Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high yielding bull up to 100.00. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.31/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$137.31

191 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$2.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	137.84	754	149
Medium and Large 2	453	135.43	614	42

One grade step is worth $2.41/cwt here — about $141 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 sale191 hd

137.31

—

AL average16 barns · 2,087 hd

133.54

+3.77

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	1,556	85.76	1,335	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,281	73.96	948	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	990	63.54	629	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	46.90	402	5thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	721	131.01/cwt	129.00–134.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.75/cwt	138.00–141.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	145.66/cwt	142.00–148.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.14/cwt	126.00–132.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	176.81/cwt	172.00–179.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.08/cwt	134.00–139.00	799	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	146.33/cwt	144.00–148.00	644	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	155.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.45/cwt	142.00–148.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	138.38/cwt	138.00–141.50	744	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.57/cwt	148.00–155.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	166.40/cwt	162.00–170.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	138.75/cwt	137.00–140.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	148.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	131.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	809	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,047.40/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	11,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,001.48/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	11,848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.43/cwt	140.00–142.00	523	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.82/cwt	158.00–162.00	672	7
Bulls	—	—	1,209	80.12/cwt	78.50–82.00	969	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	55.99/cwt	54.00–58.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	167.39/cwt	164.00–170.00	649	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	68.75/cwt	66.00–70.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	721	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	588.44/cwt	500.00–685.00	4,507	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,580	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	31,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,424.78/cwt	1,205.00–1,600.00	18,978	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,399	1,390.19/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	19,449	5
Bulls	—	—	1,975	85.22/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,683	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	75.83/cwt	74.00–78.00	963	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	46.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	402	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	63.71/cwt	61.00–66.00	650	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	69.01/cwt	68.00–71.00	682	12
Bulls	—	—	1,803	92.20/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,662	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,025	1,238.23/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	12,692	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	807.32/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,089.03/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	14,484	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,285	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	25,058	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	736.84/cwt	700.00–800.00	5,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	136.96/cwt	134.00–139.00	927	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	961.95/cwt	950.00–975.00	8,802	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	983	1,353.58/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	13,306	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	736.15/cwt	660.00–820.00	6,589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	933.65/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	10,279	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	167.47/cwt	164.00–172.00	655	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,040	1,369.71/cwt	1,275.00–1,475.00	14,245	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	758	557.58/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,226	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,375	2,275.00/cwt	2,275.00–2,275.00	31,281	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	889.10/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.55/cwt	132.00–138.00	827	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	24,538	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	986.96/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	10,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	112.49/cwt	108.00–116.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.76/cwt	162.50–168.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	685	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,289.90/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	12,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,464.83/cwt	1,350.00–1,575.00	19,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.53/cwt	156.00–159.00	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	147.60/cwt	144.00–149.50	942	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	153.44/cwt	150.00–154.00	756	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,210	1,613.58/cwt	1,600.00–1,625.00	19,524	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,378.32/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	16,678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	533	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 350Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 78Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 77Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	129.00–134.00	131.01
8	—	422	172.00–179.00	176.81
5	—	677	134.00–139.00	136.96
2	—	558	152.00–155.00	153.51
3	—	473	162.50–168.00	165.76
11	—	525	156.00–159.00	158.53
14	—	638	144.00–149.50	147.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
4	—	575	140.00–144.00	142.50
5	—	518	145.00–150.00	148.96
5	—	616	130.00–134.00	131.41
7	—	423	158.00–162.00	158.82
3	—	388	164.00–170.00	167.39
7	—	493	150.00–154.00	153.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	138.00–141.00	139.75
4	—	440	160.00–162.00	161.01
4	—	460	152.00–160.00	155.48
4	—	520	142.00–148.00	145.45
1	—	756	118.00	118.00
2	—	663	126.00–128.00	127.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
11	—	391	164.00–172.00	167.47
4	—	615	132.00–138.00	134.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	130.00–138.00	133.18
3	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.30
3	—	418	148.00–155.00	151.57
4	—	328	162.00–170.00	166.40
2	—	743	108.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	565	124.00–130.00	126.72
5	—	479	140.00–145.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	142.00–148.00	145.66
2	—	545	128.00	128.00
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
4	—	413	137.00–140.00	138.75
11	—	370	140.00–142.00	141.43
12	—	476	130.00–136.00	134.71
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	568	126.00–128.00	126.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	126.00–132.00	127.14
28	—	579	134.00–139.00	138.08
1	—	740	121.00	121.00
13	—	440	144.00–148.00	146.33
86	—	538	138.00–141.50	138.38
4	—	776	108.00–116.00	112.49
7	—	468	142.00–144.00	143.02
2	—	628	129.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	360	148.00	148.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	975.00–1,125.00	1,047.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,183	925.00–1,150.00	1,001.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,101	875.00–1,025.00	933.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	758	700.00–800.00	736.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	950.00–975.00	961.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	758	500.00–600.00	557.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	766	500.00–685.00	588.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	660.00–820.00	736.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,332	1,205.00–1,600.00	1,424.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,399	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,390.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,330	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,089.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,311	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,464.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,210	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,378.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	775.00–850.00	807.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	983	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,353.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,369.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	875.00–900.00	889.10
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	975.00–1,000.00	986.96
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,289.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,209	78.50–82.00	80.12
3	—	1,975	85.00–86.00	85.22
9	—	1,803	90.00–95.00	92.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	948	54.00–58.00	55.99
13	—	1,020	61.00–66.00	63.71
12	—	988	68.00–71.00	69.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,313	66.00–70.00	68.75
25	—	1,270	74.00–78.00	75.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	857	45.00–50.00	46.90

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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