Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2021-11-02

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Nov 2
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
904 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 1,043▲ 904 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 174▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 142▲ 27 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 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.42/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$126.42
208 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$161
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.99
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2488126.4361795
Medium and Large 1616126.41778113
One grade step is worth $0.02/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale208 hd
126.42
—
AL average14 barns · 1,731 hd
125.43
+0.99
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,54683.101,28515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29262.4980728
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07854.6258953
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01840.0240733

Every lot

67 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315155.03/cwt154.00–156.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 1355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006047
Steers—Medium and Large 2395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2405146.00/cwt146.00–146.005911
Steers—Medium and Large 1446166.50/cwt166.50–166.507439
Steers—Medium and Large 2455143.00/cwt143.00–143.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1480158.32/cwt154.00–159.0076024
Steers—Medium and Large 1511147.56/cwt146.00–150.0075415
Steers—Medium and Large 2524139.00/cwt139.00–139.007286
Steers—Medium and Large 1566143.45/cwt140.00–145.0081244
Steers—Medium and Large 2590133.00/cwt133.00–133.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1677133.39/cwt133.00–134.0090351
Steers—Medium and Large 2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1703131.25/cwt130.00–132.5092310
Steers—Medium and Large 2711124.51/cwt123.00–125.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009308
Steers—Medium and Large 1795129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0307
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324138.25/cwt137.00–140.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358133.02/cwt132.00–134.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422129.62/cwt128.00–130.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434135.72/cwt135.00–137.0058922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480127.19/cwt127.00–128.5061158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514126.47/cwt122.00–127.0065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564119.75/cwt118.00–120.0067512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569128.71/cwt127.50–130.5073224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624116.23/cwt114.00–118.007254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645124.27/cwt124.00–124.5080211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681122.41/cwt122.00–123.5083430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737122.00/cwt122.00–122.0089920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1751118.00/cwt118.00–118.008865
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2279153.70/cwt150.00–157.004294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325148.01/cwt146.00–150.004815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367152.76/cwt150.00–156.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371144.01/cwt142.00–146.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412147.80/cwt146.00–150.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413133.45/cwt132.00–135.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457142.97/cwt140.00–146.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468127.69/cwt125.00–130.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511135.59/cwt133.00–138.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525122.46/cwt120.00–125.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553131.00/cwt130.00–132.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611130.00/cwt130.00–130.007945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634116.40/cwt115.00–119.0073813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723103.55/cwt102.00–105.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735114.66/cwt114.00–115.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20477.34/cwt75.00–78.009317
Bulls——1,72784.67/cwt83.00–88.001,4625
Bulls——2,04293.93/cwt91.00–96.001,9183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00236.86/cwt35.00–40.0036920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04057.46/cwt55.00–60.0059825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04244.87/cwt43.00–47.0046813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08049.11/cwt47.00–51.0053023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25867.97/cwt66.00–70.0085513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26465.76/cwt64.00–67.008315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30360.44/cwt58.00–63.007889
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34853.67/cwt52.00–55.007236
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2923626.83/cwt600.00–650.005,7862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,4551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213857.63/cwt750.00–975.0010,4032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0015,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,195800.00/cwt750.00–850.009,5603
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2811538.75/cwt480.00–615.004,3696
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,2501

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.