Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with a high of 106.00 and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower, and feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on value added feeder cattle. Replacement sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.17/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$133.17

229 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$5.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	133.81	795	203
Medium and Large 2	484	128.15	620	26

One grade step is worth $5.66/cwt here — about $175 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 sale229 hd

133.17

—

AL average14 barns · 1,781 hd

131.06

+2.11

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	1,695	95.16	1,613	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,225	69.83	856	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,051	63.60	668	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	50.49	487	14

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 1	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	131.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.92/cwt	134.00–135.00	627	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	148.78/cwt	147.50–150.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	163.27/cwt	162.00–165.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.35/cwt	139.50–143.50	898	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	139.85/cwt	139.00–140.00	745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.50/cwt	129.00–131.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	139.33/cwt	137.00–142.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	143.53/cwt	142.50–144.25	977	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	139.73/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,041	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	153.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.18/cwt	135.50–138.50	931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	132.45/cwt	132.00–133.00	868	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	758	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	131.85/cwt	131.00–133.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	665	2
Heifer Pairs	Small 1-2	—	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	133.61/cwt	133.00–134.50	839	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	136.73/cwt	133.00–140.00	695	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	128.58/cwt	128.00–131.00	824	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	65.13/cwt	63.00–67.00	692	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	351	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	57.02/cwt	55.00–58.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	49.85/cwt	48.00–52.00	478	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	88.76/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,389	2
Bulls	—	—	1,782	99.43/cwt	97.50–103.00	1,772	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	64.17/cwt	62.00–66.00	808	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	59.33/cwt	57.00–60.00	603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.32/cwt	122.00–123.00	706	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	984.86/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,577	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,033	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	589.95/cwt	500.00–640.00	4,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	902.51/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,263	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	71.57/cwt	70.00–74.00	870	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	136.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	139.15/cwt	134.00–140.00	498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	683	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	680.19/cwt	670.00–690.00	7,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.33/cwt	123.00–126.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	150.69/cwt	149.00–152.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	122.37/cwt	119.00–124.00	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	132.40/cwt	132.00–134.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	154.19/cwt	148.00–155.00	524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	133.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 751Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 257Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 46Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
16	—	587	131.00–133.00	131.85
2	—	655	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	433	153.00–154.00	153.51
21	—	508	133.00–140.00	136.73
5	—	641	128.00–131.00	128.58
8	—	719	119.00–124.00	122.37
7	—	483	140.00–146.00	141.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	145.00	145.00
2	—	543	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	435	140.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	558	122.00–125.00	123.48
3	—	660	120.00	120.00
8	—	340	148.00–155.00	154.19
4	—	459	130.00–135.00	133.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
13	—	465	134.00–135.00	134.92
12	—	619	128.00–129.00	128.60
4	—	560	129.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	433	137.00–142.00	139.33
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
5	—	544	132.00–134.00	132.40
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	139.00–140.00	139.85
36	—	655	132.00–133.00	132.45
36	—	563	134.00–135.00	134.66
8	—	490	140.00	140.00
4	—	715	130.00	130.00
65	—	628	133.00–134.50	133.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	115.00–120.00	117.24
3	—	577	122.00–123.00	122.32
7	—	358	134.00–140.00	139.15
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
3	—	518	123.00–126.00	124.33
6	—	467	126.00–130.00	129.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	128.00–135.00	131.40
7	—	537	147.50–150.00	148.78
7	—	436	162.00–165.00	163.27
29	—	640	139.50–143.50	140.35
5	—	492	150.00–158.00	153.57
2	—	705	135.00	135.00
12	—	679	135.50–138.50	137.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	139.00	139.00
56	—	681	142.50–144.25	143.53
39	—	745	139.00–140.50	139.73
13	—	605	149.00	149.00
17	—	598	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
5	—	590	135.00–139.00	136.38
4	—	625	125.00–130.00	126.20
3	—	480	140.00–144.00	142.35
2	—	358	152.00–155.00	153.49
2	—	720	120.00	120.00
6	—	416	149.00–152.00	150.69
2	—	775	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	535	400.00	400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	850.00–950.00	902.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,277	900.00–1,025.00	984.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	726	500.00–640.00	589.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	670.00–690.00	680.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,063	63.00–67.00	65.13
15	—	1,017	57.00–60.00	59.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,016	55.00–58.00	57.02
8	—	959	48.00–52.00	49.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,259	62.00–66.00	64.17
26	—	1,215	70.00–74.00	71.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	87.00–90.00	88.76
3	—	1,782	97.50–103.00	99.43

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

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Replacement Cattle

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