Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-02-22

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Feb 22

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

339 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 462▼ 30 vs year ago 369 · −8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 147▲ 20 vs year ago 94 · +21.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 13 vs year ago 26 · +50.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $144.86/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$144.86

92 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	149.92	745	66
Medium and Large 2	551	132.03	727	26

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $18 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 sale92 hd

144.86

—

AL average16 barns · 1,586 hd

146.63

−1.77

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	1,755	102.63	1,801	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,327	83.92	1,114	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	74.16	807	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	53.58	488	12

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	171.66/cwt	170.00–174.00	578	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	169.05/cwt	168.00–170.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	453	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	162.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	987	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	158.82/cwt	155.00–159.50	962	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	144.92/cwt	144.50–147.00	965	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,129	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	151.65/cwt	150.00–152.50	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	164.85/cwt	164.00–165.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	161.62/cwt	160.00–162.50	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	146.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	156.50/cwt	154.00–159.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	139.39/cwt	136.00–142.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	159.10/cwt	158.00–160.00	737	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	149.41/cwt	147.00–152.50	702	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	773	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	141.06/cwt	138.00–145.00	732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	132.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	128.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.00	820	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	135.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	818	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	868	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	771	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	910	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	170.05/cwt	168.00–172.00	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	162.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	453	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	145.77/cwt	144.00–149.00	757	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	140.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	800	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	867	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,421	89.70/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,275	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	104.27/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,859	7
Bulls	—	—	2,133	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,475	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	45.26/cwt	45.00–46.00	346	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	53.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	501	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	61.53/cwt	60.00–64.00	626	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	67.85/cwt	65.00–70.00	733	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	75.43/cwt	73.00–78.00	817	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	83.17/cwt	82.00–86.00	925	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	89.85/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,137	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	82.62/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,110	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	71.34/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,031	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	814	712.04/cwt	625.00–775.00	5,796	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	800.39/cwt	675.00–875.00	6,803	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	988.10/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	9,713	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	797.10/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,915	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,163	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	740	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,005	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,055	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,078.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,943	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,370	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,180	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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 462Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 147Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	160.00–162.50	161.62
6	—	603	132.00–137.00	135.67
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
9	—	470	147.00–152.50	149.41
6	—	343	164.00–165.00	164.85
5	—	595	137.00–138.00	137.80
2	—	673	128.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	405	154.00–159.00	156.50
6	—	519	138.00–145.00	141.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	118.00	118.00
6	—	568	125.00–130.00	128.82
3	—	318	150.00–152.50	151.65
4	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.18
3	—	423	136.00–142.00	139.39
2	—	375	144.00–150.00	146.96
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	463	158.00–160.00	159.10
10	—	500	154.00–155.00	154.50
4	—	580	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	139.00	139.00
7	—	606	155.00–159.50	158.82
6	—	666	144.50–147.00	144.92
4	—	524	160.00–166.00	162.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	168.00–170.00	169.05
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
6	—	337	170.00–174.00	171.66
3	—	510	150.00–155.00	151.67
3	—	405	160.00	160.00
2	—	453	156.00–160.00	157.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	175.00	175.00
6	—	776	145.50	145.50
5	—	480	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	138.00–140.00	138.68
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
6	—	570	140.00–142.00	140.33
5	—	422	155.00–160.00	157.54
3	—	330	168.00–172.00	170.05
2	—	665	131.00	131.00
5	—	376	160.00–165.00	162.16
4	—	519	144.00–149.00	145.77
4	—	453	150.00–152.00	150.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	45.00–46.00	45.26
3	—	1,018	60.00–64.00	61.53
6	—	932	50.00–55.00	53.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	70.00–72.50	71.34
6	—	1,265	88.00–93.00	89.85
8	—	1,344	79.00–85.50	82.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,081	65.00–70.00	67.85
7	—	1,112	82.00–86.00	83.17
15	—	1,083	73.00–78.00	75.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	89.00–90.00	89.70
3	—	2,133	115.00–118.00	116.03
7	—	1,783	101.00–107.00	104.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	975.00–1,000.00	988.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	750.00–850.00	797.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	850	675.00–875.00	800.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	814	625.00–775.00	712.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	800.00	800.00

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	2	—	1,293	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,078.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.