Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower,Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.98/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$120.98

102 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$20.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	133.99	529	26
Medium and Large 2	504	118.33	596	49
Medium and Large 3	473	113.25	536	27

One grade step is worth $20.75/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale102 hd

120.98

—

AL average15 barns · 1,609 hd

117.89

+3.09

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	1,636	82.54	1,350	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	54.38	778	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	53.38	623	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	49.31	513	42

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	720	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.72/cwt	129.00–136.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	110.15/cwt	108.00–112.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	122.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	101.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	83.72/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	153.15/cwt	150.00–157.50	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.23/cwt	143.00–148.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	615	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,629	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,120	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	129.23/cwt	128.00–131.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.61/cwt	135.00–141.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	123.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.26/cwt	140.00–146.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.28/cwt	125.00–131.00	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.48/cwt	148.00–152.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	967	833.79/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,063	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,324	980.78/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,986	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,444	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	897	710.04/cwt	625.00–775.00	6,369	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	45.70/cwt	44.00–48.00	464	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	57.54/cwt	57.00–58.00	638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	50.53/cwt	49.00–52.00	530	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	614	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	54.20/cwt	52.00–56.00	624	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	679	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	55.57/cwt	55.00–56.50	830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	54.39/cwt	54.00–55.00	578	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,690	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	531.80/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,972	12
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	700	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	124.65/cwt	124.00–125.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.38/cwt	126.00–131.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	119.21/cwt	117.00–121.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.31/cwt	122.00–125.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	122.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.69/cwt	112.00–114.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	139.64/cwt	138.00–142.00	455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	121.48/cwt	119.00–123.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	116.23/cwt	114.00–118.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	115.78/cwt	114.00–118.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	136.27/cwt	134.00–141.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	110.96/cwt	108.00–115.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	161.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	828	2

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 158Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower,Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	100.00–101.00	100.67
4	—	326	130.00–136.00	132.75
1	—	225	138.00	138.00
5	—	377	126.00–131.00	128.38
1	—	795	98.00	98.00
5	—	487	117.00–121.00	119.21
2	—	265	135.00–138.00	136.47
7	—	426	120.00–127.00	122.68
3	—	578	112.00–114.00	112.69
8	—	531	114.00–118.00	116.23
3	—	660	105.00	105.00
7	—	629	108.00–115.00	110.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	129.00–136.00	131.72
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
2	—	278	144.00–145.00	144.50
3	—	478	122.00–125.00	123.31
5	—	326	138.00–142.00	139.64
7	—	384	134.00–141.00	136.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	108.00–112.00	110.15
2	—	585	105.00	105.00
3	—	323	124.00–125.00	124.65
3	—	627	100.00–102.00	100.67
4	—	386	120.00–122.00	120.49
5	—	427	114.00–118.00	115.78
4	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	120.00–127.00	122.83
6	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.46
6	—	532	130.00–136.00	132.97
7	—	426	140.00–146.00	142.26
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
15	—	585	125.00–131.00	129.28
2	—	330	155.00	155.00
4	—	373	148.00–152.00	150.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	150.00–152.00	150.65
2	—	390	156.00–158.00	157.01
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	154.00–155.00	154.51
4	—	476	125.00–127.00	125.50
4	—	335	143.00–148.00	145.23
5	—	375	135.00–141.00	137.61
2	—	568	118.00–119.00	118.49
6	—	417	130.00–135.00	131.99
2	—	625	112.00–115.00	113.46
8	—	516	119.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	778	105.00–108.00	106.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	100.00–104.00	101.32
3	—	480	120.00	120.00
4	—	379	128.00–131.00	129.23
4	—	431	122.00–125.00	123.23
2	—	515	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	150.00–157.50	153.15
3	—	437	140.00–142.00	140.64
2	—	373	148.00–150.00	149.02
2	—	523	128.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	273	160.00–165.00	161.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	83.00–84.00	83.72
1	—	1,495	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,015	44.00–48.00	45.70
26	—	1,049	49.00–52.00	50.53
3	—	1,062	54.00–55.00	54.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	57.00–58.00	57.54
13	—	1,227	49.00–51.00	50.00
33	—	1,152	52.00–56.00	54.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,494	55.00–56.50	55.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	967	800.00–900.00	833.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	897	625.00–775.00	710.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,324	900.00–1,050.00	980.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	935	500.00–600.00	531.80
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	400.00	400.00

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

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How this sale compares

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