Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 100.00 to 150.00 higher.Bred cows brought up to $1900.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.99/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$117.99

103 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$8.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	122.16	753	37
Medium and Large 2	512	116.64	598	46
Medium and Large 3	457	113.35	518	20

One grade step is worth $8.81/cwt here — about $235 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 sale103 hd

117.99

—

AL average11 barns · 1,321 hd

116.31

+1.68

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	1,813	84.46	1,531	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	55.93	770	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	54.32	664	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	48.62	500	22

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.18/cwt	117.00–121.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	116.23/cwt	115.00–118.00	559	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,554.31/cwt	1,475.00–1,625.00	15,699	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,091	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,172	699.08/cwt	675.00–725.00	8,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	123.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.65/cwt	129.00–130.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	740	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.37/cwt	110.00–112.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.39/cwt	110.00–114.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.61/cwt	123.00–126.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	121.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	120.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	983.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,781	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	892	519.79/cwt	485.00–575.00	4,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.80/cwt	124.00–130.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	135.61/cwt	134.00–138.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.31/cwt	129.00–135.00	679	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,336	768.26/cwt	750.00–800.00	10,264	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,301.87/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	13,930	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,222	51.85/cwt	50.00–53.00	634	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	56.44/cwt	55.00–58.00	790	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	53.70/cwt	53.00–54.00	553	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	49.58/cwt	48.00–51.00	521	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	44.01/cwt	42.00–45.00	422	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	58.92/cwt	58.00–61.00	758	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	49.57/cwt	47.00–52.00	525	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	54.19/cwt	52.00–57.00	671	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,130	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,185	1,426.37/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	16,902	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,280	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,727.15/cwt	1,700.00–1,850.00	22,591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	115.34/cwt	114.00–117.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	84.46/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	109.24/cwt	108.00–110.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	115.77/cwt	115.00–117.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.40/cwt	112.00–116.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	129.74/cwt	128.00–131.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	120.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	15

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 248Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
5	—	531	117.00–121.00	119.18
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
5	—	471	120.00–125.00	123.17
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
5	—	431	125.00–130.00	127.37
4	—	344	138.00–142.00	139.99
2	—	633	110.00–112.00	110.98
6	—	588	114.00–117.00	115.34
2	—	370	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	115.00–118.00	116.23
3	—	580	110.00–112.00	110.64
3	—	540	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	120.00	120.00
5	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.63
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	129.00–130.00	129.65
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	242	140.00–142.00	140.68
11	—	580	110.00–112.00	111.37
2	—	778	98.00–100.00	98.99
7	—	429	120.00–124.00	121.27
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
6	—	481	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
3	—	375	125.00–127.00	125.65
4	—	621	108.00–110.00	109.24
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
5	—	516	112.00–116.00	114.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	110.00–114.00	111.39
5	—	364	120.00–122.00	120.60
4	—	525	107.00–110.00	108.50
2	—	580	105.00	105.00
4	—	421	115.00–117.00	115.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	123.00–126.00	124.61
3	—	583	115.00–117.00	115.65
3	—	515	119.00–120.00	119.66
3	—	413	128.00–130.00	129.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	680	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	124.00–130.00	126.80
5	—	484	134.00–138.00	135.61
2	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
20	—	521	129.00–135.00	130.31
15	—	638	120.00–125.00	120.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	120.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
4	—	489	128.00–131.00	129.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	785	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	138.00–139.00	138.34
1	—	495	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,010	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,554.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,301.87
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,172	675.00–725.00	699.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,336	750.00–800.00	768.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	900.00–1,050.00	983.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	892	485.00–575.00	519.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,308	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,727.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	50.00–53.00	51.85
18	—	1,400	55.00–58.00	56.44
1	—	1,420	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	53.00–54.00	53.70
6	—	960	42.00–45.00	44.01
13	—	1,059	47.00–52.00	49.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,051	48.00–51.00	49.58
12	—	1,287	58.00–61.00	58.92
62	—	1,238	52.00–57.00	54.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	83.00–86.00	84.46

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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