Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2021-11-09

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Nov 9
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,261 head
▲ 357 vs last sale 904▲ 1,261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 188▲ 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 27▲ 230 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 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.26/cwt on 335 head.
Average price
$149.26
335 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$847
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.13
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579150.53871304
Medium and Large 2453136.7762031
One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $252 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 sale335 hd
149.26
—
AL average15 barns · 1,142 hd
147.12
+2.13
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—Average1,38480.261,11111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29758.2975629
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17351.8160752
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07639.6642714

Every lot

83 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2290156.99/cwt156.00–158.004553
Steers—Medium and Large 1303165.50/cwt165.00–166.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 2331152.07/cwt150.00–155.005034
Steers—Medium and Large 1350158.00/cwt158.00–158.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 2389147.62/cwt145.00–149.005745
Steers—Medium and Large 2413140.04/cwt137.00–143.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 1445155.95/cwt155.00–156.0069417
Steers—Medium and Large 1457154.00/cwt154.00–154.0070411
Steers—Medium and Large 2470131.36/cwt130.00–134.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added491162.00/cwt162.00–162.0079516
Steers—Medium and Large 1505145.00/cwt145.00–145.0073212
Steers—Medium and Large 2507127.99/cwt125.00–130.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added538161.42/cwt160.00–162.0086855
Steers—Medium and Large 2563122.56/cwt120.00–125.006904
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added581156.13/cwt154.00–157.0090758
Steers—Medium and Large 1589143.67/cwt142.00–145.0084627
Steers—Medium and Large 1605135.00/cwt135.00–135.0081716
Steers—Medium and Large 2620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632144.80/cwt144.00–145.0091544
Steers—Medium and Large 1663130.00/cwt130.00–130.008628
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added681142.50/cwt142.50–142.5097010
Steers—Medium and Large 1705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added733141.46/cwt140.00–142.001,03725
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365130.36/cwt130.00–132.004766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395144.00/cwt144.00–144.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408126.99/cwt125.00–130.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445140.00/cwt140.00–140.0062312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462120.46/cwt120.00–125.0055723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482139.00/cwt139.00–139.0067025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540138.00/cwt138.00–138.0074530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581137.24/cwt135.00–138.0079772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588117.51/cwt115.00–120.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615115.00/cwt110.00–120.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620134.70/cwt134.50–135.0083537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added628143.50/cwt143.50–143.5090137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655106.35/cwt105.00–109.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680131.42/cwt131.00–131.5089438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743131.00/cwt131.00–131.0097313
Heifers—Medium and Large 279590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310152.00/cwt152.00–152.004711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365146.68/cwt146.00–147.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422144.44/cwt140.00–146.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465137.06/cwt135.00–140.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518126.33/cwt124.00–130.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2554118.48/cwt115.00–120.006566
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18074.29/cwt71.00–76.008775
Bulls——1,45981.47/cwt80.00–84.001,1894
Bulls——1,74592.77/cwt90.00–95.001,6192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07244.07/cwt42.00–45.004723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07738.46/cwt36.00–40.0041411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14346.07/cwt44.00–48.0052716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17853.69/cwt51.00–55.0063233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18463.72/cwt62.00–65.007548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27261.66/cwt61.00–62.007843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32858.72/cwt57.00–60.0078010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35153.96/cwt52.00–55.0072911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2858654.81/cwt525.00–700.005,6186
Bred Cows—Small 1-2878850.14/cwt800.00–900.007,4642
Bred Cows—Small 1-2963826.08/cwt725.00–950.007,9553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0891,654.89/cwt1,575.00–1,750.0018,0229
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115830.75/cwt725.00–925.009,2633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1691,942.26/cwt1,900.00–2,000.0022,7055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,064.95/cwt950.00–1,150.0012,51327
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,157.93/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0013,6525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,195.27/cwt1,100.00–1,325.0014,88124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2661,447.00/cwt1,325.00–1,550.0018,3196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2901,557.31/cwt1,500.00–1,725.0020,08910
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,9951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2975500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,3401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,080806.94/cwt725.00–950.008,7153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,8551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,916.49/cwt1,750.00–2,025.0024,3014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2871,370.77/cwt1,300.00–1,425.0017,6425
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0021,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2894865.16/cwt825.00–900.007,7355
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29581,300.59/cwt1,000.00–1,600.0012,4604
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9751,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0014,6251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975779.53/cwt730.00–845.007,6003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2662566.86/cwt440.00–640.003,7533
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923785.61/cwt710.00–880.007,2517

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.