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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jan 4

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 809 vs last sale 974▼ 382 vs year ago 547 · −69.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 124▼ 7 vs year ago 63 · −11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 103▲ 45 vs year ago 14 · +321.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.54/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$133.54

44 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$7.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	136.80	572	26
Medium and Large 2	456	128.84	588	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.96/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale44 hd

133.54

—

AL average11 barns · 715 hd

137.02

−3.47

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	1,630	88.50	1,443	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	72.55	975	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,056	62.20	657	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	909	44.36	403	8thin

Every lot

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	176.04/cwt	174.00–178.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	169.36/cwt	166.00–172.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	162.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	745	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	152.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	170.60/cwt	170.00–172.00	901	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	167.04/cwt	166.00–168.00	957	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	145.65/cwt	145.00–146.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	139.49/cwt	138.00–140.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	141.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	502	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	135.35/cwt	134.00–137.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	123.69/cwt	119.00–125.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	165.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	154.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	144.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,911	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	41.03/cwt	40.00–42.00	353	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	46.36/cwt	45.00–48.00	435	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	54.74/cwt	53.00–57.00	551	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,024	63.10/cwt	60.00–65.00	646	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	69.84/cwt	68.00–71.00	804	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	76.22/cwt	74.00–78.00	959	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	69.15/cwt	68.00–70.00	981	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	64.53/cwt	64.00–65.00	996	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	19,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,965	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	852.02/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,907	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	985	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,418	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,015	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,703	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,226.61/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	12,475	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,114	1,507.62/cwt	1,425.00–1,600.00	16,795	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	759.40/cwt	650.00–830.00	6,326	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	885.91/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,017	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,233	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	871.18/cwt	870.00–875.00	8,389	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,055.00/cwt	1,055.00–1,055.00	14,243	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 974Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 124Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 103Year ago 14

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	170.00–172.00	170.60
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
2	—	573	166.00–168.00	167.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	150.00	150.00
6	—	427	166.00–172.00	169.36
3	—	525	150.00–158.00	152.77
3	—	372	174.00–178.00	176.04
4	—	459	160.00–165.00	162.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	125.00	125.00
6	—	525	119.00–125.00	123.69
3	—	375	134.00–137.00	135.35
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
4	—	338	138.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	440	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	145.00–146.00	145.65
4	—	476	130.00–135.00	131.26
4	—	555	125.00	125.00
6	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.59
9	—	356	140.00–144.00	141.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	170.00	170.00
3	—	367	160.00–168.00	165.10
2	—	590	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	140.00–148.00	144.17
5	—	426	150.00–158.00	154.16
1	—	615	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	158.00	158.00
1	—	520	162.50	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,114	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,507.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	800.00–900.00	852.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,017	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,226.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	905	800.00–925.00	885.91
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	833	650.00–830.00	759.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	870.00–875.00	871.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,055.00	1,055.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,310	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,007	53.00–57.00	54.74
7	—	1,024	60.00–65.00	63.10
6	—	1,151	68.00–71.00	69.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	68.00–70.00	69.15
9	—	1,258	74.00–78.00	76.22
2	—	1,543	64.00–65.00	64.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	938	45.00–48.00	46.36
3	—	860	40.00–42.00	41.03

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.