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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 12

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

535 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 405▲ 535 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 172▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 157▲ 218 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 steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm with best demand on bred cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.82/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$131.82

128 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	133.57	841	86
Medium and Large 2	504	129.82	655	28
Medium and Large 3	443	125.12	554	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.45/cwt here — about $287 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 sale128 hd

131.82

—

AL average15 barns · 904 hd

138.70

−6.87

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	1,806	82.97	1,499	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	55.85	751	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	52.81	606	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	42.20	415	9thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	475	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	539	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	138.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	126.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	544	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	451	120.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	545	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	140.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	673	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	127.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	139.19/cwt	137.00–140.00	732	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	135.04/cwt	132.00–137.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	737	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	128.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	959	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	120.90/cwt	120.00–121.00	891	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	784	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,054	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	913	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	120.24/cwt	120.00–121.00	394	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	117.11/cwt	115.00–119.00	439	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	111.36/cwt	110.00–112.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	108.61/cwt	108.00–110.00	499	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	546	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	113.33/cwt	112.00–115.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	105.34/cwt	103.00–108.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	123.65/cwt	123.00–125.00	660	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	122.40/cwt	120.00–123.00	682	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	614	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	771	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	668	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	736	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	927	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	784	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	996	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	323	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	357	136.69/cwt	134.00–138.00	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	499	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	462	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	123.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	579	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	492	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	507	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	130.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	688	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	114.79/cwt	114.00–115.00	828	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	855	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	83.36/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,474	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	75.96/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	38.97/cwt	36.00–40.00	376	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	44.78/cwt	43.00–46.00	446	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	47.60/cwt	45.00–49.00	535	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	53.37/cwt	51.00–55.00	611	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	60.16/cwt	59.00–63.00	721	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	51.98/cwt	50.00–53.00	692	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	62.34/cwt	61.00–65.00	835	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	56.16/cwt	55.00–59.00	760	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,740	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,701	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	1,273.18/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	16,857	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,359	1,867.95/cwt	1,800.00–2,075.00	25,385	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,381	1,446.81/cwt	1,325.00–1,575.00	19,980	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,456	1,683.39/cwt	1,575.00–1,800.00	24,510	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	790	485.60/cwt	325.00–575.00	3,836	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	752.49/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,563	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,711	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	810	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,005	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,291	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 172Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 218Last week 157Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	110.00–112.00	111.36
4	—	375	115.00–119.00	117.11
3	—	530	103.00–108.00	105.34
4	—	328	120.00–121.00	120.24
5	—	459	108.00–110.00	108.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	125.50	125.50
13	—	784	127.00	127.00
9	—	736	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	112.00–115.00	113.33
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	121.00–125.00	123.08
16	—	468	115.00–120.00	116.71
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
3	—	400	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	120.00–123.00	122.40
6	—	534	123.00–125.00	123.65
4	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.75
1	—	740	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	119.00	119.00
5	—	668	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	115.00–117.00	115.67
3	—	590	120.00	120.00
3	—	357	134.00–138.00	136.69
3	—	507	120.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
5	—	470	122.00–125.00	123.24
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	112.00	112.00
2	—	410	135.00–140.00	137.53
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
5	—	564	125.00–127.00	126.00
5	—	721	114.00–115.00	114.79
3	—	492	133.00–135.00	133.67
4	—	519	130.00–132.00	130.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	115.00–118.00	116.35
4	—	323	130.00–135.00	131.22
3	—	688	104.00–105.00	104.66
3	—	385	125.00–130.00	128.29
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
3	—	415	120.00–121.00	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	125.00–130.00	126.55
4	—	451	120.00–123.00	120.76
4	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
2	—	353	134.00–135.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	124.00	124.00
19	—	526	137.00–140.00	139.19
10	—	737	120.00–121.00	120.90
4	—	629	125.00–130.00	128.55
8	—	479	140.00–144.00	140.49
5	—	578	132.00–137.00	135.04
5	—	794	115.00	115.00
3	—	410	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	716	134.00	134.00
10	—	784	134.50	134.50
9	—	600	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	119.50	119.50
3	—	563	120.00–125.00	121.69
4	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.82
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
4	—	415	135.00–140.00	138.80
5	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	61.00–65.00	62.34
16	—	1,354	55.00–59.00	56.16
8	—	1,331	50.00–53.00	51.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	43.00–46.00	44.78
4	—	964	36.00–40.00	38.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	59.00–63.00	60.16
55	—	1,144	51.00–55.00	53.37
27	—	1,124	45.00–49.00	47.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	74.00–78.00	75.96
1	—	1,960	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,768	81.00–85.00	83.36

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)	1	—	820	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,359	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,867.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,456	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,683.39

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)	12	—	1,324	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,273.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	1,381	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,446.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	975.00	975.00

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	—	790	325.00–575.00	485.60

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	2	—	1,005	700.00–800.00	752.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	775.00	775.00

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	—	810	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	825.00	825.00

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.