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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 29

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 280▲ 124 vs year ago 172 · +72.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 103▲ 66 vs year ago 44 · +150.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 37▼ 13 vs year ago 48 · −27.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady with high 124.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

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 $144.64/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$144.64

49 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$13.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	150.82	810	26
Medium and Large 2	479	137.65	659	23

One grade step is worth $13.17/cwt here — about $150 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 sale49 hd

144.64

—

AL average15 barns · 1,370 hd

145.35

−0.71

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	—	Average	1,777	105.53	1,875	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,338	92.20	1,233	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,103	83.18	918	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	65.04	647	10

Every lot

62 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	185.92/cwt	180.00–187.00	818	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	985	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	163.96/cwt	158.00–166.50	997	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	147.67/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,007	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	142.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	161.34/cwt	160.00–163.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	137.80/cwt	136.00–140.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	158.16/cwt	154.00–160.00	773	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	146.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	134.63/cwt	133.00–136.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	124.06/cwt	122.00–126.00	775	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	939	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	302	171.35/cwt	170.00–174.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	184.66/cwt	182.00–187.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	179.44/cwt	178.00–181.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	164.34/cwt	164.00–165.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	175.98/cwt	174.00–178.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	808	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	701	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	995	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	89.08/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,979	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	60.22/cwt	60.00–61.00	568	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	68.26/cwt	65.00–70.00	702	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	77.21/cwt	75.00–80.00	813	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	84.84/cwt	83.00–87.00	947	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	91.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,072	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	95.45/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,244	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	89.56/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,176	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	83.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,259	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	990	775.00/cwt	770.00–780.00	7,673	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	901.20/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,409	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	962.78/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,783	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	975	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,944	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,565.26/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	18,517	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,345	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	24,210	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	1,570.05/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	22,028	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	613.37/cwt	580.00–650.00	4,600	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,736	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,506	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,038	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 280Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 103Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 37Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	150.00–152.00	151.02
3	—	423	164.00–165.00	164.34
2	—	635	141.00	141.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
3	—	302	170.00–174.00	171.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	165.00–167.00	166.01
2	—	365	178.00–181.00	179.44
4	—	431	174.00–178.00	175.98
2	—	565	160.00	160.00
7	—	600	154.00	154.00
3	—	325	182.00–187.00	184.66
2	—	468	169.00–170.00	169.48
5	—	701	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	179.00	179.00
2	—	438	170.00–172.00	171.02
3	—	682	146.00–150.00	147.67
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	159.00	159.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	310	186.00	186.00
2	—	720	140.00	140.00
2	—	460	167.00–170.00	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	174.00	174.00
9	—	440	180.00–187.00	185.92
6	—	608	158.00–166.50	163.96
2	—	583	168.00–170.00	168.98
1	—	460	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	625	122.00–126.00	124.06
5	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.06
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	528	133.00–136.00	134.63
5	—	464	136.00–140.00	137.80
5	—	379	145.00–150.00	146.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	134.00	134.00
2	—	600	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	140.00–145.00	141.97
3	—	527	145.00–150.00	146.58
11	—	489	154.00–160.00	158.16
3	—	435	160.00–163.00	161.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	80.00–85.00	83.19
16	—	1,303	94.00–98.00	95.45
6	—	1,313	88.00–90.00	89.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,174	90.00–94.00	91.29
16	—	1,116	83.00–87.00	84.84
18	—	1,053	75.00–80.00	77.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,028	65.00–70.00	68.26
4	—	944	60.00–61.00	60.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,824	106.00–111.00	108.52
2	—	1,520	87.00–91.00	89.08

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)	4	—	1,044	800.00–1,050.00	901.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	900.00–1,025.00	962.78

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)	2	—	990	770.00–780.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	2	—	1,345	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,403	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,570.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,565.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	910.00	910.00

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	2	—	750	580.00–650.00	613.37

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	—	805	750.00	750.00

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.