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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Dec 14

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

974 head

▲ 369 vs last sale 605▲ 96 vs year ago 878 · +10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 82▲ 13 vs year ago 111 · +11.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 39▲ 0 vs year ago 103 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher and feeder bulls lightly tested. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady 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 $159.13/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$159.13

225 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$1.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	159.37	993	194
Medium and Large 2	478	157.67	753	31

One grade step is worth $1.70/cwt here — about $240 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 sale225 hd

159.13

—

AL average15 barns · 1,193 hd

156.83

+2.30

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	1,615	87.94	1,420	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	60.57	831	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	53.95	614	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	40.98	399	10

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	347	172.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	599	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	821	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	170.36/cwt	169.00–174.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	176.36/cwt	175.00–179.00	917	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	887	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	177.03/cwt	173.50–179.50	997	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	148.18/cwt	146.00–150.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	149.88/cwt	148.50–154.00	959	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	146.70/cwt	145.50–147.50	992	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	145.88/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,036	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,179	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	131.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	145.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	640	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	143.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	692	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	139.28/cwt	139.00–139.50	727	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	125.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	777	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	838	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	117.98/cwt	115.00–118.50	774	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	728	142.85/cwt	138.50–144.50	1,040	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,045	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	597	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	827	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,467	84.01/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,232	10
Bulls	—	—	1,759	92.29/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,623	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	44.30/cwt	44.00–45.00	421	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	39.56/cwt	38.00–41.00	389	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	62.31/cwt	60.00–64.00	692	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	48.50/cwt	47.00–50.00	554	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	54.63/cwt	53.00–57.00	630	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	65.69/cwt	64.00–67.00	849	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	55.24/cwt	54.00–56.00	777	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	849	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	805	460.77/cwt	400.00–550.00	3,709	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	843	663.23/cwt	550.00–750.00	5,591	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,048	1,364.86/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	14,304	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	714.60/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,132	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,107.37/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	13,499	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	915.99/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	11,386	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,293	1,626.45/cwt	1,575.00–1,675.00	21,030	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	743	435.26/cwt	375.00–500.00	3,234	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	909.58/cwt	860.00–955.00	8,868	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	583.68/cwt	570.00–600.00	7,138	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	558.33/cwt	550.00–575.00	3,517	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	775.66/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,578	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,950	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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 974Last week 605Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 82Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 39Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
10	—	597	137.50–140.00	138.50
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	140.00–144.00	143.25
15	—	573	135.00–138.00	135.59
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
22	—	522	139.00–139.50	139.28
11	—	646	135.00	135.00
21	—	439	144.00–150.00	145.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	763	136.00–138.00	137.02
32	—	589	142.25	142.25
17	—	535	142.50	142.50
41	—	728	138.50–144.50	142.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	130.00	130.00
8	—	424	130.00–135.00	131.19
6	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.39
6	—	541	125.00–127.00	125.34
3	—	372	135.00–140.00	136.59
7	—	656	115.00–118.50	117.98
3	—	333	140.00–144.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	142.00	142.00
1	—	790	122.00	122.00
2	—	363	164.00–169.00	166.55
2	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.02
3	—	468	155.00–160.00	157.55
6	—	586	146.00–150.00	148.18
11	—	347	170.00–175.00	172.72
2	—	670	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	440	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	640	148.50–154.00	149.88
12	—	676	145.50–147.50	146.70
7	—	528	168.00	168.00
6	—	467	169.00–174.00	170.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	563	173.50–179.50	177.03
27	—	520	175.00–179.00	176.36
17	—	710	145.00–146.50	145.88
27	—	816	144.50	144.50
14	—	456	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,415	59.00–61.00	59.98
5	—	1,407	54.00–56.00	55.24
6	—	1,293	64.00–67.00	65.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	38.00–41.00	39.56
3	—	950	44.00–45.00	44.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	47.00–50.00	48.50
7	—	1,111	60.00–64.00	62.31
10	—	1,153	53.00–57.00	54.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,759	90.00–94.00	92.29
10	—	1,467	82.00–86.00	84.01

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)	5	—	843	550.00–750.00	663.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	805	400.00–550.00	460.77

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	625.00–800.00	714.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,243	800.00–1,020.00	915.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,219	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,107.37

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,364.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,626.45

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	6	—	743	375.00–500.00	435.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	860.00–955.00	909.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	570.00–600.00	583.68

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)	3	—	630	550.00–575.00	558.33
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	848	700.00–850.00	775.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.