Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$122.39

322 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	125.67	712	177
Medium and Large 2	584	118.45	692	121
Medium and Large 3	459	118.04	541	24

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $171 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 sale322 hd

122.39

—

AL average15 barns · 2,183 hd

119.39

+3.00

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	1,763	85.13	1,501	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	57.71	705	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	57.32	835	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	50.21	513	28

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	928	598.99/cwt	575.00–625.00	5,559	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	870	303.16/cwt	260.00–350.00	2,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.23/cwt	117.50–122.50	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,709	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,453	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	81.06/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	—	2,018	89.53/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.81/cwt	127.50–132.50	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	666	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	740.81/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,223	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,201	693.83/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,333	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,177	817.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,616	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	48.40/cwt	45.00–50.00	487	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.03/cwt	52.00–56.00	567	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	58.82/cwt	56.00–60.00	911	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	50.97/cwt	50.00–52.00	685	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	57.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	706	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	63.14/cwt	62.00–65.00	787	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	52.16/cwt	50.00–54.00	607	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,019	997.27/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	10,162	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,222	975.03/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,915	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	126.30/cwt	125.00–128.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	119.30/cwt	117.50–121.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	129.62/cwt	127.50–132.50	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.50	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	138.58/cwt	137.50–140.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	122.40/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.37/cwt	125.00–127.00	658	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	124.51/cwt	122.00–128.00	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	129.34/cwt	127.50–130.00	629	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	114.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	116.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	113.58/cwt	112.50–115.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	688	114.56/cwt	114.00–115.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	777	110.39/cwt	109.00–112.00	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.83/cwt	125.00–127.50	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.50	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	123.56/cwt	122.50–125.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.06/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.23/cwt	127.50–134.00	492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	920	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	125.81/cwt	124.00–127.50	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	143.33/cwt	142.50–145.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	570	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	794	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.87/cwt	130.00–138.50	709	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.87/cwt	130.00–133.25	775	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.75/cwt	128.00–129.50	796	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	122.92/cwt	120.00–123.50	880	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	770	126.88/cwt	126.00–127.00	977	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	131.79/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,016	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	737.16/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,399	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,083	583.77/cwt	575.00–600.00	6,322	3

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 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,012Last week 634Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 159Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 232Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	575.00–625.00	598.99
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	870	260.00–350.00	303.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	725.00–750.00	737.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,083	575.00–600.00	583.77
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	725.00–775.00	740.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,201	650.00–725.00	693.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	800.00–850.00	817.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	850	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,019	925.00–1,050.00	997.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,222	950.00–1,000.00	975.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	117.50–122.50	119.23
6	—	760	106.00	106.00
11	—	642	112.00–115.00	114.46
11	—	576	115.00–118.00	117.02
11	—	665	110.00–115.00	114.06
12	—	375	127.50–134.00	131.23
17	—	469	120.00–125.00	123.38
5	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.39
5	—	437	124.00–127.50	125.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	135.00–140.00	136.98
89	—	621	120.00–124.00	122.40
26	—	521	125.00–127.00	126.37
19	—	573	122.00–128.00	124.51
14	—	486	127.50–130.00	129.34
5	—	432	130.00–135.00	132.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	510	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	115.00–118.00	116.72
6	—	518	112.50–115.00	113.58
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	125.00–127.50	125.83
3	—	585	110.00–112.50	110.83
5	—	374	122.50–125.00	123.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	688	114.00–115.00	114.56
13	—	777	109.00–112.00	110.39
4	—	425	128.00	128.00
5	—	920	99.00	99.00
6	—	560	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
2	—	390	145.00	145.00
4	—	438	140.00–142.50	141.24
4	—	533	132.50–135.00	133.77
4	—	595	128.00–130.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	127.50–132.50	129.81
11	—	433	130.00–138.00	134.58
19	—	582	120.00–125.00	122.05
6	—	782	105.00–106.00	105.67
6	—	528	125.00–130.00	126.71
5	—	625	115.00–122.00	118.35
5	—	382	137.50–140.00	138.58
4	—	674	112.50–117.50	114.99
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	135.00	135.00
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
6	—	420	125.00–128.00	126.30
5	—	531	117.50–121.00	119.30
5	—	386	127.50–132.50	129.62
4	—	483	120.00–122.50	120.63
3	—	590	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	138.00–140.00	138.68
9	—	695	124.00–125.00	124.33
19	—	518	130.00–138.50	136.87
19	—	583	130.00–133.25	132.87
36	—	618	128.00–129.50	128.75
68	—	716	120.00–123.50	122.92
2	—	420	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
3	—	510	142.50–145.00	143.33
4	—	695	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	570	139.25	139.25
16	—	770	126.00–127.00	126.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	740	132.25	132.25
23	—	695	135.00	135.00
54	—	771	130.00–132.75	131.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	595	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,709	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,645	80.00–82.00	81.06
2	—	2,018	89.00–90.00	89.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,007	45.00–50.00	48.40
9	—	1,050	52.00–56.00	54.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	56.00–60.00	58.82
2	—	1,343	50.00–52.00	50.97
1	—	1,320	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,229	55.00–60.00	57.46
13	—	1,246	62.00–65.00	63.14
11	—	1,164	50.00–54.00	52.16

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle