Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder calves sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.02/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$136.02

78 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$2.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	136.46	824	64
Medium and Large 2	505	134.02	676	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.44/cwt here — about $148 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 sale78 hd

136.02

—

AL average13 barns · 646 hd

137.39

−1.37

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	1,488	86.83	1,292	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	73.07	981	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,057	59.19	625	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	47.15	380	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	793	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	128.17/cwt	127.00–128.50	874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	172.07/cwt	170.00–174.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.82/cwt	132.00–135.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	122.72/cwt	121.00–125.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	160.60/cwt	160.00–162.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	136.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.31/cwt	148.00–152.00	573	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	608	333.09/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	135.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	116.79/cwt	115.50–117.50	802	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	732.77/cwt	660.00–815.00	6,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	140.93/cwt	138.00–143.00	466	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,085	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	842	572.10/cwt	520.00–675.00	4,817	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	69.64/cwt	68.00–72.00	912	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	63.40/cwt	62.00–66.00	670	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	55.82/cwt	54.00–58.00	590	10
Bulls	—	—	1,438	86.78/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,248	10
Bulls	—	—	1,210	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	94.20/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	162.11/cwt	158.00–166.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,087	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	47.15/cwt	45.00–49.00	380	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	77.48/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	120.81/cwt	120.00–121.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	122.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.45/cwt	109.00–112.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	168.50/cwt	164.00–170.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	752	9

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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 109Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 44Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	793	123.25	123.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	682	127.00–128.50	128.17
2	—	270	170.00–174.00	172.07
5	—	520	140.00–145.00	143.62
5	—	377	160.00–162.00	160.60
5	—	617	130.00–136.00	131.22
8	—	571	137.00–140.00	139.51
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
8	—	798	118.00	118.00
8	—	706	120.00–124.00	122.99
4	—	320	164.00–170.00	168.50
2	—	430	155.00–158.00	156.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
3	—	523	128.00–132.00	130.05
2	—	638	115.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
3	—	325	158.00–160.00	159.35
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	132.00–135.00	133.82
4	—	534	135.00–138.00	136.99
7	—	381	148.00–152.00	150.31
4	—	331	158.00–166.00	162.11
2	—	458	139.00–140.00	139.50
4	—	413	140.00–148.00	144.07
6	—	627	123.00–128.00	125.98
5	—	665	114.00–120.00	116.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	122.00–125.00	123.51
3	—	533	112.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	270	140.00–141.00	140.26
3	—	593	108.00–110.00	109.34
3	—	690	105.00–107.00	105.66
3	—	465	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	128.00–130.00	128.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	121.00–125.00	122.72
2	—	438	131.00–132.00	131.51
5	—	386	134.00–138.00	135.34
4	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.03
11	—	687	115.50–117.50	116.79
6	—	331	138.00–143.00	140.93
5	—	589	120.00–121.00	120.81
2	—	278	148.00–150.00	148.95
9	—	740	109.00–112.00	111.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	122.50	122.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	608	300.00–360.00	333.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	842	520.00–675.00	572.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,087	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	874	660.00–815.00	732.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	68.00–72.00	69.64
7	—	1,384	76.00–80.00	77.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	62.00–66.00	63.40
10	—	1,057	54.00–58.00	55.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	805	45.00–49.00	47.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	85.00–89.00	86.78
2	—	1,210	75.00–77.00	76.00
3	—	1,838	92.00–96.00	94.20

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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Uniontown Stockyards

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