Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher, and feeder bulls 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $137.19/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$137.19

102 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	137.64	811	92
Medium and Large 2	430	133.01	572	10thin

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $239 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 sale102 hd

137.19

—

AL average14 barns · 1,384 hd

132.96

+4.23

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	1,303	90.23	1,176	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,223	69.13	845	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	991	61.72	611	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	835	49.75	415	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	468	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	140.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.35/cwt	125.00–129.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	926	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	729	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	150.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	156.81/cwt	155.00–162.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	151.75/cwt	151.00–155.00	895	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.63/cwt	138.00–141.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.68/cwt	129.00–134.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	876	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	55.77/cwt	54.00–57.00	562	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	69.76/cwt	69.50–70.00	769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	951	61.97/cwt	61.00–64.00	589	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,346	91.54/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,232	4
Bulls	—	—	1,130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	961	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	673	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,365	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	690	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,575	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	741.69/cwt	700.00–820.00	7,009	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	772.84/cwt	675.00–830.00	8,586	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	856.54/cwt	810.00–900.00	9,585	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	994.99/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	11,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.44/cwt	149.00–154.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	129.39/cwt	127.00–130.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 781Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 183Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–139.00	136.95
3	—	405	140.00–145.00	143.33
3	—	383	150.00–155.00	151.61
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
5	—	583	127.00–130.00	129.39
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	128.00	128.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
5	—	537	140.00–145.00	141.56
2	—	570	139.00	139.00
3	—	713	129.00–134.00	131.68
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
2	—	483	149.00–154.00	151.44
3	—	607	135.00–139.00	137.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
2	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	393	138.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	328	140.00–141.00	140.53
3	—	410	132.00–135.00	134.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	133.00–134.00	133.50
16	—	479	139.00–144.00	140.39
3	—	665	125.00–129.00	126.35
3	—	385	146.00–147.00	146.66
4	—	528	134.00–138.00	136.76
2	—	640	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	445	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	692	133.75	133.75
35	—	591	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	166.00–167.00	166.50
6	—	543	150.00–153.00	150.47
5	—	485	155.00–162.00	156.81
2	—	575	145.00–146.00	145.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	545	144.00	144.00
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
5	—	469	145.00–150.00	147.09
3	—	573	138.00–141.00	139.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	729	142.50	142.50
28	—	590	151.00–155.00	151.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,135	66.50	66.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	54.00–57.00	55.77
2	—	1,103	69.50–70.00	69.76
7	—	951	61.00–64.00	61.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	54.00	54.00
2	—	810	50.00	50.00
1	—	880	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	90.00–93.00	91.54
1	—	1,130	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	673	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	700.00–820.00	741.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	675.00–830.00	772.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,119	810.00–900.00	856.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	900.00–1,100.00	994.99

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

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle