Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $121.43/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$121.43

97 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	123.16	779	41
Medium and Large 2	469	120.92	567	31
Medium and Large 3	376	119.23	448	25

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about $331 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 sale97 hd

121.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,511 hd

122.31

−0.88

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	—	Low	1,643	81.80	1,344	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,276	59.21	756	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	52.91	577	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	38.17	361	11

Every lot, as filed

90 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 3	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	118.68/cwt	117.00–120.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	743	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	118.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	108.10/cwt	106.00–110.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	125.95/cwt	123.00–127.00	751	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.23/cwt	120.00–123.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.70/cwt	123.00–125.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	118.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	469	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	139.37/cwt	137.50–140.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	979	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	152.22/cwt	151.00–156.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	146.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	142.58/cwt	142.00–144.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.02/cwt	145.00–148.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.39/cwt	123.00–127.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	550	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	45.64/cwt	44.00–48.00	471	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	38.17/cwt	36.00–40.00	361	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	64.18/cwt	63.00–66.00	779	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	55.66/cwt	54.00–58.00	735	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	61.70/cwt	59.00–63.00	710	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	53.34/cwt	51.00–55.00	586	15
Bulls	—	—	1,422	73.71/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,048	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	88.27/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	81.58/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,335	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,454	1,215.61/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	17,675	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,225.47/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	16,826	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,282.27/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	14,785	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,504	1,690.66/cwt	1,575.00–1,800.00	25,428	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,266	1,556.37/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	19,704	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,390	2,052.64/cwt	2,000.00–2,100.00	28,532	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	725.67/cwt	650.00–780.00	6,081	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	517.59/cwt	400.00–580.00	4,632	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,230	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	814	511.79/cwt	450.00–575.00	4,166	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	716.05/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,755	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	665.92/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,960	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	725.21/cwt	660.00–775.00	8,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.39/cwt	121.00–130.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	127.61/cwt	127.00–128.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	149.85/cwt	148.00–152.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,283	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,245	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	1,369.77/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	21,204	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,965	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	878	853.85/cwt	725.00–950.00	7,497	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Fancy	—	880	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,120	2

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 535Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 218Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
3	—	420	120.00–125.00	121.71
4	—	386	125.00–126.00	125.25
4	—	334	130.00–131.00	130.22
2	—	518	114.00–115.00	114.49
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	125.00	125.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	121.00–130.00	125.39
3	—	628	115.00–117.00	116.35
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
4	—	563	120.00–124.00	121.99
2	—	518	124.00–125.00	124.48
5	—	364	130.00–135.00	132.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	121.00–122.00	121.50
2	—	460	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
5	—	660	123.00–127.00	125.39
2	—	753	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	387	142.00	142.00
4	—	323	140.00–146.00	142.73
3	—	568	128.00–130.00	129.01
5	—	614	127.00–128.00	127.61
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	270	148.00–152.00	149.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	636	117.00–120.00	118.68
2	—	658	116.00–117.00	116.50
19	—	596	123.00–127.00	125.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	124.50	124.50
4	—	619	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	118.00–119.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	130.00–131.00	130.35
5	—	519	115.00–120.00	118.82
2	—	355	125.00	125.00
10	—	475	120.00–123.00	121.23
7	—	418	123.00–125.00	124.70
2	—	578	110.00–114.00	112.06
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	473	106.00–110.00	108.10
2	—	425	110.00–115.00	112.62
3	—	317	120.00–125.00	122.36
14	—	395	115.00–120.00	118.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	137.50–140.00	139.37
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	308	145.00–149.00	146.95
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
3	—	567	135.00–140.00	138.38
3	—	630	130.00	130.00
3	—	746	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	145.00–147.00	145.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	704	139.00	139.00
4	—	483	151.00–156.00	152.22
20	—	554	145.00	145.00
7	—	633	142.00–144.00	142.58
3	—	761	137.00	137.00
3	—	510	145.00–148.00	147.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,033	44.00–48.00	45.64
10	—	1,151	59.00–63.00	61.70
15	—	1,099	51.00–55.00	53.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	945	36.00–40.00	38.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	63.00–66.00	64.18
7	—	1,321	54.00–58.00	55.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	72.00–75.00	73.71
4	—	1,818	87.00–90.00	88.27
7	—	1,637	80.00–83.00	81.58

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,454	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,215.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,373	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,225.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,153	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,282.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,504	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,690.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,083	600.00–800.00	716.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,266	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,556.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,052.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	814	450.00–575.00	511.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	600.00–700.00	665.92
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	650.00–780.00	725.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	660.00–775.00	725.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	895	400.00–580.00	517.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,548	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,369.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	725.00–950.00	853.85

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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