Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $129.11/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$129.11

121 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$2.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	130.53	600	48
Medium and Large 1	580	128.17	743	73

One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale121 hd

129.11

—

AL average15 barns · 1,933 hd

128.21

+0.90

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	1,715	81.89	1,405	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,243	63.26	786	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	59.83	649	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	51.50	528	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bulls	—	—	1,989	86.53/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,721	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	75.71/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,022	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	62.88/cwt	62.00–65.00	665	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	56.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	632	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	64.79/cwt	63.00–67.00	824	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,146	58.18/cwt	55.00–60.00	667	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	1,168.31/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	16,310	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,031	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	608	524.79/cwt	475.00–575.00	3,191	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	757.38/cwt	725.00–785.00	6,211	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	570.17/cwt	540.00–600.00	5,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	164.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	555	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,874	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	868.25/cwt	805.00–900.00	7,901	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,145	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	906.40/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	7,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.99/cwt	165.00–170.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	162.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	144.61/cwt	137.00–145.50	769	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.63/cwt	146.00–158.00	734	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	1,536.40/cwt	1,450.00–1,650.00	25,043	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	837.12/cwt	800.00–870.00	6,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.76/cwt	110.00–112.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	142.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	44.55/cwt	44.00–45.00	420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	53.24/cwt	50.00–55.00	557	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	584.27/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,142	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	805.93/cwt	755.00–850.00	8,607	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	129.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	637	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.16/cwt	136.00–140.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	140.82/cwt	140.00–144.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	148.15/cwt	144.00–150.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.37/cwt	134.00–134.50	695	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	889	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	155.20/cwt	154.00–156.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	136.27/cwt	136.00–138.00	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	165.64/cwt	160.00–168.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	137.41/cwt	136.00–139.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.76/cwt	122.00–126.50	774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.26/cwt	128.00–133.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	152.99/cwt	150.00–156.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.75/cwt	138.00–139.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.67/cwt	142.00–146.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.35/cwt	157.00–160.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	141.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.50/cwt	146.00–150.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	126.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	789	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	929	3

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 535Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 128Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 137Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,989	85.00–87.00	86.53
3	—	1,350	75.00–77.00	75.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,058	62.00–65.00	62.88
19	—	1,110	55.00–59.00	56.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,272	63.00–67.00	64.79
9	—	1,146	55.00–60.00	58.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	44.00–45.00	44.55
8	—	1,046	50.00–55.00	53.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,396	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,168.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	800.00–1,000.00	906.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,630	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,536.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	725.00–785.00	757.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	540.00–600.00	570.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	755.00–850.00	805.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	608	475.00–575.00	524.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	800.00–870.00	837.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	805.00–900.00	868.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	880	500.00–700.00	584.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	160.00–166.00	164.08
6	—	508	140.00–142.00	141.00
5	—	437	154.00–156.00	155.20
3	—	365	157.00–160.00	158.35
4	—	620	130.00–135.00	133.20
4	—	469	146.00–150.00	147.50
3	—	658	124.00–128.00	126.65
3	—	573	137.00–138.00	137.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	125.00–135.00	130.00
5	—	475	136.00–140.00	138.16
5	—	408	140.00–144.00	140.82
8	—	364	144.00–150.00	148.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	124.00–125.00	124.48
4	—	670	110.00–112.00	110.76
5	—	329	140.00–146.00	142.02
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
17	—	493	125.00–130.00	129.30
11	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.66
8	—	358	136.00–138.00	136.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	517	134.00–134.50	134.37
12	—	470	135.00–138.00	136.50
11	—	847	105.00	105.00
14	—	620	122.00–126.50	124.76
8	—	571	128.00–133.00	131.26
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
4	—	421	138.00–139.00	138.75
3	—	370	142.00–146.00	143.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.99
9	—	442	160.00–164.00	162.68
19	—	532	137.00–145.50	144.61
3	—	573	130.00–135.00	133.05
6	—	478	146.00–158.00	153.63
2	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	160.00–168.00	165.64
10	—	612	136.00–139.00	137.41
1	—	680	136.00	136.00
4	—	518	150.00–156.00	152.99
9	—	585	140.00–143.00	141.58
3	—	735	125.00–129.00	126.34

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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