Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher and feeder bulls lightly tested. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.13/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$159.13

225 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	159.37	993	194
Medium and Large 2	478	157.67	753	31

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about $240 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 sale225 hd

159.13

—

AL average15 barns · 1,193 hd

156.83

+2.30

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	1,615	87.94	1,420	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	60.57	831	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	53.95	614	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	40.98	399	10

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	597	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	827	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	149.88/cwt	148.50–154.00	959	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	177.03/cwt	173.50–179.50	997	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	176.36/cwt	175.00–179.00	917	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	145.88/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,036	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,179	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.70/cwt	145.50–147.50	992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	148.18/cwt	146.00–150.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	172.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	838	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	170.36/cwt	169.00–174.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	821	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	849	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	55.24/cwt	54.00–56.00	777	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	92.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,623	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	39.56/cwt	38.00–41.00	389	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	65.69/cwt	64.00–67.00	849	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	48.50/cwt	47.00–50.00	554	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	62.31/cwt	60.00–64.00	692	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	44.30/cwt	44.00–45.00	421	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	54.63/cwt	53.00–57.00	630	10
Bulls	—	—	1,467	84.01/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,232	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	663.23/cwt	550.00–750.00	5,591	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	743	435.26/cwt	375.00–500.00	3,234	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	909.58/cwt	860.00–955.00	8,868	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	583.68/cwt	570.00–600.00	7,138	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	558.33/cwt	550.00–575.00	3,517	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	775.66/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	714.60/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,132	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	460.77/cwt	400.00–550.00	3,709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	915.99/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	11,386	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,107.37/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	13,499	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,048	1,364.86/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	14,304	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,293	1,626.45/cwt	1,575.00–1,675.00	21,030	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	125.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	139.28/cwt	139.00–139.50	727	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	117.98/cwt	115.00–118.50	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	145.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	640	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	142.85/cwt	138.50–144.50	1,040	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	473	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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 974Last week 605Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 82Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 39Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
10	—	597	137.50–140.00	138.50
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	140.00–144.00	143.25
15	—	573	135.00–138.00	135.59
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
22	—	522	139.00–139.50	139.28
11	—	646	135.00	135.00
21	—	439	144.00–150.00	145.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	763	136.00–138.00	137.02
32	—	589	142.25	142.25
17	—	535	142.50	142.50
41	—	728	138.50–144.50	142.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	130.00	130.00
8	—	424	130.00–135.00	131.19
6	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.39
6	—	541	125.00–127.00	125.34
3	—	372	135.00–140.00	136.59
7	—	656	115.00–118.50	117.98
3	—	333	140.00–144.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	142.00	142.00
1	—	790	122.00	122.00
2	—	363	164.00–169.00	166.55
2	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.02
3	—	468	155.00–160.00	157.55
6	—	586	146.00–150.00	148.18
11	—	347	170.00–175.00	172.72
2	—	670	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	440	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	640	148.50–154.00	149.88
12	—	676	145.50–147.50	146.70
7	—	528	168.00	168.00
6	—	467	169.00–174.00	170.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	563	173.50–179.50	177.03
27	—	520	175.00–179.00	176.36
17	—	710	145.00–146.50	145.88
27	—	816	144.50	144.50
14	—	456	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	59.00–61.00	59.98
5	—	1,407	54.00–56.00	55.24
6	—	1,293	64.00–67.00	65.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	38.00–41.00	39.56
3	—	950	44.00–45.00	44.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	47.00–50.00	48.50
7	—	1,111	60.00–64.00	62.31
10	—	1,153	53.00–57.00	54.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,759	90.00–94.00	92.29
10	—	1,467	82.00–86.00	84.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	843	550.00–750.00	663.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	805	400.00–550.00	460.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	625.00–800.00	714.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,243	800.00–1,020.00	915.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,219	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,107.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,364.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,626.45
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	743	375.00–500.00	435.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	860.00–955.00	909.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	570.00–600.00	583.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	630	550.00–575.00	558.33
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	848	700.00–850.00	775.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	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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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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Slaughter Cattle

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