Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $149.38/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$149.38

237 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	150.37	860	214
Medium and Large 2	485	140.17	679	23

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $181 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 sale237 hd

149.38

—

AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd

146.43

+2.95

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	1,451	78.24	1,136	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,293	63.91	827	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	58.25	673	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	44.58	406	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	57.82/cwt	56.00–60.00	808	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	62.28/cwt	61.00–65.00	707	13
Bulls	—	—	1,458	74.33/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,084	3
Bulls	—	—	1,448	80.20/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,161	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	54.50/cwt	52.00–56.00	639	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	44.58/cwt	42.00–46.00	406	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	174.77/cwt	168.00–178.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	642	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	180.65/cwt	180.00–182.50	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	163.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.42/cwt	136.00–141.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	146.02/cwt	144.50–146.50	902	82
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	611.99/cwt	600.00–625.00	4,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	128.59/cwt	124.00–129.50	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	129.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.35/cwt	131.00–135.00	692	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	839	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	715	476.17/cwt	420.00–580.00	3,405	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.09/cwt	138.00–142.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	139.84/cwt	138.00–142.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.12/cwt	126.00–130.00	744	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	145.51/cwt	142.00–147.00	668	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,174	70.87/cwt	69.00–73.00	832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.71/cwt	135.00–138.00	506	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	146.85/cwt	143.00–150.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.80/cwt	138.00–145.00	662	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	804.00/cwt	804.00–804.00	8,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.48/cwt	118.00–119.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	164.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	150.84/cwt	148.00–154.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	126.42/cwt	125.00–129.50	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	140.84/cwt	138.00–142.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	134.13/cwt	133.00–135.50	909	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	147.01/cwt	143.00–148.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	176.74/cwt	175.00–178.00	746	26

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 151Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 59Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,398	56.00–60.00	57.82
14	—	1,174	69.00–73.00	70.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,135	61.00–65.00	62.28
14	—	1,173	52.00–56.00	54.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	42.00–46.00	44.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	73.00–77.00	74.33
6	—	1,448	79.00–83.00	80.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	740	600.00–625.00	611.99
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	715	420.00–580.00	476.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	804.00	804.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	130.00–135.00	133.26
4	—	379	168.00–178.00	174.77
4	—	309	180.00–182.50	180.65
10	—	417	160.00–168.00	163.39
6	—	579	138.00–142.00	139.84
8	—	539	143.00–150.00	146.85
17	—	687	125.00–129.50	126.42
4	—	480	150.00–157.00	151.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	625	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	415	150.00	150.00
4	—	470	138.00–145.00	140.80
4	—	318	160.00–168.00	164.42
6	—	567	125.00–129.00	126.33
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
2	—	535	130.00–136.00	132.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	531	165.00	165.00
82	—	618	144.50–146.50	146.02
27	—	678	133.00–135.50	134.13
26	—	422	175.00–178.00	176.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	470	135.00–138.00	136.63
11	—	519	131.00–135.00	133.35
7	—	423	138.00–142.00	140.09
25	—	576	126.00–130.00	129.12
2	—	678	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	633	117.00–120.00	118.33
14	—	397	143.00–148.00	147.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	487	125.00–130.00	129.09
3	—	370	135.00–138.00	136.71
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	133.30
2	—	573	118.00–119.00	118.48
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	540	120.00–125.00	122.52
5	—	318	138.00–142.00	140.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	138.00–141.00	139.52
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
2	—	323	148.00–154.00	150.84
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–152.00	151.04
8	—	528	136.00–141.00	138.42
10	—	623	124.00–129.50	128.59
4	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.80
3	—	688	120.00–124.00	122.01
6	—	459	142.00–147.00	145.51
8	—	392	160.00–165.00	163.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	146.00	146.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle