Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 75.00 to 150.00 higher with good demand.Bred cows sold up to 2050.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.53/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$111.53

83 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	112.57	581	63
Medium and Large 3	452	108.24	489	20

One grade step is worth $4.33/cwt here — about $91 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 sale83 hd

111.53

—

AL average16 barns · 1,658 hd

112.71

−1.18

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	1,593	84.03	1,339	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	56.35	799	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	54.65	637	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	49.34	496	49

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	124.26/cwt	122.00–127.50	396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	119.08/cwt	118.50–119.50	692	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	51.34/cwt	50.00–53.00	531	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	55.08/cwt	53.00–57.00	646	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	671	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,501	80.98/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,216	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	55.98/cwt	55.00–57.00	790	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	85.87/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,415	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	58.54/cwt	58.00–60.00	721	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	46.07/cwt	44.00–49.00	442	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	51.51/cwt	50.00–52.00	572	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	114.41/cwt	112.50–117.50	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	113.96/cwt	112.50–116.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	119.87/cwt	119.00–120.50	773	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.40/cwt	127.50–132.50	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	106.88/cwt	102.50–107.50	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	106.00/cwt	102.50–110.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	111.24/cwt	107.50–113.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.98/cwt	102.50–106.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	110.81/cwt	109.00–112.50	595	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,317.73/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	16,854	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,116	702.41/cwt	685.00–725.00	7,839	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	580.70/cwt	525.00–675.00	5,186	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,249	880.23/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,994	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,074	555.96/cwt	525.00–575.00	5,971	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,170.05/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	12,239	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	754.65/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,218	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,589.74/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	18,997	28
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,106	1,027.53/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	11,364	28
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	908	883.94/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,026	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,110	825.23/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,160	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	906	1,019.59/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	9,237	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	763	361.64/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	108.23/cwt	105.00–109.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.34/cwt	109.00–112.50	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	113.40/cwt	113.00–113.50	863	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	524	7

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 1,012Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	581	118.50–119.50	119.08
19	—	645	119.00–120.50	119.87
25	—	761	113.00–113.50	113.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	100.00	100.00
3	—	317	115.00–117.50	115.82
5	—	478	102.50–110.00	106.00
4	—	520	102.50–106.00	103.98
4	—	430	109.00–112.50	110.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	122.00–127.50	124.26
6	—	481	112.50–117.50	114.41
7	—	378	120.00–124.00	122.10
5	—	421	115.00–120.00	116.71
14	—	640	102.50–107.50	106.88
2	—	670	100.00	100.00
12	—	519	107.50–113.00	111.24
11	—	583	105.00–109.00	108.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	100.00	100.00
4	—	485	112.50–116.00	113.96
5	—	415	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	570	105.00	105.00
2	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	310	130.00	130.00
5	—	537	109.00–112.50	110.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	120.00–124.00	122.05
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
6	—	533	114.00–120.00	116.91
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
6	—	370	127.50–132.50	130.40
5	—	566	110.00–115.00	112.50
5	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
7	—	416	124.00–128.00	125.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,035	50.00–53.00	51.34
2	—	1,075	55.00	55.00
20	—	959	44.00–49.00	46.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,173	53.00–57.00	55.08
14	—	1,231	58.00–60.00	58.54
31	—	1,110	50.00–52.00	51.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,458	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,412	55.00–57.00	55.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,501	77.00–82.00	80.98
10	—	1,648	84.00–88.00	85.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	18	—	1,279	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,317.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,106	900.00–1,125.00	1,027.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,110	800.00–850.00	825.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,116	685.00–725.00	702.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,249	800.00–950.00	880.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,046	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,170.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,195	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,589.74
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	908	800.00–950.00	883.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	906	975.00–1,125.00	1,019.59
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	893	525.00–675.00	580.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,074	525.00–575.00	555.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,089	700.00–800.00	754.65
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	350.00–375.00	361.64

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

Slaughter Cattle

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