Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bull sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.20/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$142.20

274 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$6.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	142.94	954	242
Medium and Large 2	568	136.57	775	32

One grade step is worth $6.37/cwt here — about $179 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 sale274 hd

142.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,196 hd

145.67

−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	1,476	87.62	1,293	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,259	66.91	842	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	62.84	700	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	50.08	496	24

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	124.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	139.79/cwt	139.25–141.50	823	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	129.85/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,002	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	694	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	113.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	148.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	137.86/cwt	136.00–139.50	857	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	141.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	159.07/cwt	156.00–160.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	132.63/cwt	132.50–133.00	980	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	814	135.61/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,104	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	161.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.42/cwt	139.00–146.00	792	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	130.00/cwt	127.00–130.50	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	913	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	141.74/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,029	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	138.07/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,067	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	146.87/cwt	145.50–148.50	1,013	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	138.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	166.45/cwt	165.00–168.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	50.18/cwt	49.00–51.00	516	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	43.58/cwt	41.00–45.00	389	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	54.56/cwt	53.00–56.00	544	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	69.60/cwt	68.00–72.00	873	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	621	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	67.44/cwt	66.00–69.00	738	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	62.40/cwt	60.00–64.50	706	49
Bulls	—	—	1,548	94.16/cwt	94.00–94.50	1,458	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	80.46/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	64.47/cwt	62.00–66.50	814	32
Bulls	—	—	1,423	86.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,234	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	828	544.34/cwt	475.00–675.00	4,507	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,530	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	858.80/cwt	770.00–1,010.00	10,537	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,890	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	6,204	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	884	577.26/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.65/cwt	128.00–130.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	116.34/cwt	113.00–120.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	127.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	136.14/cwt	135.50–140.00	878	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.78/cwt	128.00–130.00	731	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	825	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	134.62/cwt	132.50–135.50	911	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	108.51/cwt	106.00–110.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	659	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.75/cwt	146.00–150.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,148Last week 536Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	120.00–125.00	124.14
5	—	666	110.00–115.00	113.79
6	—	463	128.00–130.00	129.65
10	—	502	125.00–128.00	127.39
4	—	733	106.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	143.00	143.00
35	—	589	139.25–141.50	139.79
19	—	772	127.50–132.00	129.85
19	—	739	132.50–133.00	132.63
28	—	645	135.50–140.00	136.14
37	—	677	132.50–135.50	134.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	638	128.00	128.00
3	—	755	113.00–120.00	116.34
2	—	733	120.00–122.00	121.02
27	—	563	128.00–130.00	129.78
16	—	655	125.00–127.00	126.01
14	—	503	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	157.00–160.00	159.40
4	—	439	145.00–150.00	148.53
4	—	491	140.00–145.00	141.26
3	—	790	117.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	583	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	522	135.00–140.00	138.32
5	—	717	120.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	663	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	622	136.00–139.50	137.86
7	—	665	134.00–136.00	135.00
7	—	485	156.00–160.00	159.07
5	—	794	126.50	126.50
4	—	436	160.00–165.00	161.52
1	—	385	168.00	168.00
22	—	560	139.00–146.00	141.42
7	—	721	127.00–130.50	130.00
5	—	513	146.00–150.00	148.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	814	134.50–137.00	135.61
22	—	599	152.50	152.50
49	—	726	140.00–144.50	141.74
17	—	773	136.50–140.00	138.07
5	—	547	162.00	162.00
40	—	690	145.50–148.50	146.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	491	135.00–140.00	138.09
4	—	570	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	695	125.00	125.00
2	—	438	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	280	165.00–168.00	166.45
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
2	—	613	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	375	150.00–157.00	153.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,029	49.00–51.00	50.18
5	—	893	41.00–45.00	43.58
7	—	997	53.00–56.00	54.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,254	68.00–72.00	69.60
32	—	1,263	62.00–66.50	64.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,096	55.00–58.00	56.70
30	—	1,095	66.00–69.00	67.44
49	—	1,132	60.00–64.50	62.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	94.00–94.50	94.16
2	—	1,525	80.00–81.00	80.46
6	—	1,423	85.00–89.00	86.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	828	475.00–675.00	544.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,227	770.00–1,010.00	858.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	705.00	705.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	500.00–700.00	577.26

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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