Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 25.00 to 50.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.59/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$128.59

99 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	131.36	693	25
Medium and Large 2	460	129.68	597	48
Medium and Large 3	429	123.92	532	26

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about $161 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 sale99 hd

128.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,365 hd

127.28

+1.32

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	—	High	1,668	84.02	1,402	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	60.33	831	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,071	56.25	602	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	902	48.13	434	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	116.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.21/cwt	124.00–127.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	120.58/cwt	119.00–122.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	127.85/cwt	125.00–130.00	483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	153.76/cwt	152.00–155.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	146.25/cwt	143.00–148.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	134.70/cwt	134.00–140.00	836	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	128.39/cwt	125.50–129.50	918	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,191	1,425.26/cwt	1,375.00–1,525.00	16,975	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	1,225	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,458	1,127.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	16,446	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,025	1,272.80/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	13,046	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,440	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	78.29/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	60.10/cwt	59.00–62.50	596	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	52.04/cwt	50.00–53.00	549	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	56.43/cwt	54.50–58.50	631	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	841	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	53.49/cwt	52.50–54.00	465	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	47.54/cwt	47.00–48.00	459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	44.55/cwt	44.00–45.50	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.84/cwt	160.00–162.50	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.63/cwt	155.00–157.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	169.73/cwt	168.00–171.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.76/cwt	135.00–137.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.94/cwt	133.00–139.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.75/cwt	156.00–163.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.75/cwt	129.00–131.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	139.57/cwt	138.00–142.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	131.36/cwt	130.00–132.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	126.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	135.23/cwt	133.00–137.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.25/cwt	128.50–135.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	136.26/cwt	135.00–138.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	698	11

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 May 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
4	—	340	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	526	115.00–118.00	116.02
5	—	415	124.00–127.00	125.21
5	—	472	119.00–122.00	120.58
7	—	378	125.00–130.00	127.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	150.00–152.50	151.24
3	—	418	138.00–140.00	139.34
3	—	720	116.50	116.50
4	—	485	133.00–137.00	135.23
6	—	530	128.50–135.00	131.25
7	—	575	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
5	—	532	122.00–125.00	123.59
6	—	323	140.00–145.00	141.54
7	—	381	135.00–138.00	136.26
8	—	479	125.00–130.00	127.53
10	—	425	130.00–135.00	133.17
11	—	590	118.00–120.00	118.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	132.00–135.00	132.99
4	—	431	155.00–160.00	156.94
5	—	480	152.00–155.00	153.76
8	—	537	143.00–148.00	146.25
13	—	621	134.00–140.00	134.70
18	—	715	125.50–129.50	128.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	160.00–162.50	160.84
3	—	433	155.00–157.00	155.63
3	—	523	140.00–142.00	140.65
4	—	324	168.00–171.00	169.73
4	—	574	135.00–137.00	135.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
3	—	527	133.00–139.00	135.94
4	—	331	156.00–163.00	159.75
4	—	576	129.00–131.00	129.75
5	—	377	150.00–155.00	152.81
7	—	489	138.00–142.00	139.57
9	—	433	145.00–152.00	148.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	628	117.00–119.00	118.00
3	—	380	145.00	145.00
3	—	487	130.00–132.00	131.36
4	—	333	150.00–152.00	150.99
4	—	521	125.00–128.00	126.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,191	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,425.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,458	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,025	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,272.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,465	76.00–80.00	78.29
3	—	1,705	84.00–85.50	84.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	59.00–62.50	60.10
7	—	1,054	50.00–53.00	52.04
14	—	1,119	54.50–58.50	56.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,353	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	52.50–54.00	53.49
3	—	965	47.00–48.00	47.54
4	—	878	44.00–45.50	44.55

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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