Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy 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 $149.26/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$149.26

335 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	150.53	871	304
Medium and Large 2	453	136.77	620	31

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $252 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 sale335 hd

149.26

—

AL average15 barns · 1,142 hd

147.12

+2.13

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	1,384	80.26	1,111	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	58.29	756	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	51.81	607	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	39.66	427	14

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	120.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	557	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.70/cwt	134.50–135.00	835	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	141.46/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,037	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.42/cwt	131.00–131.50	894	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	973	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	901	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	137.24/cwt	135.00–138.00	797	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	140.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	161.42/cwt	160.00–162.00	868	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.95/cwt	155.00–156.00	694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	152.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	156.13/cwt	154.00–157.00	907	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	144.80/cwt	144.00–145.00	915	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	147.62/cwt	145.00–149.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	846	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.33/cwt	124.00–130.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	118.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.68/cwt	146.00–147.00	535	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,184	63.72/cwt	62.00–65.00	754	8
Bulls	—	—	1,459	81.47/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,189	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	53.69/cwt	51.00–55.00	632	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	46.07/cwt	44.00–48.00	527	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	44.07/cwt	42.00–45.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	38.46/cwt	36.00–40.00	414	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	53.96/cwt	52.00–55.00	729	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	58.72/cwt	57.00–60.00	780	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	61.66/cwt	61.00–62.00	784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,180	74.29/cwt	71.00–76.00	877	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	92.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	830.75/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,263	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	858	654.81/cwt	525.00–700.00	5,618	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,064.95/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	12,513	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,195.27/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	14,881	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,290	1,557.31/cwt	1,500.00–1,725.00	20,089	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,916.49/cwt	1,750.00–2,025.00	24,301	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	975	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	14,625	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	850.14/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,654.89/cwt	1,575.00–1,750.00	18,022	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	963	826.08/cwt	725.00–950.00	7,955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,447.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,550.00	18,319	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,340	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	662	566.86/cwt	440.00–640.00	3,753	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	785.61/cwt	710.00–880.00	7,251	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	865.16/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,735	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	779.53/cwt	730.00–845.00	7,600	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,300.59/cwt	1,000.00–1,600.00	12,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,169	1,942.26/cwt	1,900.00–2,000.00	22,705	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,157.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	13,652	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,370.77/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	17,642	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,080	806.94/cwt	725.00–950.00	8,715	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.36/cwt	130.00–132.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	106.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	670	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	12

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,261Last week 904Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 188Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	540	138.00	138.00
37	—	620	134.50–135.00	134.70
3	—	395	144.00	144.00
38	—	680	131.00–131.50	131.42
13	—	743	131.00	131.00
72	—	581	135.00–138.00	137.24
25	—	482	139.00	139.00
12	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
23	—	462	120.00–125.00	120.46
5	—	505	120.00	120.00
5	—	408	125.00–130.00	126.99
4	—	615	110.00–120.00	115.00
4	—	588	115.00–120.00	117.51
6	—	365	130.00–132.00	130.36
3	—	655	105.00–109.00	106.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	628	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	733	140.00–142.00	141.46
55	—	538	160.00–162.00	161.42
10	—	681	142.50	142.50
58	—	581	154.00–157.00	156.13
16	—	491	162.00	162.00
44	—	632	144.00–145.00	144.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	158.00	158.00
11	—	457	154.00	154.00
12	—	505	145.00	145.00
17	—	445	155.00–156.00	155.95
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
16	—	605	135.00	135.00
2	—	303	165.00–166.00	165.50
27	—	589	142.00–145.00	143.67
8	—	663	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	137.00–143.00	140.04
3	—	470	130.00–134.00	131.36
4	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.56
5	—	507	125.00–130.00	127.99
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
4	—	331	150.00–155.00	152.07
3	—	290	156.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
5	—	389	145.00–149.00	147.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	124.00–130.00	126.33
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.06
1	—	310	152.00	152.00
6	—	554	115.00–120.00	118.48
5	—	422	140.00–146.00	144.44
3	—	365	146.00–147.00	146.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	62.00–65.00	63.72
11	—	1,351	52.00–55.00	53.96
10	—	1,328	57.00–60.00	58.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,178	51.00–55.00	53.69
16	—	1,143	44.00–48.00	46.07
3	—	1,272	61.00–62.00	61.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	42.00–45.00	44.07
11	—	1,077	36.00–40.00	38.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	80.00–84.00	81.47
5	—	1,180	71.00–76.00	74.29
2	—	1,745	90.00–95.00	92.77

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,115	725.00–925.00	830.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,175	950.00–1,150.00	1,064.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,245	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,195.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,089	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,654.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,266	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,447.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,157.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	858	525.00–700.00	654.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	800.00–900.00	850.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	963	725.00–950.00	826.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,290	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,557.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,942.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,268	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,916.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,287	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,370.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	725.00–950.00	806.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	894	825.00–900.00	865.16
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	975	730.00–845.00	779.53
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	958	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,300.59
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	662	440.00–640.00	566.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	923	710.00–880.00	785.61

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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