Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.38/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$132.38

89 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$6.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	134.41	690	63
Medium and Large 2	462	127.45	589	26

One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about $101 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 sale89 hd

132.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,984 hd

126.04

+6.34

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	1,480	83.80	1,240	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,222	62.46	763	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	60.18	635	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	43.50	387	14

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	145.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	144.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	175.57/cwt	172.50–180.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	127.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.86/cwt	141.00–143.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.35/cwt	126.00–131.00	742	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	789.07/cwt	750.00–825.00	6,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,049.31/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	137.85/cwt	134.00–139.00	866	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	794	902.09/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,163	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Fancy	—	972	1,233.05/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	11,985	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	912.04/cwt	875.00–950.00	7,980	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	761	494.53/cwt	400.00–550.00	3,763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	55.15/cwt	53.00–57.00	552	12
Bulls	—	—	1,518	84.95/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,290	5
Bulls	—	—	1,175	74.50/cwt	73.00–77.00	875	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	43.50/cwt	42.00–46.00	387	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	58.79/cwt	57.00–60.00	764	8
Bulls	—	—	1,686	90.08/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,519	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	890.82/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,746	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,142.46/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	12,738	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	709.78/cwt	625.00–810.00	6,693	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	709.16/cwt	650.00–760.00	6,134	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,184	64.29/cwt	63.00–67.00	761	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	62.93/cwt	61.00–65.00	683	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,184	1,431.02/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	16,943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	165.73/cwt	162.00–167.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	140.20/cwt	137.00–142.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.78/cwt	135.00–137.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	168.85/cwt	167.00–170.00	530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	157.30/cwt	152.00–160.00	689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	564	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	166.51/cwt	162.00–167.50	441	12

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 508Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 132Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	155.00	155.00
7	—	507	144.00–147.00	144.44
4	—	374	172.50–180.00	175.57
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
6	—	568	140.00–143.00	141.82
2	—	415	162.00–167.00	164.50
14	—	628	134.00–139.00	137.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	116.00–120.00	118.05
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
3	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	160.00	160.00
7	—	314	167.00–170.00	168.85
4	—	514	135.00–140.00	138.72
3	—	605	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	136.00–137.00	136.52
12	—	635	122.00–126.00	124.00
12	—	422	141.00–143.00	141.86
17	—	569	126.00–131.00	130.35
11	—	355	147.00	147.00
6	—	520	132.00–136.00	135.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	134.00–137.00	134.97
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	667	105.00–106.00	105.33
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
8	—	468	126.00–130.00	127.50
5	—	339	137.00–142.00	140.20
4	—	514	120.00–125.00	122.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	124.00–127.00	125.54
2	—	425	140.00–142.00	140.99
9	—	475	135.00–137.00	136.78
16	—	372	150.00–154.00	151.73
12	—	265	162.00–167.50	166.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	488	140.00–147.00	145.34
7	—	634	125.00–128.00	127.02
2	—	515	132.00–135.00	133.47
3	—	667	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	563	129.00–132.00	130.49
4	—	388	162.00–167.00	165.73
14	—	438	152.00–160.00	157.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	750.00–825.00	789.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,111	950.00–1,150.00	1,049.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	794	800.00–975.00	902.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,233.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,184	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,431.02
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	875	875.00–950.00	912.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,094	800.00–1,000.00	890.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,115	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,142.46
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	761	400.00–550.00	494.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	943	625.00–810.00	709.78
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	865	650.00–760.00	709.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,000	53.00–57.00	55.15
22	—	1,086	61.00–65.00	62.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	889	42.00–46.00	43.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	57.00–60.00	58.79
16	—	1,184	63.00–67.00	64.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,518	84.00–86.00	84.95
4	—	1,175	73.00–77.00	74.50
5	—	1,686	89.00–92.00	90.08

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle