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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 28

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

426 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 700▲ 426 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 70▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 65▲ 28 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 2.00 - 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $125.31/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$125.31

127 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$4.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	126.97	770	77
Medium and Large 2	480	122.76	589	50

One grade step is worth $4.21/cwt here — about $180 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 sale127 hd

125.31

—

AL average16 barns · 1,723 hd

121.77

+3.54

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	1,450	80.81	1,172	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,071	56.16	602	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,254	53.52	671	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	46.10	434	8thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	155.37/cwt	153.00–158.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	139.65/cwt	138.00–140.00	656	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	774	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	129.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	835	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	133.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	127.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	937	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	135.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	130.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	508	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	127.39/cwt	127.00–129.00	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	123.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	119.39/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	126.68/cwt	125.00–128.00	668	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	740	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	113.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	122.74/cwt	121.00–125.00	762	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	124.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	846	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	417	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	127.74/cwt	126.00–129.00	724	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	691	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	113.68/cwt	113.00–114.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	117.60/cwt	116.00–119.00	857	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	870	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	781	2
Bulls	—	—	1,509	82.38/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,243	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	43.34/cwt	40.00–45.00	408	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	50.71/cwt	50.00–52.00	478	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	52.20/cwt	50.00–54.00	527	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	57.99/cwt	56.00–60.00	638	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,174	55.94/cwt	54.00–57.00	657	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	49.90/cwt	48.00–52.00	686	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	825	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,058	887.35/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,531	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	799	526.45/cwt	500.00–650.00	4,206	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	702.47/cwt	680.00–730.00	6,624	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	724.17/cwt	700.00–750.00	5,467	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	953	626.77/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,973	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,920	1

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	127.00–129.00	127.39
4	—	611	112.00–115.00	113.26
2	—	333	133.00–137.00	135.02
8	—	390	130.00–133.00	130.34
5	—	526	118.00–120.00	119.39
3	—	653	109.00–110.00	109.66
3	—	578	115.00–117.00	116.01
20	—	462	120.00–125.00	123.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	625	130.00	130.00
6	—	679	124.00–128.00	124.64
11	—	550	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	621	121.00–125.00	122.74
3	—	663	118.00–119.00	118.67
5	—	558	125.00	125.00
9	—	527	125.00–128.00	126.68
2	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	770	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	145.00–146.00	145.49
8	—	584	115.00–120.00	118.25
2	—	358	135.00–140.00	137.45
3	—	627	113.00–114.00	113.68
2	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	425	135.00	135.00
2	—	280	148.00–150.00	148.98
4	—	473	125.00–130.00	128.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	126.00–129.00	127.74
4	—	763	113.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	623	125.00–126.00	125.25
3	—	420	140.00–141.00	140.33
5	—	729	116.00–119.00	117.60
2	—	523	130.00–133.00	131.51
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
2	—	683	122.00–124.00	123.00
2	—	375	145.00–148.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.65
9	—	422	140.00–145.00	143.09
13	—	584	130.00–135.00	132.45
3	—	333	153.00–158.00	155.37
4	—	519	135.00–138.00	137.00
14	—	645	125.00–130.00	129.45
6	—	470	138.00–140.00	139.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
10	—	735	123.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	659	130.00–134.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,375	48.00–52.00	49.90
9	—	1,174	54.00–57.00	55.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	50.00–52.00	50.71
5	—	941	40.00–45.00	43.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	50.00–54.00	52.20
13	—	1,100	56.00–60.00	57.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,509	80.00–84.00	82.38
1	—	1,830	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,115	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	875.00–900.00	887.35

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	8	—	799	500.00–650.00	526.45

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	3	—	943	680.00–730.00	702.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	700.00–750.00	724.17

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)	2	—	953	550.00–700.00	626.77

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	—	1,365	800.00	800.00

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.