Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm, best demand on bred cows with a high of $2600.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.44/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$147.44

250 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$18.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

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	150.30	822	187
Medium and Large 2	531	140.71	747	51
Medium and Large 3	460	131.49	605	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.81/cwt here — about $217 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 sale250 hd

147.44

—

AL average16 barns · 1,029 hd

143.61

+3.82

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	—	Low	1,433	78.14	1,119	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,290	61.17	789	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,085	51.86	563	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	37.90	374	42

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	138.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	137.54/cwt	136.00–139.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	150.25/cwt	149.00–151.00	808	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	131.50/cwt	130.00–134.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	140.14/cwt	139.00–142.50	614	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.68/cwt	121.00–123.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.55/cwt	130.00–134.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	162.62/cwt	162.00–164.00	724	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	153.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	139.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	129.57/cwt	128.00–130.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	748	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.02/cwt	140.00–145.50	885	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	165.67/cwt	164.00–166.00	643	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.85/cwt	148.50–149.00	850	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	118.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	163.32/cwt	162.00–164.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	60.13/cwt	59.00–62.00	663	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	54.28/cwt	52.00–56.00	602	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	41.72/cwt	40.00–44.00	416	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	35.55/cwt	35.00–38.00	348	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	57.33/cwt	55.00–58.50	851	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,182	63.31/cwt	62.00–65.00	748	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	46.37/cwt	44.00–48.00	490	18
Bulls	—	—	1,213	72.54/cwt	70.00–75.00	880	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,574	80.11/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,261	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	620.13/cwt	570.00–650.00	5,197	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	916.35/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	7,331	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	850	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,113	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	725.56/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,494	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,662.74/cwt	1,525.00–1,750.00	20,269	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	722.41/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,971	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	700.13/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,833	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	953.05/cwt	865.00–1,050.00	8,253	9
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	846	540.99/cwt	525.00–575.00	4,577	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	767	496.28/cwt	400.00–600.00	3,806	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,439.44/cwt	1,325.00–1,500.00	17,259	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,288	1,999.22/cwt	1,900.00–2,200.00	25,750	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,258	1,954.28/cwt	1,800.00–2,000.00	24,585	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	20,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.13/cwt	134.50–136.00	720	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	123.04/cwt	121.00–124.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	112.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	98.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	802	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	303	135.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	125.32/cwt	123.00–126.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	118.71/cwt	116.00–120.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.46/cwt	120.00–124.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	140.25/cwt	140.00–141.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	790	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,512.87/cwt	1,500.00–1,525.00	19,108	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,043Last week 415Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 262Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	663	135.00–140.00	138.73
45	—	538	149.00–151.00	150.25
32	—	445	162.00–164.00	162.62
11	—	475	155.00–158.00	157.45
7	—	729	128.00–130.00	129.57
42	—	623	140.00–145.50	142.02
14	—	388	164.00–166.00	165.67
22	—	571	148.50–149.00	148.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	415	136.00–139.00	137.54
2	—	458	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	530	125.00–128.00	126.64
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	150.00–158.00	153.46
8	—	620	129.00–130.00	129.25
10	—	587	135.00–140.00	139.12
2	—	713	118.00–120.00	118.98
2	—	665	126.00	126.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
15	—	527	142.00	142.00
4	—	333	160.00–162.50	161.26
3	—	443	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	100.00–105.00	102.51
9	—	385	130.00–134.00	131.50
7	—	561	115.00–120.00	117.60
8	—	425	125.00–130.00	126.35
2	—	620	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	693	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	720	105.00–107.00	106.03
3	—	470	124.00–125.00	124.68
3	—	520	121.00–123.00	121.68
4	—	334	135.00–138.00	136.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	125.00	125.00
31	—	438	139.00–142.50	140.14
7	—	568	130.00–134.00	130.55
35	—	533	134.50–136.00	135.13
3	—	727	121.00–124.00	123.04
7	—	450	138.00	138.00
2	—	775	115.00–121.00	117.98
17	—	618	125.00–130.00	129.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	513	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	115.00–120.00	117.33
2	—	303	120.00–125.00	122.52
5	—	467	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	555	100.00–102.00	101.01
5	—	421	110.00–115.00	112.75
3	—	633	95.00–100.00	98.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	135.00–140.00	135.61
4	—	731	115.00–120.00	118.77
3	—	363	162.00–164.00	163.32
2	—	628	126.00–128.00	126.99
5	—	445	153.00	153.00
2	—	778	114.00–115.00	114.51
8	—	677	123.00–126.00	125.32
2	—	570	130.00–131.00	130.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	130.00–133.00	131.31
2	—	443	135.00–140.00	137.51
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
4	—	611	116.00–120.00	118.71
4	—	354	140.00–141.00	140.25
3	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.36
2	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	690	114.00–115.00	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	132.00–140.00	135.97
3	—	360	125.00–130.00	127.62
3	—	488	115.00–117.00	115.66
4	—	415	120.00–124.00	122.46
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	59.00–62.00	60.13
17	—	1,109	52.00–56.00	54.28
18	—	1,056	44.00–48.00	46.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	998	40.00–44.00	41.72
26	—	979	35.00–38.00	35.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	55.00–58.50	57.33
9	—	1,182	62.00–65.00	63.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	70.00–75.00	72.54
2	—	1,738	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,574	78.00–82.00	80.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	838	570.00–650.00	620.13
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	800.00–1,050.00	916.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	700.00–750.00	725.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	767	400.00–600.00	496.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,219	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,662.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	600.00–850.00	722.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,199	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,439.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,288	1,900.00–2,200.00	1,999.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,258	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,954.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	976	600.00–850.00	700.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	866	865.00–1,050.00	953.05
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	846	525.00–575.00	540.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,740	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.87

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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