Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to market not covered past two weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.25/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$145.25

118 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$10.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	150.19	919	63
Medium and Large 2	575	139.58	803	55

One grade step is worth $10.61/cwt here — about $116 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 sale118 hd

145.25

—

AL average11 barns · 757 hd

150.73

−5.48

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	1,592	81.02	1,290	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,369	58.18	797	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	53.55	608	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	41.34	415	19

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	—	1,108	70.36/cwt	70.00–71.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	125.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	433.57/cwt	300.00–520.00	3,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.89/cwt	145.00–150.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	141.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.41/cwt	133.00–135.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.52/cwt	158.00–164.00	826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	156.27/cwt	155.00–158.00	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.41/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	139.73/cwt	136.00–141.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	158.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.67/cwt	160.00–162.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	142.48/cwt	141.00–145.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	167.52/cwt	167.00–168.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	169.03/cwt	168.00–170.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.46/cwt	146.00–151.00	927	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	140.29/cwt	139.00–142.00	824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	146.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.73/cwt	158.00–160.00	657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	55.18/cwt	53.00–57.00	631	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	43.98/cwt	42.00–45.00	475	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	38.40/cwt	37.00–40.00	354	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	53.60/cwt	52.00–55.00	763	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	64.05/cwt	62.00–65.00	787	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	58.84/cwt	57.00–60.00	828	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	61.15/cwt	59.00–63.00	705	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	48.74/cwt	46.00–50.00	545	19
Bulls	—	—	2,023	90.16/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,824	4
Bulls	—	—	1,546	80.25/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	133.27/cwt	133.00–134.00	742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	112.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	119.90/cwt	119.00–120.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	749.82/cwt	630.00–800.00	6,321	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	4,777	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	493.21/cwt	485.00–500.00	4,168	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,240	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.62/cwt	150.00–154.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	152.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	141.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	158.75/cwt	158.00–160.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.79/cwt	160.00–164.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	732	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	930	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 1,261Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 176Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 230Year ago 12

No trend due to market not covered past two weeks.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	70.00–71.00	70.36
4	—	2,023	89.00–93.00	90.16
6	—	1,546	79.00–81.00	80.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	53.00–57.00	55.18
9	—	1,153	59.00–63.00	61.15
19	—	1,119	46.00–50.00	48.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,079	42.00–45.00	43.98
9	—	923	37.00–40.00	38.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,424	52.00–55.00	53.60
4	—	1,229	62.00–65.00	64.05
6	—	1,408	57.00–60.00	58.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	124.00–128.00	125.33
7	—	587	139.00–142.00	140.29
5	—	633	135.00–136.00	135.60
3	—	665	132.00–133.00	132.33
2	—	338	165.00–166.00	165.51
4	—	513	145.00–148.00	146.71
4	—	414	158.00–160.00	158.73
3	—	463	150.00–154.00	152.62
5	—	368	160.00–164.00	161.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
7	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.89
3	—	372	150.00–156.00	152.59
2	—	553	130.00–134.00	132.01
7	—	471	140.00–145.00	141.40
6	—	515	135.00–140.00	138.37
4	—	329	158.00–160.00	158.75
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	139.00	139.00
15	—	557	133.00–134.00	133.27
3	—	753	125.00	125.00
3	—	732	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	140.00–144.00	141.56
2	—	575	128.00–130.00	128.97
11	—	421	135.00–140.00	137.63
5	—	465	133.00–135.00	134.41
2	—	750	115.00	115.00
8	—	636	125.00–128.00	127.00
8	—	528	130.00–133.00	131.32
2	—	730	115.00–121.00	118.04
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	134.00–136.00	135.01
3	—	662	110.00–115.00	112.97
11	—	473	125.00–130.00	128.62
10	—	638	119.00–120.00	119.90
3	—	585	120.00	120.00
3	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	138.00–140.00	139.03
3	—	500	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	158.00–164.00	159.52
10	—	576	155.00–158.00	156.27
7	—	780	132.00–135.00	132.41
8	—	712	136.00–141.00	139.73
6	—	683	141.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	413	167.00–168.00	167.52
2	—	368	168.00–170.00	169.03
2	—	495	165.00	165.00
15	—	620	146.00–151.00	149.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
9	—	467	150.00–155.00	152.27
9	—	425	155.00–160.00	158.21
3	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.35
6	—	778	115.50	115.50
3	—	365	160.00–162.00	160.67
5	—	522	146.00–150.00	147.98
2	—	623	130.00–135.00	132.59
17	—	681	126.50	126.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	914	300.00–520.00	433.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	843	630.00–800.00	749.82
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	495.00	495.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	485.00–500.00	493.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	750.00–850.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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Feeder Cattle

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