900.00	885.85
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	698	840.00–855.00	846.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,109	920.00–1,150.00	1,030.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,239	1,045.00–1,350.00	1,170.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,123	720.00–1,050.00	936.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	610.00–630.00	620.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–169.00	164.63
3	—	832	117.00	117.00
9	—	622	143.00–148.00	147.22
2	—	370	170.00	170.00
6	—	566	153.00–155.00	153.49
1	—	795	126.00	126.00
3	—	477	156.00–160.00	157.97
2	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	675	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
1	—	690	149.00	149.00
2	—	620	154.00	154.00
2	—	763	131.00–135.00	132.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	146.00–152.00	148.66
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
3	—	335	152.50–157.00	154.53
11	—	424	140.00–146.00	143.25
2	—	710	116.00–117.50	116.74
4	—	483	134.00–139.00	135.99
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	575	143.00–146.00	144.59
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
18	—	473	150.00–156.00	153.30
9	—	402	157.00–160.00	159.67
3	—	667	131.00–138.00	134.63
3	—	755	123.00	123.00
2	—	610	142.00	142.00
5	—	510	146.00–150.00	147.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	659	151.00	151.00
29	—	624	153.50–155.50	154.10
6	—	554	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	506	178.00–180.00	178.51
5	—	367	197.00–206.00	201.87
19	—	679	159.00–163.00	161.10
10	—	571	172.00–177.00	175.96
11	—	736	150.00–155.00	152.71
7	—	469	180.00–182.00	180.27
7	—	437	186.00–194.00	189.09
39	—	638	165.00–171.00	166.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	715	162.00	162.00
6	—	778	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
6	—	730	134.00	134.00
2	—	430	178.00–179.00	178.52
2	—	620	150.00–152.00	151.03
3	—	450	175.00–176.00	175.67
2	—	393	180.00–182.50	181.26
3	—	538	170.00–172.00	171.34
3	—	570	160.00–169.00	166.03

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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