Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $119.36/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$119.36

275 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	121.92	672	208
Medium and Large 2	496	112.83	559	48
Medium and Large 3	444	107.81	479	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $194 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 sale275 hd

119.36

—

AL average15 barns · 1,753 hd

114.99

+4.37

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	—	Low	1,669	80.03	1,336	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	50.69	739	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	50.56	603	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	44.84	470	34

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 1	—	575	114.91/cwt	114.00–115.00	661	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	111.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	117.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	123.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	736	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	108.88/cwt	107.50–112.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	118.77/cwt	117.00–122.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	582	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	131.47/cwt	129.00–135.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	561	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	769	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.77/cwt	134.00–140.00	650	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	829	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	118.73/cwt	115.00–119.00	879	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.75/cwt	122.00–126.50	780	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	123.46/cwt	122.50–125.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	143.36/cwt	142.50–145.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.34/cwt	125.00–132.50	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	128.47/cwt	127.50–130.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	105.36/cwt	104.00–107.50	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.18/cwt	134.00–138.00	453	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	108.46/cwt	105.00–112.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	128.54/cwt	128.50–129.00	632	66
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	873	394.87/cwt	380.00–410.00	3,447	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	514.49/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,733	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,435	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,610	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,081	531.22/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,742	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	780.78/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	50.69/cwt	50.00–52.00	739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	51.94/cwt	51.00–53.00	635	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	48.69/cwt	47.00–50.00	561	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	43.46/cwt	42.00–45.00	449	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	47.84/cwt	46.00–50.00	518	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	962.21/cwt	950.00–975.00	12,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,218	670.01/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,161	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	674.73/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,140	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	985	475.51/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.86/cwt	100.00–102.50	625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,684	81.29/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,369	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,338	908.04/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	12,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,143	862.36/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.43/cwt	102.50–110.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	100.84/cwt	100.00–102.50	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	118.45/cwt	117.00–119.00	635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	128.83/cwt	125.00–129.50	767	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.61/cwt	104.00–108.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	128.08/cwt	127.00–128.25	698	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 904Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	575	114.00–115.00	114.91
26	—	660	111.50	111.50
28	—	483	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
11	—	720	110.00	110.00
11	—	536	117.00–119.00	118.45
8	—	620	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	110.00–115.00	111.83
4	—	440	107.50–112.00	108.88
4	—	325	115.00–118.00	115.75
3	—	537	100.00–102.50	100.84
2	—	640	95.00	95.00
2	—	490	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	114.00–120.00	117.91
5	—	316	122.00–125.00	123.57
5	—	381	117.00–122.00	118.77
2	—	695	100.00	100.00
8	—	527	105.00–112.00	108.46
6	—	618	102.50–110.00	106.43
5	—	580	104.00–108.00	105.61
5	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	492	128.50–129.00	128.54
20	—	595	125.00–129.50	128.83
15	—	545	127.00–128.25	128.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	129.00–135.00	131.47
4	—	579	125.00–130.00	127.59
28	—	475	134.00–140.00	136.77
30	—	740	115.00–119.00	118.73
61	—	620	122.00–126.50	125.75
3	—	675	118.00–120.00	119.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	145.00	145.00
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	134.50	134.50
16	—	561	137.00	137.00
29	—	655	126.50	126.50
2	—	535	142.00	142.00
4	—	730	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	130.50	130.50
17	—	665	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	122.50–125.00	123.46
4	—	518	108.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	578	104.00–107.50	105.36
6	—	335	125.00–130.00	127.69
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
3	—	620	100.00–102.50	100.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.08
6	—	423	125.00–132.50	128.34
9	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	670	105.00	105.00
13	—	575	110.00–115.00	111.30
4	—	335	134.00–138.00	135.18
5	—	370	130.00–135.00	131.68
5	—	479	120.00–125.00	122.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	142.50–145.00	143.36
3	—	482	127.50–130.00	128.47
2	—	440	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,684	80.00–83.00	81.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	51.00	51.00
24	—	1,033	42.00–45.00	43.46
9	—	1,082	46.00–50.00	47.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	50.00–52.00	50.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,223	51.00–53.00	51.94
21	—	1,152	47.00–50.00	48.69
2	—	1,303	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	380.00–410.00	394.87
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	500.00–550.00	514.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,081	500.00–550.00	531.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,082	725.00–850.00	780.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	950.00–975.00	962.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,400	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	650.00–725.00	670.01
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	910	650.00–700.00	674.73
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	450.00–500.00	475.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,338	800.00–1,000.00	908.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,143	850.00–875.00	862.36

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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