Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold mostly steady however a lower undertone was noted. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower and feeder bulls 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.66/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$142.66

272 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	144.09	875	238
Medium and Large 2	546	132.67	724	34

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about $151 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 sale272 hd

142.66

—

AL average16 barns · 1,326 hd

141.19

+1.48

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	1,382	84.68	1,170	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	59.37	812	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	58.65	653	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	52.08	542	8thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	565	116.40/cwt	115.00–119.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	727	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	107.49/cwt	105.00–109.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	124.07/cwt	122.00–124.50	792	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.35/cwt	120.00–121.00	809	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	794	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	146.72/cwt	146.00–151.00	866	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	129.91/cwt	129.00–130.00	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	124.41/cwt	123.00–125.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	968	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.84/cwt	154.00–160.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	141.59/cwt	138.00–145.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	128.35/cwt	125.00–129.50	913	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	128.18/cwt	126.00–130.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.79/cwt	126.00–130.00	797	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	62.03/cwt	60.00–65.00	836	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	56.13/cwt	54.00–57.00	620	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.75/cwt	59.00–63.00	680	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	45.49/cwt	45.00–46.00	445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	54.27/cwt	52.00–56.00	576	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	56.11/cwt	54.00–57.00	783	9
Bulls	—	—	1,180	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	855	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	91.36/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,471	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,178	1,642.74/cwt	1,550.00–1,725.00	19,351	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	1,424.39/cwt	1,275.00–1,500.00	19,856	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	908.46/cwt	875.00–975.00	8,058	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	988	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	14,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	986.63/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	12,501	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,340	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,390.01/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,068	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,060	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	496.49/cwt	425.00–550.00	3,624	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	8,742	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,740	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Fancy	—	880	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,680	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	734.49/cwt	700.00–755.00	7,844	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	466.67/cwt	400.00–500.00	3,990	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,240	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	19,530	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,060	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,171	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,321.04/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	13,950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	114.14/cwt	114.00–115.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	113.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	135.33/cwt	132.00–138.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.76/cwt	132.00–136.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	132.07/cwt	130.50–132.50	898	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	118.41/cwt	116.00–120.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.00	522	5

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,148Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 244Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–119.00	116.40
4	—	533	119.00–120.00	119.75
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
2	—	668	110.00–113.00	111.48
27	—	479	120.00–125.00	121.67
4	—	620	110.00	110.00
5	—	415	125.00–127.00	125.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	574	125.00–131.00	126.70
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
17	—	638	122.00–124.50	124.07
12	—	672	120.00–121.00	120.35
3	—	450	137.00	137.00
5	—	726	116.00–120.00	118.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	92.50	92.50
5	—	506	100.00–105.00	102.59
4	—	484	105.00–109.00	107.49
4	—	433	110.00–116.00	113.97
3	—	370	118.00–120.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	138.00	138.00
18	—	680	130.50–132.50	132.07
35	—	605	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	726	137.50	137.50
4	—	794	139.50	139.50
160	—	590	146.00–151.00	146.72
12	—	679	142.50	142.50
2	—	618	140.00	140.00
7	—	461	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	135.00–140.00	136.99
2	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	538	134.00–135.00	134.66
6	—	426	140.00–145.00	140.78
11	—	581	129.00–130.00	129.91
5	—	670	123.00–125.00	124.41
4	—	645	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
11	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.93
3	—	479	145.00–150.00	148.29
2	—	423	154.00–160.00	156.84
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
5	—	503	138.00–145.00	141.59
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
16	—	711	125.00–129.50	128.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	126.00–130.00	128.18
2	—	353	145.00–148.00	146.51
5	—	478	130.00–134.00	131.83
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
7	—	573	119.00–125.00	121.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	124.00–125.00	124.33
6	—	624	126.00–130.00	127.79
2	—	730	116.00–120.00	117.97
4	—	519	132.00–136.00	133.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	125.00–130.00	128.56
7	—	567	114.00–115.00	114.14
5	—	418	122.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
3	—	532	117.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	332	132.00–138.00	135.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,347	60.00–65.00	62.03
9	—	1,395	54.00–57.00	56.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,104	54.00–57.00	56.13
12	—	1,120	59.00–63.00	60.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	45.00–46.00	45.49
6	—	1,061	52.00–56.00	54.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,140	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,610	91.00–92.00	91.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	9	—	1,178	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,642.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,240	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,267	925.00–1,125.00	986.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,390.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,068	700.00–755.00	734.49
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	855	400.00–500.00	466.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,394	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,424.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,056	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,321.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	887	875.00–975.00	908.46
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	425.00–550.00	496.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	705.00	705.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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