Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available, market not covered last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.95/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$134.95

184 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$6.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	135.87	774	158
Medium and Large 2	476	129.39	616	26

One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $158 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 sale184 hd

134.95

—

AL average11 barns · 759 hd

136.79

−1.84

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	1,384	79.12	1,095	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	58.92	775	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	52.32	633	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	40.32	376	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	115.40/cwt	115.00–116.00	430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	114.37/cwt	113.00–115.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	118.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.75/cwt	154.00–164.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	118.60/cwt	116.00–120.00	331	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.78/cwt	122.00–127.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.54/cwt	127.00–135.00	611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	140.82/cwt	134.00–141.50	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	120.09/cwt	119.00–122.00	437	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	707	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	578.65/cwt	500.00–650.00	5,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	126.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.35/cwt	138.00–144.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	999.29/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,572	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	40.32/cwt	39.00–41.00	376	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	52.32/cwt	50.00–54.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,181	75.14/cwt	74.00–76.00	887	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	54.64/cwt	53.00–56.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	144.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	497	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	742	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,013	663.52/cwt	625.00–700.00	6,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	883	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	122.20/cwt	120.00–124.00	395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	846	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	126.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	116.30/cwt	115.00–117.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	130.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	844	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	143.74/cwt	139.00–144.00	707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	151.16/cwt	150.00–154.00	571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	114.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	610	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	100.44/cwt	100.00–100.50	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	122.82/cwt	120.00–127.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	118.26/cwt	117.00–119.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	148.34/cwt	147.00–150.00	650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	81.12/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,234	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,522	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	61.30/cwt	59.00–63.00	750	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	876.53/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	114.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	107.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	753	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 878Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 111Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 103Year ago 28

No trends available, market not covered last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	115.00–116.00	115.40
5	—	419	113.00–115.00	114.37
3	—	462	110.00–113.00	111.01
7	—	279	116.00–120.00	118.60
3	—	537	105.00–109.00	107.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	364	119.00–122.00	120.09
6	—	323	120.00–124.00	122.20
6	—	276	125.00–130.00	126.40
3	—	470	115.00–117.00	116.30
25	—	535	110.00–116.00	114.08
4	—	410	117.00–119.00	118.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	125.00	125.00
24	—	702	120.50	120.50
7	—	677	120.00	120.00
9	—	610	117.00	117.00
5	—	378	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	115.00–121.00	118.97
4	—	478	122.00–127.00	124.78
4	—	374	130.00–135.00	132.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	130.00–137.00	132.91
4	—	409	140.00–148.00	144.25
2	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.47
8	—	521	125.00–130.00	128.08
9	—	770	100.00–100.50	100.44
4	—	611	110.00–117.00	114.26
4	—	704	104.00–108.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	154.00–164.00	157.75
13	—	544	134.00–141.50	140.82
4	—	724	110.00–115.00	112.71
10	—	589	127.00–134.00	130.10
18	—	492	139.00–144.00	143.74
14	—	378	150.00–154.00	151.16
11	—	626	120.00–127.00	122.82
5	—	671	114.00–116.00	115.00
3	—	438	147.00–150.00	148.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	795	120.00	120.00
17	—	497	149.25	149.25
20	—	718	123.00	123.00
10	—	432	156.00	156.00
19	—	683	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	127.00–135.00	130.54
3	—	620	110.00–117.00	114.03
7	—	531	120.00–130.00	126.33
5	—	330	138.00–144.00	140.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	873	500.00–650.00	578.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	900.00–1,100.00	999.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	625.00–700.00	663.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	850.00–900.00	876.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	39.00–41.00	40.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	50.00–54.00	52.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	53.00–56.00	54.64
9	—	1,224	59.00–63.00	61.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	74.00–76.00	75.14
5	—	1,521	80.00–82.00	81.12
1	—	1,710	89.00	89.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle