Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.99/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$130.99

168 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$5.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	132.42	788	127
Medium and Large 2	535	126.56	678	41

One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $110 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 sale168 hd

130.99

—

AL average14 barns · 1,525 hd

131.70

−0.71

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	1,680	90.13	1,514	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	69.47	901	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	63.97	696	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	51.78	519	20

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	—	1,515	85.89/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,301	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	65.07/cwt	63.00–67.00	734	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	50.76/cwt	49.00–53.00	465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	59.69/cwt	57.50–60.00	600	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	56.01/cwt	55.00–58.00	636	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,337.35/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	14,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	875	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,290	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.72/cwt	140.00–142.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.48/cwt	149.00–155.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	144.48/cwt	143.00–146.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	126.26/cwt	124.00–128.00	838	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	25,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.94/cwt	131.00–136.00	901	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	121.02/cwt	119.00–123.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	133.46/cwt	131.00–135.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	165.07/cwt	164.00–167.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	137.66/cwt	136.00–139.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.73/cwt	151.00–155.00	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	129.63/cwt	129.50–130.00	805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	142.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	142.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.80/cwt	131.00–135.00	761	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.70/cwt	140.00–142.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	110.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	129.69/cwt	129.50–131.00	940	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.33/cwt	119.00–127.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	131.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.83/cwt	137.00–141.00	866	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	148.50/cwt	146.00–150.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.35/cwt	132.50–140.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	101.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	790	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,775.58/cwt	1,700.00–1,925.00	26,598	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,235.83/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	14,830	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	886.24/cwt	850.00–925.00	11,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	789.55/cwt	780.00–800.00	8,803	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	71.04/cwt	70.00–74.00	833	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	849.48/cwt	805.00–900.00	9,463	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	69.90/cwt	68.00–72.00	898	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	75.96/cwt	75.00–78.00	919	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	64.25/cwt	62.00–65.00	898	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	45.32/cwt	45.00–46.00	443	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,297	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,489	1,444.36/cwt	1,300.00–1,725.00	21,507	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,584.73/cwt	1,500.00–1,675.00	20,047	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	139.00/cwt	138.50–141.00	663	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,695	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 299Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,515	85.00–89.00	85.89
1	—	1,900	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,935	100.00–105.00	101.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,128	63.00–67.00	65.07
24	—	1,006	57.50–60.00	59.69
10	—	1,173	70.00–74.00	71.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	917	49.00–53.00	50.76
7	—	1,136	55.00–58.00	56.01
3	—	977	45.00–46.00	45.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,285	68.00–72.00	69.90
3	—	1,210	75.00–78.00	75.96
7	—	1,398	62.00–65.00	64.25

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,337.35
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,498	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,775.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,489	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,444.36
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,610	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,584.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,235.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	780.00–800.00	789.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,114	805.00–900.00	849.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	850.00–925.00	886.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	689	127.00	127.00
2	—	328	150.00–151.00	150.50
5	—	372	145.00–150.00	146.77
6	—	533	136.00–139.00	137.66
12	—	621	129.50–130.00	129.63
3	—	442	142.00–145.00	142.98
45	—	569	131.00–135.00	133.80
9	—	710	119.00–127.00	125.33
9	—	477	138.50–141.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	135.00–136.00	135.51
7	—	306	140.00–146.00	142.82
8	—	744	110.00–115.00	110.63
4	—	370	136.00–140.00	137.74
2	—	795	110.00	110.00
5	—	481	130.00–135.00	131.91
2	—	615	119.00–120.00	119.51
5	—	513	125.00–130.00	128.94
3	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.33
3	—	685	115.00–116.00	115.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	132.00–136.00	134.00
7	—	516	140.00–142.00	140.72
6	—	418	149.00–155.00	151.48
2	—	488	143.00–146.00	144.48
4	—	664	124.00–128.00	126.26
2	—	713	119.00–123.00	121.02
3	—	635	130.00–132.00	131.35
2	—	368	160.00–161.00	160.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	131.00–135.00	133.46
3	—	425	140.00–142.00	140.70
2	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.48
2	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.64
4	—	460	135.00–138.00	135.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	566	142.00–150.00	145.10
22	—	673	131.00–136.00	133.94
9	—	414	164.00–167.00	165.07
16	—	522	151.00–155.00	152.73
1	—	455	158.00	158.00
3	—	793	121.00	121.00
41	—	725	129.50–131.00	129.69
25	—	615	137.00–141.00	140.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	750	115.00	115.00
4	—	464	146.00–150.00	148.50
2	—	388	153.00–154.00	153.51
2	—	565	132.50–140.00	136.35
6	—	524	140.00–145.00	142.51
2	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.42

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

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How this sale compares

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