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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 8

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

828 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 384▲ 320 vs year ago 508 · +63.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 112▼ 40 vs year ago 132 · −30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 32▲ 148 vs year ago 15 · +986.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, and feeder bulls lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with best demand on open replacement heifers.

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 $146.90/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$146.90

260 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$7.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	147.39	870	242
Medium and Large 2	447	140.35	628	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $242 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 sale260 hd

146.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,484 hd

144.73

+2.18

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	1,608	102.37	1,646	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,277	87.70	1,120	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	81.24	904	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	57.57	549	6thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	169.28/cwt	167.00–170.00	660	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	188.70/cwt	182.50–189.00	804	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	175.92/cwt	170.00–177.50	871	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	166.34/cwt	165.50–170.00	857	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	905	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	793	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	158.24/cwt	157.00–161.50	972	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	994	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	146.24/cwt	130.00–160.00	989	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,082	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,061	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	157.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	149.01/cwt	146.00–151.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	416	164.00/cwt	162.00–165.50	682	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	157.53/cwt	154.00–160.00	692	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	152.00/cwt	151.00–154.00	730	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	155.23/cwt	155.00–157.00	789	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	150.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	767	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	126.79/cwt	124.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	150.62/cwt	148.50–152.50	941	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	135.63/cwt	135.00–139.00	930	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	137.58/cwt	135.00–144.00	988	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	126.74/cwt	124.50–129.00	911	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	947	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	97.43/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,398	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	107.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,910	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	63.62/cwt	63.00–64.00	588	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	51.53/cwt	49.00–54.00	506	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	71.44/cwt	68.00–73.00	752	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	79.17/cwt	77.00–81.00	880	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	87.29/cwt	85.00–90.00	988	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,207	94.63/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,142	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	86.07/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,135	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	78.17/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,038	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,915	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	807.42/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,847	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	905	896.64/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,115	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	905	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,014	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	916	779.21/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,138	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,539	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	922.73/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,501	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,152	1,641.35/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	18,908	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,320	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	1,090.27/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,457	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	727	517.02/cwt	330.00–600.00	3,759	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	894	1,636.59/cwt	1,550.00–1,700.00	14,631	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	1,230.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	11,035	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	840	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	15,538	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	967	962.78/cwt	885.00–1,050.00	9,310	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,180.49/cwt	1,175.00–1,185.00	15,169	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,598.95/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	20,994	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,485	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	25,245	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 384Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 112Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 32Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	135.00–139.00	137.01
3	—	438	140.00–145.00	143.38
3	—	357	146.00–151.00	149.01
4	—	523	124.00–130.00	126.79
4	—	345	154.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	163.00	163.00
6	—	480	151.00–154.00	152.00
12	—	719	124.50–129.00	126.74
29	—	509	145.00–151.00	150.60
6	—	686	135.00–139.00	135.63
3	—	767	123.50	123.50
2	—	570	141.00	141.00
11	—	439	154.00–160.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	508	155.00–157.00	155.23
30	—	416	162.00–165.50	164.00
74	—	718	135.00–144.00	137.58
29	—	625	148.50–152.50	150.62
2	—	652	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	495	170.00–177.50	175.92
3	—	551	164.00–165.00	164.33
5	—	652	152.50	152.50
11	—	736	147.00	147.00
23	—	426	182.50–189.00	188.70
9	—	365	190.00	190.00
30	—	614	157.00–161.50	158.24
8	—	758	140.00	140.00
17	—	515	165.50–170.00	166.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	175.00–180.00	177.50
2	—	553	140.00–147.00	143.48
4	—	676	130.00–160.00	146.24
4	—	390	167.00–170.00	169.28
2	—	630	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	515	150.00–155.00	152.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	63.00–64.00	63.62
3	—	982	49.00–54.00	51.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	75.00–80.00	78.17
9	—	1,207	92.00–98.00	94.63
9	—	1,319	83.00–88.00	86.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	68.00–73.00	71.44
18	—	1,112	77.00–81.00	79.17
11	—	1,132	85.00–90.00	87.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	106.00–110.00	107.30
3	—	1,435	95.00–101.00	97.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	848	750.00–900.00	807.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	916	700.00–875.00	779.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	905	800.00–975.00	896.64

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,138	875.00–1,075.00	922.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,326	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,090.27

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,152	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,641.35

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	25	—	897	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,230.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	727	330.00–600.00	517.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	894	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,636.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,598.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,175.00–1,185.00	1,180.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	914	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	3	—	967	885.00–1,050.00	962.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	1,485	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.