Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested. Trade active with moderate 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 $126.28/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$126.28

51 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	126.28	638	51

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

126.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,591 hd

120.68

+5.60

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	1,576	89.03	1,403	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	73.26	942	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	63.81	706	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	44.47	411	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Medium and Large 2	—	410	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	886.11/cwt	800.00–950.00	11,218	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	679.06/cwt	620.00–735.00	6,879	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	87.55/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,336	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	83.28/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,170	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.47/cwt	44.00–45.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	59.44/cwt	57.00–60.00	671	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	130.63/cwt	130.00–133.00	801	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	644	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.73/cwt	116.00–118.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	128.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	107.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.19/cwt	123.00–127.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.22/cwt	135.00–141.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	110.19/cwt	107.00–113.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.12/cwt	125.00–129.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	145.85/cwt	145.00–146.00	665	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	660	368.18/cwt	325.00–450.00	2,430	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,005	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,296	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	625	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	78.15/cwt	77.00–80.00	973	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	64.68/cwt	62.50–66.00	927	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	73.52/cwt	71.00–75.00	931	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	69.67/cwt	69.00–72.00	770	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	65.35/cwt	63.00–67.00	709	14
Bulls	—	—	1,938	100.95/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,956	4

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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 362Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 69Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	141.00–142.00	141.49
2	—	673	115.00–119.00	116.99
3	—	467	136.00–140.00	137.98
4	—	620	120.00–124.00	121.54
3	—	745	105.00–111.00	107.00
3	—	518	129.00–132.00	130.33
7	—	569	125.00–129.00	127.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	120.00–121.00	120.33
6	—	414	155.00	155.00
5	—	613	130.00–133.00	130.63
3	—	677	124.00–130.00	128.06
5	—	515	135.00–141.00	139.22
4	—	595	134.00	134.00
7	—	456	145.00–146.00	145.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	121.00–123.00	122.00
1	—	355	133.00	133.00
10	—	428	130.00–132.00	131.00
9	—	332	137.00	137.00
2	—	608	119.00–120.00	119.50
7	—	690	116.00–118.00	117.73
7	—	528	123.00–127.00	125.19
7	—	464	127.00–129.00	128.01
4	—	721	107.00–113.00	110.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,266	800.00–950.00	886.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	620.00–735.00	679.06
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	660	325.00–450.00	368.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	85.00–90.00	87.55
7	—	1,405	81.00–85.00	83.28
4	—	1,938	99.00–104.00	100.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	44.00–45.00	44.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,129	57.00–60.00	59.44
6	—	1,105	69.00–72.00	69.67
14	—	1,085	63.00–67.00	65.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,245	77.00–80.00	78.15
4	—	1,433	62.50–66.00	64.68
19	—	1,267	71.00–75.00	73.52

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