Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady, with high of 104.00 on bulls. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $137.04/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$137.04

264 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$5.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	137.86	797	227
Medium and Large 2	470	132.00	620	37

One grade step is worth $5.86/cwt here — about $176 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 sale264 hd

137.04

—

AL average15 barns · 1,811 hd

134.95

+2.09

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	1,580	92.91	1,468	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,236	71.73	887	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	63.53	692	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	897	51.63	463	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	789	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.61/cwt	142.50–144.50	676	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.21/cwt	137.00–146.50	891	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	138.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	114.33/cwt	113.00–116.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	161.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	141.39/cwt	140.00–143.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	167.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	176.54/cwt	175.00–178.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.10/cwt	134.00–137.00	994	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	161.79/cwt	160.00–164.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	973	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	901	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	767.37/cwt	685.00–865.00	7,773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	610	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	170.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.50/cwt	150.00–154.50	809	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	913	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	54.34/cwt	54.00–55.00	492	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	46.20/cwt	44.00–49.00	407	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,197	73.50/cwt	72.00–76.00	880	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	67.52/cwt	65.00–69.00	897	8
Bulls	—	—	1,529	89.75/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,372	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	96.07/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.11/cwt	139.00–142.50	739	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	152.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	855	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	135.19/cwt	132.00–135.50	823	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	142.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	839	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.04/cwt	143.00–145.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	126.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	835	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.81/cwt	136.00–139.00	783	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	163.37/cwt	163.00–165.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.35/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	64.07/cwt	62.00–65.00	715	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	146.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	646	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	20,074	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,111.34/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	13,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	17,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	139.39/cwt	139.00–140.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	598	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	67.86/cwt	67.00–70.00	765	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	58.72/cwt	56.00–60.00	594	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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year 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	—	665	124.00	124.00
3	—	473	137.00–140.00	138.99
4	—	369	150.00–160.00	152.58
3	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.31
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
4	—	524	132.00–135.00	132.84
3	—	605	125.00	125.00
5	—	442	140.00–150.00	146.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	127.00	127.00
4	—	754	124.00	124.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
8	—	576	134.00–140.00	138.36
10	—	526	140.00–143.00	141.39
6	—	463	145.00–150.00	147.16
4	—	431	160.00–164.00	161.79
5	—	329	170.00–175.00	170.93
3	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
6	—	743	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	116.00–120.00	117.99
19	—	471	142.50–144.50	143.61
5	—	380	147.00	147.00
3	—	772	113.00–116.00	114.33
42	—	524	139.00–142.50	141.11
35	—	609	132.00–135.50	135.19
25	—	661	125.00–132.00	126.33
35	—	568	136.00–139.00	137.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	544	145.00	145.00
30	—	665	137.25	137.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	115.00	115.00
9	—	556	120.00–125.00	123.77
6	—	343	140.00–145.00	142.52
6	—	520	127.00–130.00	129.35
4	—	400	138.00	138.00
5	—	391	139.00–140.00	139.39
5	—	453	130.00–135.00	131.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	618	137.00–146.50	144.21
6	—	459	155.00–163.00	161.12
7	—	556	150.00	150.00
17	—	413	165.00–170.00	167.82
3	—	695	138.00	138.00
2	—	335	175.00–178.00	176.54
25	—	730	134.00–137.00	136.10
4	—	358	170.00–172.00	170.49
34	—	527	150.00–154.50	153.50
1	—	780	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	676	144.00	144.00
23	—	611	147.50	147.50
23	—	538	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	589	135.00–143.00	142.51
3	—	405	160.00–162.00	160.68
2	—	520	143.00–145.00	144.04
2	—	463	145.00–150.00	147.46
3	—	320	165.00–170.00	168.39
5	—	391	163.00–165.00	163.37
3	—	613	130.00–135.00	131.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	685.00–865.00	767.37
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	570	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,111.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	825	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	905	54.00–55.00	54.34
3	—	880	44.00–49.00	46.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,197	72.00–76.00	73.50
8	—	1,329	65.00–69.00	67.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,116	62.00–65.00	64.07
11	—	1,127	67.00–70.00	67.86
12	—	1,012	56.00–60.00	58.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	89.00–90.00	89.75
4	—	1,631	95.00–98.50	96.07

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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