Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.61/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$134.61

87 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$5.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	135.77	670	67
Medium and Large 2	458	130.71	599	20

One grade step is worth $5.06/cwt here — about $71 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 sale87 hd

134.61

—

AL average15 barns · 1,293 hd

128.15

+6.46

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	1,704	85.68	1,460	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	60.51	799	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,079	60.47	652	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	46.95	434	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	630	145.83/cwt	135.00–157.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	139.84/cwt	139.00–140.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	125.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.70/cwt	160.00–162.00	667	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	887	682.42/cwt	575.00–750.00	6,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.89/cwt	132.00–133.50	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	771	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	609.34/cwt	525.00–675.00	5,301	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	936	928.02/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	8,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.70/cwt	128.00–131.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.99/cwt	141.00–149.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	726	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	159.03/cwt	157.00–160.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.01/cwt	129.00–134.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	877	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	64.16/cwt	63.00–66.00	831	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	62.04/cwt	60.00–63.00	665	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	56.55/cwt	54.00–58.00	619	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	91.65/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	87.03/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,335	72.68/cwt	71.00–75.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	830.64/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,173.71/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	46.95/cwt	46.00–48.00	434	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	57.43/cwt	55.00–59.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	164.24/cwt	160.00–167.00	527	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.54/cwt	124.00–128.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	749.77/cwt	685.00–835.00	6,763	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	131.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	157.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.56/cwt	140.00–143.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.76/cwt	136.00–140.00	593	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	140.99/cwt	137.00–145.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	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 Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 406Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 155Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 120Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	135.00–157.00	145.83
6	—	593	139.00–140.00	139.84
3	—	415	160.00–162.00	160.70
7	—	518	141.00–149.00	145.99
3	—	677	125.00–130.00	127.01
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	140.00–150.00	145.03
4	—	439	150.00–152.00	150.50
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
14	—	321	160.00–167.00	164.24
7	—	391	152.00–160.00	157.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
4	—	313	150.00–152.50	151.26
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.67
2	—	563	126.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	145.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
10	—	559	137.00–140.00	138.01
6	—	330	157.00–160.00	159.03
5	—	612	129.00–134.00	130.01
3	—	733	117.00–122.00	119.65
2	—	525	140.00–143.00	141.56
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
4	—	629	120.00–127.00	125.29
12	—	535	132.00–133.50	132.89
2	—	458	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	572	128.00–131.00	129.70
18	—	427	136.00–140.00	138.76
9	—	386	140.00–145.00	142.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	534	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	135.00–137.00	136.01
5	—	586	120.00–122.00	121.21
4	—	533	124.00–128.00	126.54
3	—	415	130.00–134.00	131.70
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
5	—	327	137.00–145.00	140.99

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	887	575.00–750.00	682.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	775.00–900.00	830.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,173.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	936	885.00–1,000.00	928.02
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	870	525.00–675.00	609.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	685.00–835.00	749.77
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,295	63.00–66.00	64.16
13	—	1,342	55.00–59.00	57.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,072	60.00–63.00	62.04
6	—	1,095	54.00–58.00	56.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	46.00–48.00	46.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	90.00–93.00	91.65
6	—	1,752	85.00–88.00	87.03
2	—	1,335	71.00–75.00	72.68

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