Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.40/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$123.40

347 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.96	727	97
Medium and Large 1	655	127.48	835	113
Medium and Large 2	559	117.52	657	125
Medium and Large 3	497	109.50	545	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.46/cwt here — about $182 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 sale347 hd

123.40

—

AL average14 barns · 1,835 hd

113.47

+9.94

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	1,743	82.35	1,436	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	54.16	625	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,343	52.33	703	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	47.91	510	24

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	490	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	125.22/cwt	124.50–128.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	760	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	109.32/cwt	107.00–111.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	624	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	118.69/cwt	114.00–119.50	569	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	136.34/cwt	133.50–136.75	856	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.43/cwt	115.00–116.00	843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	737	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	123.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	720	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	130.75/cwt	129.50–137.50	646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	423	149.97/cwt	148.50–150.50	634	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	134.61/cwt	134.50–134.70	980	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	830	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	936	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	138.67/cwt	138.00–140.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	610	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	563	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.78/cwt	132.50–135.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	50.71/cwt	50.00–52.00	579	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	49.28/cwt	48.00–52.00	524	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	45.18/cwt	42.00–47.00	482	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	55.36/cwt	54.00–57.00	628	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,005	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,058	862.41/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	126.61/cwt	126.00–127.00	904	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	99.87/cwt	98.00–100.00	783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	105.86/cwt	105.00–106.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.12/cwt	118.00–122.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	22

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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 517Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	110.00–112.00	110.67
3	—	623	100.00–102.00	100.65
2	—	535	105.00	105.00
2	—	410	115.00	115.00
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
8	—	440	124.50–128.00	125.22
4	—	465	122.00–125.00	123.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	595	127.75	127.75
19	—	485	128.75	128.75
6	—	510	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	107.00–111.00	109.32
6	—	529	110.00–115.00	112.16
5	—	628	105.00–110.00	107.55
26	—	479	114.00–119.50	118.69
4	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.71
15	—	784	98.00–100.00	99.87
3	—	375	124.00–125.00	124.68
7	—	691	105.00–106.00	105.86
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
7	—	435	118.00–122.00	120.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	495	127.50	127.50
7	—	630	123.50	123.50
22	—	595	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	714	126.00–127.00	126.61
11	—	480	135.00	135.00
6	—	625	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	130.00–132.00	130.98
16	—	730	115.00–116.00	115.43
16	—	624	120.00–125.00	123.44
15	—	494	129.50–137.50	130.75
14	—	380	146.00	146.00
4	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	127.00	127.00
33	—	495	145.50	145.50
24	—	423	148.50–150.50	149.97
13	—	830	117.50	117.50
7	—	525	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	628	133.50–136.75	136.34
26	—	510	144.50	144.50
9	—	660	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	728	134.50–134.70	134.61
15	—	670	139.75	139.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	138.00–140.00	138.67
2	—	785	100.00	100.00
6	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.02
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
5	—	523	115.00–118.00	116.59
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
5	—	416	125.00–130.00	127.61
4	—	380	132.50–135.00	133.78
3	—	640	110.00–112.00	110.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	125.00	125.00
3	—	487	115.00–117.00	115.67
2	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	84.00–85.00	84.52
1	—	1,710	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,141	50.00–52.00	50.71
2	—	1,313	59.00	59.00
12	—	1,134	54.00–57.00	55.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,063	48.00–52.00	49.28
8	—	1,067	42.00–47.00	45.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,320	57.00	57.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,058	850.00–875.00	862.41

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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