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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

417 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 384▲ 175 vs year ago 242 · +72.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 117▲ 105 vs year ago 48 · +218.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 48▲ 73 vs year ago 18 · +405.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $123.99/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$123.99

117 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

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

$0.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	124.42	564	40
Medium and Large 1	632	123.77	782	77

One grade step is worth $0.65/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale117 hd

123.99

—

AL average16 barns · 1,603 hd

125.00

−1.01

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	—	Low	1,522	83.26	1,267	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	66.94	869	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	59.10	622	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	49.68	429	9thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	157.27/cwt	154.00–160.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	158.12/cwt	154.00–162.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	145.84/cwt	145.00–148.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	145.21/cwt	141.00–148.00	687	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	144.58/cwt	144.00–145.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	804	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	132.09/cwt	131.00–133.00	886	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.50	929	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	423	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	130.65/cwt	129.00–132.00	498	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	126.13/cwt	125.00–129.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	127.91/cwt	127.00–129.00	668	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	124.60/cwt	122.00–124.75	764	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	621	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	792	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	120.84/cwt	118.00–121.50	837	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	147.40/cwt	144.00–150.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	149.34/cwt	147.00–152.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	141.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	130.82/cwt	127.00–135.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.70/cwt	124.00–127.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	118.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	714	113.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	812	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	101.94/cwt	99.00–105.00	739	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	76.33/cwt	75.00–79.00	998	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	85.38/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,347	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	92.11/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,690	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	824	52.41/cwt	50.00–55.00	432	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	46.27/cwt	45.00–48.00	422	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	56.00/cwt	54.00–58.00	575	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	65.02/cwt	63.00–67.00	716	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	58.61/cwt	57.00–61.00	738	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	69.08/cwt	67.00–71.00	904	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	595.46/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,383	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	975	909.31/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	8,866	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,199.36/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	13,445	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,414.68/cwt	1,350.00–1,475.00	16,241	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,173	1,026.44/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	12,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	1,086.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,353	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	21,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,560	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,180	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	925	637.03/cwt	625.00–650.00	5,893	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,153.15/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	12,823	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	762.71/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,481	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	837.72/cwt	775.00–975.00	9,885	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	597.10/cwt	500.00–875.00	5,057	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	696.89/cwt	610.00–860.00	6,202	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	827.29/cwt	775.00–900.00	7,239	3
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	946.61/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	8,728	3

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 Apr 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 384Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 117Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 48Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
7	—	316	132.00–136.00	133.97
8	—	381	129.00–132.00	130.65
10	—	476	120.00–125.00	123.29
6	—	438	125.00–129.00	126.13
3	—	568	114.00–115.00	114.33
3	—	657	105.00–109.00	107.01
2	—	640	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	136.00–138.00	137.01
3	—	740	115.00	115.00
31	—	693	118.00–121.50	120.84
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
2	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.52
18	—	613	122.00–124.75	124.60
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
11	—	522	127.00–129.00	127.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	99.00–105.00	101.94
5	—	625	115.00–120.00	118.97
3	—	520	124.00–127.00	125.70
2	—	690	110.00–112.00	111.01
5	—	462	127.00–135.00	130.82
6	—	427	137.00–142.00	139.52
1	—	330	156.00	156.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
3	—	375	144.00–150.00	147.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	112.00–115.00	113.75
3	—	462	140.00–144.00	141.34
3	—	557	130.00–132.00	130.67
4	—	519	135.00–139.00	137.01
2	—	375	157.00–165.00	161.00
3	—	430	147.00–152.00	149.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	154.00–162.00	158.12
16	—	671	131.00–133.00	132.09
5	—	523	144.00–145.00	144.58
7	—	471	145.00–148.00	145.84
12	—	574	138.00–142.00	140.01
33	—	726	127.00–129.50	128.01
1	—	620	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	154.00–160.00	157.27
3	—	408	150.00–154.00	151.32
8	—	473	141.00–148.00	145.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	75.00–79.00	76.33
8	—	1,578	84.00–88.00	85.38
2	—	1,835	90.00–94.00	92.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,308	67.00–71.00	69.08
10	—	1,260	57.00–61.00	58.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	45.00–48.00	46.27
5	—	824	50.00–55.00	52.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,101	63.00–67.00	65.02
21	—	1,026	54.00–58.00	56.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	904	575.00–600.00	595.46

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	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	975	850.00–1,000.00	909.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	950.00–1,100.00	1,026.44

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	—	1,485	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,229	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,086.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,148	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,414.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,121	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,199.36

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	1	—	1,560	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	9	—	1,180	775.00–975.00	837.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,112	675.00–800.00	762.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,153.15

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	625.00–650.00	637.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	610.00–860.00	696.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	847	500.00–875.00	597.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	875	775.00–900.00	827.29
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	922	875.00–1,050.00	946.61

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.