Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.42/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$142.42

112 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	142.94	910	104
Medium and Large 2	584	135.70	792	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $118 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 sale112 hd

142.42

—

AL average16 barns · 1,339 hd

148.56

−6.14

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	1,649	90.57	1,493	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	71.03	1,003	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	63.06	673	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	49.10	503	5thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Medium and Large 2	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	166.89/cwt	165.00–170.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	98.95/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,942	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	72.05/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,017	25
Bulls	—	—	1,085	79.46/cwt	79.00–80.00	862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	92.38/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,677	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	65.92/cwt	64.00–67.00	933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	398	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,220	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,566	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.70/cwt	143.00–147.00	828	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	131.30/cwt	128.00–131.50	868	26
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	788	505.21/cwt	475.00–530.00	3,981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	151.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	137.27/cwt	136.00–139.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	879	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	181.69/cwt	178.00–185.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	142.10/cwt	141.50–143.00	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,018	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	911.99/cwt	845.00–980.00	9,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	878.91/cwt	775.00–970.00	10,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,059.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	796	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	50.38/cwt	49.00–52.00	532	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	62.97/cwt	61.00–65.00	669	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	69.42/cwt	68.00–72.00	755	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	56.42/cwt	54.00–58.00	597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	130.18/cwt	130.00–131.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.49/cwt	138.00–140.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.49/cwt	132.00–136.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.28/cwt	127.00–130.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	145.35/cwt	144.00–147.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.50	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	139.93/cwt	139.50–141.00	924	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	569	2

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	158.00	158.00
3	—	265	165.00–170.00	166.89
6	—	512	130.00–131.00	130.18
1	—	350	156.00	156.00
4	—	476	132.00–136.00	134.49
2	—	575	125.00–128.00	126.51
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
2	—	380	160.00–168.00	163.84
3	—	542	138.00–140.00	139.33
4	—	410	150.00–154.00	151.07
2	—	625	133.00–134.00	133.51
2	—	585	134.00–138.00	136.03
3	—	473	140.00–141.00	140.33
2	—	333	170.00–172.00	171.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	139.00–140.00	139.50
26	—	661	128.00–131.50	131.30
7	—	471	136.00–139.00	137.27
3	—	527	135.00–136.00	135.33
9	—	740	126.50	126.50
11	—	571	132.00	132.00
3	—	367	144.00–147.00	145.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	138.00–140.00	139.49
8	—	518	127.00–130.00	129.28
3	—	582	120.00–125.00	122.02
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
2	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	400	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	170.00–174.00	171.95
23	—	572	143.00–147.00	144.70
1	—	440	168.00	168.00
2	—	328	178.00–185.00	181.69
4	—	476	150.00–156.00	154.02
10	—	647	141.50–143.00	142.10
21	—	754	135.00	135.00
31	—	660	139.50–141.00	139.93
2	—	540	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
2	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
2	—	573	135.00–137.50	136.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	98.00–100.00	98.95
2	—	1,085	79.00–80.00	79.46
3	—	1,815	92.00–93.00	92.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,411	70.00–74.00	72.05
5	—	1,416	64.00–67.00	65.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,055	49.00–52.00	50.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,062	61.00–65.00	62.97
13	—	1,087	68.00–72.00	69.42
12	—	1,058	54.00–58.00	56.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	345.00	345.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	775.00–970.00	878.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,353	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,059.10
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	475.00–530.00	505.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	845.00–980.00	911.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	735.00	735.00

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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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

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