Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle market lightly tested, feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.36/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$126.36

66 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	509	128.31	653	27
Medium and Large 1	674	125.01	842	39

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale66 hd

126.36

—

AL average15 barns · 1,687 hd

129.15

−2.79

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	1,685	88.51	1,492	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,234	67.19	829	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	64.37	700	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	839	46.72	392	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.35/cwt	142.00–144.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.17/cwt	144.00–145.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.38/cwt	127.00–135.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.50/cwt	147.00–150.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	793.57/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,360	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	21,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,270.45/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	17,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	179.38/cwt	178.00–182.50	509	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	761	603.16/cwt	500.00–700.00	4,590	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	733	546.79/cwt	500.00–575.00	4,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	793	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	87.19/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	49.08/cwt	48.00–50.00	399	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	374	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	69.59/cwt	68.00–72.00	851	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	62.16/cwt	59.00–64.00	632	11
Bulls	—	—	1,125	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,106.93/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	11,091	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,375.70/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	14,362	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	1,761.22/cwt	1,725.00–1,800.00	20,694	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	64.20/cwt	63.00–66.00	801	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	67.08/cwt	66.00–69.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	98.58/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	135.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	521	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	644.02/cwt	595.00–700.00	6,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.76/cwt	122.00–125.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	975	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	912	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	458	1

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 286Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 81Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 32Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.01
3	—	430	142.00–144.00	143.35
8	—	669	120.00–125.00	123.78
3	—	643	125.00–127.00	126.34
2	—	525	134.00–135.00	134.52
19	—	766	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	421	132.00–137.00	135.26
2	—	633	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	368	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
4	—	563	122.00–125.00	123.76
3	—	530	126.00–128.00	126.97
10	—	481	129.00–131.00	130.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	150.00–154.00	152.00
3	—	630	127.00–135.00	132.38
2	—	335	160.00–162.00	161.03
2	—	470	147.00–150.00	148.50
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	270	170.00	170.00
2	—	393	157.00–160.00	158.49
2	—	543	142.00–146.00	144.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	156.00–160.00	157.97
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
2	—	488	135.00–140.00	137.46
3	—	428	140.00–146.00	141.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	144.00–145.00	144.17
3	—	378	170.00–175.00	171.65
2	—	798	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
6	—	284	178.00–182.50	179.38
4	—	518	150.00–154.00	153.02
13	—	722	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	187.00	187.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	725.00–850.00	793.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,410	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,270.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,002	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,106.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,044	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,375.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,761.22
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	761	500.00–700.00	603.16
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	733	500.00–575.00	546.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	595.00–700.00	644.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	85.00–89.00	87.19
1	—	1,125	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,808	98.00–99.00	98.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	48.00–50.00	49.08
1	—	890	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	68.00–72.00	69.59
4	—	1,248	63.00–66.00	64.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,017	59.00–64.00	62.16
9	—	1,174	66.00–69.00	67.08

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