Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacements sold steady to firm, with best demand on bred cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.48/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$120.48

100 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	126.74	693	43
Medium and Large 2	542	118.39	642	26
Medium and Large 3	437	113.55	497	31

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $196 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 sale100 hd

120.48

—

AL average15 barns · 1,346 hd

122.30

−1.82

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	1,645	83.92	1,381	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,332	57.17	762	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	55.27	623	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	44.62	436	16

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	122.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	121.85/cwt	119.00–124.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	138.58/cwt	138.00–140.00	953	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	134.78/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,043	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	118.25/cwt	116.00–119.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	146.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	127.35/cwt	125.00–128.50	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	143.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	688	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	137.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	128.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	115.27/cwt	114.00–118.00	843	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	39.70/cwt	38.00–40.00	370	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	53.93/cwt	51.50–55.00	726	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	55.84/cwt	54.00–58.00	630	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	51.20/cwt	50.00–52.00	514	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	62.98/cwt	62.00–65.00	865	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	50.28/cwt	48.00–52.50	563	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	61.55/cwt	60.00–64.00	698	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	58.45/cwt	57.00–60.00	757	17
Bulls	—	—	1,564	82.07/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,284	7
Bulls	—	—	1,335	75.67/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,010	2
Bulls	—	—	2,042	93.73/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,914	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,153.96/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	15,475	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,264.23/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	16,372	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	910.20/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,723	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	967.11/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	12,921	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	662.27/cwt	630.00–700.00	6,788	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	711.94/cwt	680.00–745.00	7,212	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,500	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	706	393.55/cwt	300.00–500.00	2,778	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	401.17/cwt	320.00–500.00	3,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,313	1,814.35/cwt	1,725.00–1,950.00	23,822	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,355	1,596.01/cwt	1,500.00–1,700.00	21,626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	304	131.48/cwt	130.00–137.50	400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	128.97/cwt	127.50–130.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	146.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	112.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 426Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
3	—	353	138.00–140.00	139.34
2	—	638	118.00–119.00	118.49
2	—	310	144.00–150.00	146.90
4	—	670	110.00–115.00	112.54
4	—	533	120.00–125.00	123.53
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	568	125.00–130.00	128.23
6	—	519	130.00–135.00	132.54
4	—	731	114.00–118.00	115.27
2	—	615	123.00–125.00	123.98
4	—	430	144.00–150.00	146.18
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
3	—	777	110.00–114.00	112.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	304	130.00–137.50	131.48
5	—	373	127.50–130.00	128.97
2	—	435	120.00–125.00	122.44
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
5	—	469	115.00–120.00	116.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	129.00	129.00
8	—	610	119.00–124.00	121.85
4	—	666	116.00–119.00	118.25
11	—	559	125.00–128.50	127.35
9	—	422	130.00–132.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	120.00–125.00	122.90
3	—	413	125.00–128.00	127.03
2	—	565	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	768	100.00–102.00	101.02
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	730	105.00	105.00
6	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	115.00–120.00	118.26
3	—	555	105.00	105.00
6	—	340	120.00–125.00	122.01
4	—	461	108.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
6	—	443	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	533	105.00–107.00	106.01
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
2	—	758	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	734	136.00	136.00
10	—	688	138.00–140.00	138.58
14	—	774	134.00–135.00	134.78
5	—	486	148.00	148.00
3	—	558	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	144.00–148.00	146.97
3	—	565	135.00	135.00
13	—	481	140.00–144.00	143.07
3	—	503	136.00–140.00	137.67
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	655	120.00–123.00	121.51
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
4	—	611	125.00–130.00	128.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	931	38.00–40.00	39.70
4	—	1,020	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,004	50.00–52.00	51.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,347	51.50–55.00	53.93
8	—	1,373	62.00–65.00	62.98
17	—	1,295	57.00–60.00	58.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,129	54.00–58.00	55.84
13	—	1,119	48.00–52.50	50.28
8	—	1,134	60.00–64.00	61.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,564	80.00–85.00	82.07
2	—	1,335	73.00–78.00	75.67
3	—	2,042	92.00–96.00	93.73

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)	17	—	1,341	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,153.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	1,295	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,264.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,288	800.00–1,000.00	910.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,336	850.00–1,050.00	967.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	320.00–500.00	401.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,313	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,814.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,355	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,596.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	630.00–700.00	662.27
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	680.00–745.00	711.94
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	706	300.00–500.00	393.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	700.00	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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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