Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher, and feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.28/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$111.28

110 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$254

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

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	398	119.26	474	32
Medium and Large 1	675	108.01	729	78

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale110 hd

111.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,822 hd

120.83

−9.55

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	—	Average	1,404	77.72	1,091	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,281	61.62	789	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	54.63	606	21

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1	—	534	121.82/cwt	119.00–123.00	651	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	56.69/cwt	55.00–59.00	620	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	61.62/cwt	60.00–64.00	789	15
Bulls	—	—	1,647	81.22/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	92.96/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,168	71.86/cwt	70.00–74.00	839	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	51.27/cwt	50.00–53.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.25/cwt	114.00–116.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	105.80/cwt	105.00–106.00	720	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	158.17/cwt	157.00–160.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	152.19/cwt	150.00–157.50	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	172.63/cwt	168.00–177.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.75/cwt	140.00–142.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	752	33
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	637	383.03/cwt	300.00–450.00	2,440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	154.60/cwt	152.00–157.50	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	164.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.87/cwt	130.00–136.50	774	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.85/cwt	122.00–128.00	726	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,050.82/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	130.23/cwt	128.00–132.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	118.86/cwt	117.00–119.50	691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	117.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	494	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	107.47/cwt	105.00–112.50	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	119.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	830	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	125.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.83/cwt	127.00–131.00	796	5

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 210Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 72Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher, and feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	119.00–123.00	121.82
4	—	632	114.00–116.00	115.25
20	—	681	105.00–106.00	105.80
33	—	744	100.00–102.00	101.03
15	—	581	117.00–119.50	118.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	120.00–124.00	121.40
4	—	471	110.00–115.00	112.23
15	—	419	115.00–120.00	117.83
5	—	319	124.00–130.00	125.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	157.00–160.00	158.17
6	—	384	152.00–157.50	154.60
6	—	577	122.00–128.00	125.85
8	—	511	128.00–132.00	130.23
10	—	423	140.00–150.00	146.10
4	—	463	134.00–140.00	137.97
5	—	620	115.00–120.00	116.76
5	—	678	105.00–112.50	107.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	150.00–157.50	152.19
7	—	336	168.00–177.00	172.63
4	—	509	140.00–142.00	140.75
4	—	475	145.00–150.00	148.79
4	—	363	160.00–167.00	164.52
17	—	570	130.00–136.50	135.87
23	—	694	117.00–125.00	119.57
5	—	618	127.00–131.00	128.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,093	55.00–59.00	56.69
8	—	1,134	50.00–53.00	51.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,281	60.00–64.00	61.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	79.00–84.00	81.22
2	—	1,863	92.00–94.00	92.96
7	—	1,168	70.00–74.00	71.86

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	—	637	300.00–450.00	383.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.82

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Uniontown Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle