Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with a high of 99.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with a high of 80.00. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower and feeder bulls were lightly tested. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.59/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$140.59

154 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	142.72	872	121
Medium and Large 2	561	132.79	745	33

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about $127 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 sale154 hd

140.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,439 hd

148.21

−7.62

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	1,976	93.07	1,839	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,267	70.83	898	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	64.17	721	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	48.56	416	18

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1Value Added	—	770	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.62/cwt	129.00–130.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	138.78/cwt	137.00–140.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.65/cwt	145.00–152.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	137.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.44/cwt	170.00–177.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.04/cwt	148.00–150.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	892	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.25/cwt	139.00–143.50	824	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.35/cwt	138.00–139.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.92/cwt	140.00–146.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.24/cwt	127.00–134.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.80/cwt	130.00–134.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.03/cwt	134.00–139.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	797.50/cwt	700.00–880.00	9,092	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	863	496.94/cwt	400.00–575.00	4,289	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	775.52/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,484	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	762.29/cwt	725.00–800.00	6,784	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	813.56/cwt	725.00–895.00	7,769	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	923.54/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,695	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,505	1,104.37/cwt	1,065.00–1,160.00	16,621	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	900.57/cwt	760.00–975.00	10,068	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	66.83/cwt	65.00–68.00	843	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	58.33/cwt	57.00–60.00	653	17
Bulls	—	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	2,062	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,954	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	72.03/cwt	70.00–74.00	914	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	49.57/cwt	47.00–51.00	425	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	54.31/cwt	53.00–55.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	44.26/cwt	40.00–45.00	380	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.01/cwt	63.00–67.00	745	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	70.64/cwt	69.00–73.00	763	12

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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 507Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 153Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 91Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	770	130.50	130.50
35	—	670	138.00	138.00
20	—	624	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	180.00	180.00
11	—	528	145.00–152.00	147.65
4	—	639	135.00–139.00	137.28
2	—	703	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
7	—	478	154.00–160.00	158.03
2	—	418	170.00–177.00	173.44
30	—	575	139.00–143.50	143.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.97
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
4	—	475	140.00–147.00	143.22
10	—	643	120.00	120.00
14	—	577	130.00–135.00	132.93
2	—	418	148.00–150.00	149.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	127.00–130.00	128.96
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
5	—	383	137.00–140.00	138.78
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
6	—	430	130.00–136.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	643	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	580	129.00–130.00	129.62
2	—	605	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
6	—	755	115.00	115.00
4	—	308	150.00–152.00	150.98
2	—	353	145.00–149.00	147.01
8	—	532	130.00–134.00	132.80
5	—	465	134.00–139.00	137.03
4	—	678	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	138.00–139.00	138.35
3	—	475	140.00–146.00	143.92
4	—	565	127.00–134.00	130.24
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.19
2	—	405	140.00	140.00

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)	2	—	1,140	700.00–880.00	797.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	900.00–950.00	923.54
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	863	400.00–575.00	496.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	725.00–895.00	813.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,118	760.00–975.00	900.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,505	1,065.00–1,160.00	1,104.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	750.00–800.00	775.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	725.00–800.00	762.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,262	65.00–68.00	66.83
30	—	1,269	70.00–74.00	72.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,120	57.00–60.00	58.33
26	—	1,146	63.00–67.00	65.01
12	—	1,080	69.00–73.00	70.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	857	47.00–51.00	49.57
4	—	851	53.00–55.00	54.31
7	—	858	40.00–45.00	44.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	80.00	80.00
1	—	2,065	91.00	91.00
9	—	2,062	94.00–96.00	94.75

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle