Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.48/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$145.48

77 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	146.08	779	73
Medium and Large 2	510	134.48	686	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $93 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 sale77 hd

145.48

—

AL average16 barns · 1,372 hd

138.53

+6.95

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	1,276	85.58	1,092	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,236	70.82	875	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,004	66.30	666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	801	52.22	418	5thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	60.33/cwt	60.00–61.00	581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	46.00/cwt	45.00–47.00	335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	58.54/cwt	58.00–59.00	447	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	63.59/cwt	62.00–65.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.10/cwt	131.00–135.00	501	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	74.15/cwt	72.00–76.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	66.55/cwt	65.00–69.00	681	9
Bulls	—	—	1,018	76.98/cwt	75.00–79.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	86.98/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,219	68.96/cwt	68.00–72.00	841	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	77.68/cwt	77.00–80.00	979	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	574.56/cwt	500.00–650.00	4,884	2
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	129.89/cwt	129.00–130.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.51/cwt	131.00–133.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	689	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	396.73/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	127.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	139.14/cwt	139.00–140.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.69/cwt	142.00–144.00	735	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.24/cwt	162.50–164.00	695	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.39/cwt	120.00–122.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,465	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	824.27/cwt	740.00–900.00	8,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.79/cwt	119.00–120.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.18/cwt	123.00–125.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	868	16

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 234Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 100Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	500.00–650.00	574.56
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	375.00–415.00	396.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	740.00–900.00	824.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	60.00–61.00	60.33
2	—	978	72.00–76.00	74.15
9	—	1,024	65.00–69.00	66.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	45.00–47.00	46.00
2	—	763	58.00–59.00	58.54
1	—	1,025	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	62.00–65.00	63.59
7	—	1,219	68.00–72.00	68.96
4	—	1,260	77.00–80.00	77.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	75.00–79.00	76.98
2	—	1,345	85.00–89.00	86.98
1	—	1,655	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	379	131.00–135.00	132.10
2	—	655	112.00	112.00
8	—	427	125.00–129.00	127.30
3	—	627	112.00–116.00	114.04
5	—	529	120.00–122.00	121.39
5	—	565	119.00–120.00	119.79
6	—	469	123.00–125.00	124.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	129.00–130.00	129.89
2	—	538	128.00–129.00	128.51
4	—	609	120.00–124.00	122.26
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
4	—	425	131.00–132.00	131.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
3	—	523	129.00–131.00	129.98
5	—	431	135.00–140.00	137.61
5	—	568	120.00–127.00	122.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	131.00–133.00	132.51
4	—	456	151.00	151.00
7	—	562	139.00–140.00	139.14
22	—	515	142.00–144.00	142.69
18	—	426	162.50–164.00	163.24
2	—	708	131.50	131.50
16	—	627	136.00–139.00	138.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	610	123.00	123.00

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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Uniontown Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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