Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a high of 80.00. All feeder classes sold steady, a lower undertone was noted. 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 $118.19/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$118.19

62 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	591	118.19	699	62

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 sale62 hd

118.19

—

AL average10 barns · 853 hd

123.30

−5.12

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	1,304	84.01	1,095	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	71.16	953	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	972	64.05	623	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	50.42	432	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	438	145.75/cwt	144.00–150.00	638	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	50.13/cwt	49.00–51.00	441	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	69.36/cwt	68.00–71.00	922	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	125.40/cwt	125.00–127.00	735	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	75.94/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,019	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	21,137	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	751.61/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.27/cwt	130.50–135.00	687	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	667.00/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	734	114.13/cwt	113.00–115.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.96/cwt	118.00–123.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	121.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	55.01/cwt	54.00–56.00	497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	708	41.99/cwt	40.00–44.00	297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,204	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	84.31/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,145	3
Bulls	—	—	1,145	78.05/cwt	76.00–80.00	894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	70.79/cwt	69.00–73.00	806	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	926	65.52/cwt	64.00–67.00	607	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	951	60.11/cwt	57.00–61.00	572	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	662	333.88/cwt	295.00–395.00	2,210	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	824.73/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	102.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	733	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	779.20/cwt	670.00–860.00	7,184	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	790	110.42/cwt	110.00–110.50	872	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.25/cwt	118.00–120.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	133.34/cwt	132.00–135.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.63/cwt	124.50–127.00	597	18

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 296Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 61Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 34Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	144.00–150.00	145.75
6	—	523	130.50–135.00	131.27
5	—	473	135.00–142.00	139.66
3	—	563	125.00–130.00	126.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	125.00	125.00
4	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	780	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	125.00–127.00	125.40
7	—	734	113.00–115.00	114.13
4	—	620	118.00–123.00	120.96
3	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	683	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	770	108.00	108.00
3	—	488	132.00–135.00	133.34
3	—	522	129.00–132.00	130.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	128.00–130.00	129.02
10	—	640	114.00–116.00	115.00
5	—	527	120.00–125.00	121.22
3	—	382	130.00–131.00	130.34
5	—	712	100.00–105.00	102.99
4	—	570	118.00–120.00	119.25
2	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.57
18	—	475	124.50–127.00	125.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	790	110.00–110.50	110.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	880	49.00–51.00	50.13
4	—	904	54.00–56.00	55.01
2	—	708	40.00–44.00	41.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,330	68.00–71.00	69.36
4	—	1,361	62.00–65.00	63.57
12	—	1,342	74.00–78.00	75.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	69.00–73.00	70.79
12	—	926	64.00–67.00	65.52
13	—	951	57.00–61.00	60.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,358	84.00–85.00	84.31
2	—	1,145	76.00–80.00	78.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,433	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	800.00–875.00	824.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	700.00–775.00	751.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	650.00–675.00	667.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	922	670.00–860.00	779.20
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	662	295.00–395.00	333.88

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

Slaughter Cattle

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