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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 16

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 508▲ 235 vs year ago 171 · +137.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 132▲ 111 vs year ago 44 · +252.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 15▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.38/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$132.38

89 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$6.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.34

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	134.41	690	63
Medium and Large 2	462	127.45	589	26

One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about $101 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 sale89 hd

132.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,984 hd

126.04

+6.34

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	1,480	83.80	1,240	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,222	62.46	763	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	60.18	635	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	43.50	387	14

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	168.85/cwt	167.00–170.00	530	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	175.57/cwt	172.50–180.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	144.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	732	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	806	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	137.85/cwt	134.00–139.00	866	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	140.20/cwt	137.00–142.00	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	134.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	141.86/cwt	141.00–143.00	599	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	135.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	130.35/cwt	126.00–131.00	742	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	787	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	703	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	166.51/cwt	162.00–167.50	441	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	564	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	165.73/cwt	162.00–167.00	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	157.30/cwt	152.00–160.00	689	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	136.78/cwt	135.00–137.00	650	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	145.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	709	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	127.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	805	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	814	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	74.50/cwt	73.00–77.00	875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	84.95/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,290	5
Bulls	—	—	1,686	90.08/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,519	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	43.50/cwt	42.00–46.00	387	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	55.15/cwt	53.00–57.00	552	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	62.93/cwt	61.00–65.00	683	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,184	64.29/cwt	63.00–67.00	761	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	58.79/cwt	57.00–60.00	764	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	789.07/cwt	750.00–825.00	6,589	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	794	902.09/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,163	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2Fancy	972	1,233.05/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	11,985	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	1,049.31/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,658	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,184	1,431.02/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	16,943	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	912.04/cwt	875.00–950.00	7,980	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	890.82/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,746	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,142.46/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	12,738	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	761	494.53/cwt	400.00–550.00	3,763	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	709.16/cwt	650.00–760.00	6,134	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	709.78/cwt	625.00–810.00	6,693	7

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 508Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 132Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	155.00	155.00
7	—	507	144.00–147.00	144.44
4	—	374	172.50–180.00	175.57
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
6	—	568	140.00–143.00	141.82
2	—	415	162.00–167.00	164.50
14	—	628	134.00–139.00	137.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	116.00–120.00	118.05
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
3	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	160.00	160.00
7	—	314	167.00–170.00	168.85
4	—	514	135.00–140.00	138.72
3	—	605	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	136.00–137.00	136.52
12	—	635	122.00–126.00	124.00
12	—	422	141.00–143.00	141.86
17	—	569	126.00–131.00	130.35
11	—	355	147.00	147.00
6	—	520	132.00–136.00	135.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	134.00–137.00	134.97
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
3	—	667	105.00–106.00	105.33
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
8	—	468	126.00–130.00	127.50
5	—	339	137.00–142.00	140.20
4	—	514	120.00–125.00	122.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	124.00–127.00	125.54
2	—	425	140.00–142.00	140.99
9	—	475	135.00–137.00	136.78
16	—	372	150.00–154.00	151.73
12	—	265	162.00–167.50	166.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	488	140.00–147.00	145.34
7	—	634	125.00–128.00	127.02
2	—	515	132.00–135.00	133.47
3	—	667	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	563	129.00–132.00	130.49
4	—	388	162.00–167.00	165.73
14	—	438	152.00–160.00	157.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	750.00–825.00	789.07

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	8	—	1,111	950.00–1,150.00	1,049.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	794	800.00–975.00	902.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,233.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,184	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,431.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	875	875.00–950.00	912.04

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,094	800.00–1,000.00	890.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,115	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,142.46

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	9	—	761	400.00–550.00	494.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	943	625.00–810.00	709.78
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	865	650.00–760.00	709.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,000	53.00–57.00	55.15
22	—	1,086	61.00–65.00	62.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	889	42.00–46.00	43.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	57.00–60.00	58.79
16	—	1,184	63.00–67.00	64.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,518	84.00–86.00	84.95
4	—	1,175	73.00–77.00	74.50
5	—	1,686	89.00–92.00	90.08

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.