Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested and sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.74/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$146.74

53 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	379	155.20	588	17thin
Medium and Large 1	581	142.75	829	36

One grade step is worth $12.44/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 sale53 hd

146.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,004 hd

139.95

+6.80

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	—	High	1,639	81.78	1,340	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,257	74.31	934	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,036	61.19	634	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	43.15	378	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	—	—	1,593	87.86/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,400	5
Bulls	—	—	1,706	76.74/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	80.85/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,322	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	56.31/cwt	54.00–58.00	581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	65.62/cwt	63.00–68.00	682	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	74.31/cwt	74.00–75.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	178.68/cwt	176.00–180.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,706	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	907	866.91/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	7,863	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	714	478.61/cwt	380.00–550.00	3,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	184.52/cwt	180.00–187.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	131.32/cwt	129.00–135.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.18/cwt	117.00–120.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	124.81/cwt	124.00–125.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	165.63/cwt	162.50–170.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	158.42/cwt	152.00–160.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.75/cwt	142.00–148.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	148.48/cwt	147.50–150.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.05/cwt	139.00–147.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	43.15/cwt	41.00–45.00	378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,823.93/cwt	1,800.00–1,850.00	27,815	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,405	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	770.90/cwt	685.00–855.00	10,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 369Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 94Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	86.00–90.00	87.86
4	—	1,706	74.00–78.50	76.74
11	—	1,635	80.00–84.00	80.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,032	54.00–58.00	56.31
11	—	1,040	63.00–68.00	65.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	74.00–75.00	74.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	41.00–45.00	43.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	146.00	146.00
3	—	333	176.00–180.00	178.68
1	—	385	172.00	172.00
7	—	695	127.00	127.00
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
4	—	265	180.00–187.00	184.52
9	—	745	125.00	125.00
2	—	475	152.00–155.00	153.55
2	—	585	135.00–138.00	136.47
6	—	635	129.00–135.00	131.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	175.00–176.00	175.49
5	—	317	162.50–170.00	165.63
5	—	359	152.00–160.00	158.42
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
2	—	430	139.00–147.00	143.05
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
2	—	315	143.00	143.00
3	—	475	128.00–130.00	129.36
5	—	588	124.00–125.00	124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	120.00–123.00	121.02
5	—	470	117.00–120.00	119.18
2	—	538	114.00–116.00	115.01
3	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	136.00–138.00	136.67
3	—	383	147.50–150.00	148.48
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
3	—	332	142.00–148.00	145.75
5	—	373	135.00–140.00	139.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	800.00–1,000.00	866.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,525	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,823.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	714	380.00–550.00	478.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	685.00–855.00	770.90

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

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