Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2021-09-07

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 7

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

536 head

▲ 238 vs last sale 298▲ 536 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 27▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.60/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$134.60

119 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$6.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	136.33	882	89
Medium and Large 2	496	129.49	643	30

One grade step is worth $6.83/cwt here — about $239 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 sale119 hd

134.60

—

AL average9 barns · 950 hd

130.97

+3.63

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	1,639	88.59	1,452	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,231	66.99	824	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	60.86	660	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	46.47	432	12

Every lot

61 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	160.23/cwt	160.00–161.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	157.75/cwt	155.00–159.00	681	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	158.87/cwt	158.50–160.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	149.29/cwt	148.00–151.00	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	143.90/cwt	140.00–148.50	829	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	136.16/cwt	135.00–138.00	787	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	138.67/cwt	138.50–139.50	894	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	137.99/cwt	137.00–138.50	909	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	130.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	942	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	138.83/cwt	136.00–140.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	122.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	851	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	132.16/cwt	129.00–134.00	804	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	127.75/cwt	126.00–129.00	837	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	138.40/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,002	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	150.14/cwt	148.00–155.00	482	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	134.74/cwt	131.00–136.00	895	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	129.14/cwt	128.00–129.50	940	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	87.90/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,362	12
Bulls	—	—	1,685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,348	1
Bulls	—	—	2,158	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	2,093	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	56.54/cwt	56.00–57.00	503	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	46.37/cwt	45.00–50.00	420	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	404	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	56.00/cwt	55.00–58.00	592	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	61.21/cwt	60.00–64.00	666	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	67.44/cwt	66.00–69.00	753	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,181	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	815	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	64.96/cwt	62.00–66.00	831	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	785	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,219	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,652	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	1,104.35/cwt	1,050.00–1,145.00	16,267	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	796	476.39/cwt	415.00–540.00	3,792	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	933.32/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	11,489	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,015	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,039.89/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,666	2

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 298Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
11	—	462	130.00–135.00	133.24
3	—	562	120.00–124.00	122.30
2	—	618	115.00–120.00	117.57
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
5	—	526	125.00–130.00	128.23
4	—	447	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	134.00–136.00	135.00
12	—	655	126.00–129.00	127.75
2	—	705	124.00–125.00	124.50
11	—	608	129.00–134.00	132.16
6	—	523	136.00–140.00	138.83
1	—	795	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	686	140.00	140.00
13	—	724	137.00–140.00	138.40
22	—	608	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	137.00–138.50	137.99
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
7	—	720	130.00–136.00	130.84
4	—	481	158.50–160.00	158.87
9	—	576	140.00–148.50	143.90
12	—	645	138.50–139.50	138.67
10	—	538	148.00–151.00	149.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	160.00–161.00	160.23
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
4	—	543	145.00	145.00
2	—	610	130.00–133.00	131.49
5	—	578	135.00–138.00	136.16
6	—	432	155.00–159.00	157.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	140.00–145.00	143.39
4	—	321	148.00–155.00	150.14
3	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.37
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
2	—	420	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	560	127.00–130.00	128.51
2	—	520	133.00	133.00
1	—	695	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	128.00–129.50	129.14
10	—	664	131.00–136.00	134.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	40.00	40.00
2	—	890	56.00–57.00	56.54
7	—	906	45.00–50.00	46.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	62.00–66.00	64.96
8	—	1,181	68.00–70.00	69.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,058	55.00–58.00	56.00
5	—	1,117	66.00–69.00	67.44
17	—	1,088	60.00–64.00	61.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,549	86.00–90.00	87.90
2	—	2,158	96.00–98.00	97.00
1	—	1,685	80.00	80.00

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)	1	—	1,080	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	1,050.00–1,145.00	1,104.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	840.00	840.00

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)	1	—	820	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	410.00	410.00

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	—	1,231	830.00–1,000.00	933.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	796	415.00–540.00	476.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,039.89

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.