Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2021-12-07

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

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

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 575▼ 616 vs year ago 1,221 · −50.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 150▼ 71 vs year ago 153 · −46.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 36▲ 20 vs year ago 19 · +105.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high of 95.00 and slaughter cows sold steady- 2.00 higher with a high of 66.50. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.69/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$165.69

224 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$12.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	168.34	903	176
Medium and Large 2	466	155.98	728	48

One grade step is worth $12.36/cwt here — about $176 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 sale224 hd

165.69

—

AL average16 barns · 1,389 hd

157.62

+8.08

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	1,474	83.13	1,226	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	58.32	820	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	55.31	635	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	810	39.99	324	6thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	182.03/cwt	179.00–185.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	550	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	171.79/cwt	170.00–174.00	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	632	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	167.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	632	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	160.86/cwt	160.00–164.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	158.35/cwt	156.00–160.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	175.24/cwt	175.00–176.00	813	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	769	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	171.23/cwt	170.75–174.25	899	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	163.58/cwt	162.50–166.50	968	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	138.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	872	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	147.74/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,067	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	143.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	400	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	137.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	148.88/cwt	146.00–152.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	139.84/cwt	130.00–168.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	143.21/cwt	141.00–144.00	629	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	139.10/cwt	135.00–141.00	638	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	128.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	674	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	126.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	138.17/cwt	138.00–138.50	815	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	828	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	721	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	932	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	986	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	564	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	165.28/cwt	163.00–167.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	880	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,105	72.46/cwt	71.00–74.00	801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,386	81.86/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,135	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,670	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	39.99/cwt	39.00–41.00	324	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	49.00/cwt	46.00–50.00	550	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	55.81/cwt	53.00–58.00	639	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	62.09/cwt	61.00–63.00	736	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	52.52/cwt	50.00–54.00	713	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	61.63/cwt	60.00–63.00	884	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	844	476.00/cwt	400.00–575.00	4,017	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2Fancy	925	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,169	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,693	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,015	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,673	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,220	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,420	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	898.63/cwt	800.00–975.00	11,233	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	372.75/cwt	295.00–460.00	2,591	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	5,812	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	937.59/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,532	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	960.11/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	9,102	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,413	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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 575Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 150Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	120.00	120.00
5	—	320	134.00–140.00	137.63
4	—	540	120.00–125.00	122.52
8	—	367	130.00–168.00	139.84
4	—	410	130.00	130.00
5	—	278	140.00–146.00	143.78
13	—	468	125.00–130.00	128.48
2	—	643	115.00–116.00	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.49
7	—	459	135.00–141.00	139.10
10	—	508	130.00–135.00	132.63
9	—	576	125.00–130.00	126.20
2	—	670	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	153.00	153.00
2	—	360	144.00–146.00	145.01
7	—	439	141.00–144.00	143.21
3	—	332	146.00–152.00	148.88
1	—	780	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	148.00	148.00
6	—	721	129.00–130.00	129.33
5	—	764	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	602	137.50	137.50
18	—	590	138.00–138.50	138.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	160.00–164.00	160.86
2	—	658	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	460	156.00–160.00	158.35
2	—	715	130.00	130.00
5	—	337	170.00–174.00	171.79
4	—	583	140.00–145.00	141.71
2	—	268	179.00–185.00	182.03
10	—	521	145.00–150.00	147.66
3	—	622	137.00–140.00	138.96
10	—	377	165.00–170.00	167.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	525	170.75–174.25	171.23
18	—	592	162.50–166.50	163.58
4	—	288	191.00	191.00
12	—	351	180.00	180.00
11	—	630	160.00	160.00
33	—	464	175.00–176.00	175.24
24	—	722	147.00–148.00	147.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
3	—	380	145.00–150.00	148.38
2	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	340	170.00–172.00	171.01
2	—	415	155.00	155.00
3	—	628	134.00–135.00	134.66
3	—	677	128.00–132.00	130.00
2	—	518	148.00–149.00	148.52
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
4	—	390	163.00–167.00	165.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	46.00–50.00	49.00
4	—	1,185	61.00–63.00	62.09
9	—	1,145	53.00–58.00	55.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	60.00–63.00	61.63
4	—	1,358	50.00–54.00	52.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	810	39.00–41.00	39.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	71.00–74.00	72.46
8	—	1,386	80.00–84.00	81.86
4	—	1,835	90.00–92.00	91.02

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	—	980	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	800.00–975.00	898.63

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)	1	—	1,220	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	4	—	844	400.00–575.00	476.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	775.00	775.00

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	2	—	695	295.00–460.00	372.75

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	1	—	945	615.00	615.00

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)	8	—	910	850.00–975.00	937.59
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	948	825.00–1,050.00	960.11

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	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	850.00	850.00

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.