Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a higher undertone was noted. 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 $131.02/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$131.02

80 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$3.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	131.82	765	63
Medium and Large 2	435	128.08	557	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.74/cwt here — about $209 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 sale80 hd

131.02

—

AL average14 barns · 1,309 hd

129.24

+1.78

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	1,604	91.14	1,461	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,246	75.59	942	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,050	66.56	699	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	51.66	465	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	—	1,705	89.99/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,110	79.45/cwt	79.00–80.00	882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	76.33/cwt	74.00–78.00	971	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,179	81.14/cwt	80.00–84.00	957	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,161	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	851.88/cwt	820.00–880.00	9,183	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,049.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	57.02/cwt	55.00–59.00	503	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	104.55/cwt	104.00–105.00	2,033	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	59.85/cwt	59.00–61.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	70.26/cwt	69.00–73.00	777	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	65.66/cwt	64.00–67.00	650	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	528	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	19,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	894.87/cwt	805.00–1,000.00	10,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	127.82/cwt	127.50–131.00	784	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	102.34/cwt	102.00–103.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.33/cwt	135.00–138.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	133.65/cwt	133.50–135.00	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	133.60/cwt	133.00–135.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	138.20/cwt	137.00–139.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	881	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	137.01/cwt	135.00–137.50	711	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	122.58/cwt	121.00–123.00	907	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	149.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.00	642	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	5,385	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	713	485.75/cwt	400.00–575.00	3,463	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	788	742.54/cwt	700.00–800.00	5,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.79/cwt	130.00–132.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.03/cwt	153.00–155.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	50.92/cwt	50.00–52.00	452	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	70.38/cwt	68.00–72.00	898	11

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 309Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 76Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	89.00–91.00	89.99
2	—	1,110	79.00–80.00	79.45
2	—	1,945	104.00–105.00	104.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,272	74.00–78.00	76.33
9	—	1,179	80.00–84.00	81.14
11	—	1,276	68.00–72.00	70.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	55.00–59.00	57.02
3	—	930	45.00	45.00
2	—	888	50.00–52.00	50.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	59.00–61.00	59.85
14	—	1,106	69.00–73.00	70.26
13	—	990	64.00–67.00	65.66

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	—	1,035	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	820.00–880.00	851.88
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	713	400.00–575.00	485.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	700.00–800.00	742.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	805.00–1,000.00	894.87
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	605.00	605.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	303	155.00–160.00	157.52
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	715	114.00–115.00	114.51
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	160.00	160.00
8	—	426	158.00–159.00	158.51
3	—	672	135.00–138.00	136.33
2	—	578	144.00	144.00
10	—	724	133.50–135.00	133.65
15	—	628	140.00–141.00	140.34
6	—	539	145.00–150.00	149.20
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	130.00–135.00	133.81
2	—	358	145.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
2	—	630	120.00–123.00	121.48
3	—	782	102.00–103.00	102.34
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
6	—	419	140.00–145.00	142.27
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
8	—	615	125.00–130.00	127.59
2	—	723	119.00–122.00	120.47
4	—	470	140.00–147.00	144.53
2	—	425	150.00–152.00	151.05
5	—	560	130.00–132.00	130.79
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
2	—	375	153.00–155.00	154.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	132.00–135.00	133.51
4	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.30
3	—	478	125.00–127.00	125.69
2	—	305	135.00	135.00
6	—	418	127.00–131.00	129.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	127.50–131.00	127.82
10	—	552	133.00–135.00	133.60
2	—	368	140.00–142.00	141.01
6	—	481	137.00–139.00	138.20
18	—	519	135.00–137.50	137.01
14	—	740	121.00–123.00	122.58
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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