Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.42/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$126.42

208 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

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

$0.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	126.43	617	95
Medium and Large 1	616	126.41	778	113

One grade step is worth $0.02/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale208 hd

126.42

—

AL average14 barns · 1,731 hd

125.43

+0.99

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	1,546	83.10	1,285	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,292	62.49	807	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	54.62	589	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	40.02	407	33

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	480	127.19/cwt	127.00–128.50	611	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	116.40/cwt	115.00–119.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.62/cwt	128.00–130.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	138.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	122.41/cwt	122.00–123.50	834	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	119.75/cwt	118.00–120.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	135.72/cwt	135.00–137.00	589	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	126.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	147.56/cwt	146.00–150.00	754	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	124.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.32/cwt	154.00–159.00	760	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.03/cwt	154.00–156.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.39/cwt	133.00–134.00	903	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	135.59/cwt	133.00–138.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.80/cwt	146.00–150.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	843	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	53.67/cwt	52.00–55.00	723	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	67.97/cwt	66.00–70.00	855	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	60.44/cwt	58.00–63.00	788	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	65.76/cwt	64.00–67.00	831	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	57.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	598	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	36.86/cwt	35.00–40.00	369	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	49.11/cwt	47.00–51.00	530	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	44.87/cwt	43.00–47.00	468	13
Bulls	—	—	1,204	77.34/cwt	75.00–78.00	931	7
Bulls	—	—	2,042	93.93/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	84.67/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,462	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	857.63/cwt	750.00–975.00	10,403	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	923	626.83/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,786	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,560	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	811	538.75/cwt	480.00–615.00	4,369	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.00	429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.50	732	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	103.55/cwt	102.00–105.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	899	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	124.27/cwt	124.00–124.50	802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.23/cwt	114.00–118.00	725	4

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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 1,043Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 174Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 142Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	480	127.00–128.50	127.19
5	—	422	128.00–130.00	129.62
4	—	324	137.00–140.00	138.25
12	—	564	118.00–120.00	119.75
2	—	358	132.00–134.00	133.02
10	—	514	122.00–127.00	126.47
4	—	624	114.00–118.00	116.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	681	122.00–123.50	122.41
22	—	434	135.00–137.00	135.72
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
24	—	569	127.50–130.50	128.71
20	—	737	122.00	122.00
11	—	645	124.00–124.50	124.27
5	—	751	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	634	115.00–119.00	116.40
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.69
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
4	—	279	150.00–157.00	153.70
4	—	371	142.00–146.00	144.01
2	—	413	132.00–135.00	133.45
5	—	325	146.00–150.00	148.01
5	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	723	102.00–105.00	103.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	130.00	130.00
3	—	457	140.00–146.00	142.97
3	—	367	150.00–156.00	152.76
5	—	511	133.00–138.00	135.59
3	—	412	146.00–150.00	147.80
3	—	735	114.00–115.00	114.66
2	—	553	130.00–132.00	131.00
5	—	795	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	139.00	139.00
1	—	590	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
8	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
4	—	711	123.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
2	—	315	154.00–156.00	155.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	703	130.00–132.50	131.25
15	—	511	146.00–150.00	147.56
7	—	795	129.50	129.50
44	—	566	140.00–145.00	143.45
24	—	480	154.00–159.00	158.32
51	—	677	133.00–134.00	133.39
7	—	355	170.00	170.00
9	—	446	166.50	166.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	52.00–55.00	53.67
13	—	1,258	66.00–70.00	67.97
9	—	1,303	58.00–63.00	60.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	64.00–67.00	65.76
25	—	1,040	55.00–60.00	57.46
23	—	1,080	47.00–51.00	49.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,002	35.00–40.00	36.86
13	—	1,042	43.00–47.00	44.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	75.00–78.00	77.34
3	—	2,042	91.00–96.00	93.93
5	—	1,727	83.00–88.00	84.67

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)	2	—	1,213	750.00–975.00	857.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	600.00–650.00	626.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	750.00–850.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	811	480.00–615.00	538.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle