Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 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 $146.72/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$146.72

250 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$0.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	146.88	937	181
Medium and Large 2	552	146.31	808	69

One grade step is worth $0.57/cwt here — about $129 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 sale250 hd

146.72

—

AL average14 barns · 1,795 hd

150.02

−3.30

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	1,606	92.34	1,483	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,272	69.28	881	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	60.79	662	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	50.79	475	32

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.43/cwt	116.00–121.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	150.14/cwt	149.50–154.00	875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	129.16/cwt	128.00–130.00	943	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	128.64/cwt	124.00–131.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	154.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.66/cwt	130.00–133.75	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	121.36/cwt	120.00–122.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	136.04/cwt	133.00–138.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.05/cwt	153.50–158.00	808	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	141.81/cwt	138.00–143.25	956	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	136.07/cwt	134.00–137.50	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	158.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	174.50/cwt	172.00–176.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	129.18/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,030	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	144.17/cwt	142.75–145.00	852	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	170.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.51/cwt	164.00–172.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	814	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,131	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.65/cwt	143.00–147.50	896	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	159.44/cwt	158.00–162.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.75/cwt	135.00–137.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	42.88/cwt	40.00–45.00	373	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	57.82/cwt	57.00–59.50	539	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	51.80/cwt	50.00–54.50	497	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	62.93/cwt	61.00–65.00	682	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	56.49/cwt	55.00–58.00	616	23
Bulls	—	—	1,493	88.30/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,318	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	63.61/cwt	61.00–65.00	876	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	71.24/cwt	69.00–73.00	881	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	68.61/cwt	67.00–71.00	751	8
Bulls	—	—	1,879	99.69/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,873	5
Bulls	—	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	928.19/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,656	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	565.83/cwt	535.00–600.00	4,951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,033	828.33/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,557	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	570.08/cwt	540.00–600.00	5,233	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	693	568.41/cwt	425.00–600.00	3,939	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	899.02/cwt	865.00–940.00	8,478	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	691.44/cwt	600.00–780.00	7,592	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	641.36/cwt	565.00–700.00	6,093	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	897.76/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,297	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,132.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	16,518	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	131.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	133.61/cwt	133.50–135.00	721	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.66/cwt	127.00–130.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	158.69/cwt	156.00–160.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	138.82/cwt	138.00–139.50	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	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 Aug 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 678Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 177Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 17Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	354	134.00–136.00	135.01
4	—	504	120.00–125.00	123.76
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	600	115.00	115.00
4	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	490	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	730	128.00–130.00	129.16
20	—	616	134.00–137.50	136.07
13	—	519	138.00–139.50	138.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	130.00–133.75	131.66
3	—	730	120.00–122.00	121.36
18	—	540	133.50–135.00	133.61
3	—	605	127.00–130.00	128.66
2	—	793	119.00–120.00	119.50
25	—	482	135.00–140.00	136.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	116.00–121.00	118.43
1	—	696	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
2	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.39
4	—	580	135.00–137.00	135.75
2	—	615	133.00–134.00	133.51
3	—	512	139.00–140.00	139.66
3	—	437	156.00–160.00	158.69
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
4	—	511	130.00–135.00	131.30
2	—	425	140.00–147.00	143.66
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
2	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
3	—	457	135.00–138.00	135.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	141.00	141.00
29	—	814	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	149.50–154.00	150.14
39	—	518	153.50–158.00	156.05
10	—	732	135.00–136.00	135.60
28	—	674	138.00–143.25	141.81
4	—	386	172.00–176.00	174.50
11	—	797	127.00–130.00	129.18
8	—	430	164.00–172.00	167.51
1	—	300	182.00	182.00
31	—	615	143.00–147.50	145.65
4	—	481	158.00–162.00	159.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	124.00–131.00	128.64
12	—	494	150.00–155.00	154.25
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
5	—	619	133.00–138.00	136.04
5	—	439	155.00–160.00	158.00
33	—	591	142.75–145.00	144.17
3	—	338	170.00–173.00	170.99
2	—	513	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	365	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	869	40.00–45.00	42.88
5	—	932	57.00–59.50	57.82
20	—	960	50.00–54.50	51.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,084	61.00–65.00	62.93
23	—	1,091	55.00–58.00	56.49
8	—	1,095	67.00–71.00	68.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,377	61.00–65.00	63.61
29	—	1,236	69.00–73.00	71.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	87.00–90.00	88.30
5	—	1,879	99.00–102.50	99.69
2	—	1,095	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,148	850.00–975.00	928.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	600.00–780.00	691.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,147	800.00–1,000.00	897.76
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	535.00–600.00	565.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	565.00–700.00	641.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	800.00–850.00	828.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,458	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,132.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	540.00–600.00	570.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	865.00–940.00	899.02
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	693	425.00–600.00	568.41

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

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How this sale compares

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