Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head $50.00 to $75.00 higher with good demand.Bred heifers small frame sold per head $1250.00 to $1400.00.Large frame bred heifers sold per head $1650.00 to 1800.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.52/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$113.52

118 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$11.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	121.08	611	30
Medium and Large 2	550	111.41	613	62
Medium and Large 3	452	109.80	496	26

One grade step is worth $11.28/cwt here — about $115 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 sale118 hd

113.52

—

AL average16 barns · 1,981 hd

110.61

+2.90

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	1,557	76.34	1,188	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	52.00	818	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	49.31	593	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	43.40	462	22

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	320	126.65/cwt	125.00–128.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	120.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	120.32/cwt	119.00–124.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.02/cwt	109.00–114.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	107.27/cwt	105.00–111.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	114.27/cwt	112.00–117.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	118.79/cwt	117.00–121.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	105.19/cwt	105.00–106.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	122.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.64/cwt	114.00–117.50	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	119.29/cwt	118.00–120.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	103.58/cwt	102.00–105.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	108.77/cwt	106.00–111.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	120.77/cwt	120.00–122.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.81/cwt	108.00–112.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	114.79/cwt	112.00–118.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	138.51/cwt	135.00–141.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	101.68/cwt	101.00–102.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	125.35/cwt	124.00–127.50	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.50	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	118.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	638	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,288	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	73.64/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	139.25/cwt	137.50–142.50	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	133.52/cwt	132.50–135.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	146.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	601	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	955	477.62/cwt	425.00–525.00	4,561	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	809	694.39/cwt	650.00–800.00	5,618	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	618.25/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,955	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	893	347.72/cwt	275.00–400.00	3,105	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	888	579.41/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,145	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,151	539.78/cwt	475.00–595.00	6,213	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	784.51/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	120.28/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	139.36/cwt	138.00–140.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	839	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,088	643.53/cwt	500.00–725.00	7,002	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,136	1,012.30/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	11,500	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,323	988.28/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	13,075	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	1,249.78/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	17,609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.17/cwt	112.00–117.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	109.99/cwt	109.00–112.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	463	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	133.33/cwt	132.50–135.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	133.63/cwt	133.00–134.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	123.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	784	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	126.67/cwt	124.00–128.00	742	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	46.30/cwt	45.00–48.00	501	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	41.39/cwt	40.00–44.00	435	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	54.69/cwt	54.00–55.00	681	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	45.91/cwt	45.00–47.50	535	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	50.54/cwt	49.00–52.50	616	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,176.66/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	14,861	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	913.90/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,327	13

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 738Last week 865Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	125.00–128.00	126.65
2	—	720	100.00	100.00
8	—	523	109.00–114.00	111.02
7	—	574	105.00–111.00	107.27
7	—	469	112.00–117.00	114.27
6	—	423	117.00–121.00	118.79
5	—	638	105.00–106.00	105.19
4	—	366	120.00–124.00	122.49
10	—	695	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	585	119.50	119.50
6	—	529	117.00–122.00	120.01
6	—	466	119.00–124.00	120.32
3	—	630	110.00–112.00	110.68
3	—	363	127.50–128.00	127.67
3	—	310	132.50–135.00	133.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	114.00–117.50	115.64
3	—	575	100.00–101.00	100.33
3	—	320	118.00–120.00	119.29
6	—	423	110.00–115.00	111.95
5	—	529	102.00–105.00	103.58
5	—	477	106.00–111.00	108.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	110.00	110.00
5	—	545	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	120.00–122.00	120.77
4	—	580	105.00–108.00	106.50
4	—	374	124.00–127.50	125.35
3	—	320	130.00–132.50	130.81
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
6	—	478	112.00–117.00	114.17
5	—	527	109.00–112.00	109.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	125.00–129.00	126.96
5	—	623	108.00–112.00	109.81
5	—	583	112.00–118.00	114.79
5	—	382	130.00–135.00	131.99
4	—	321	135.00–141.00	138.51
3	—	730	101.00–102.00	101.68
7	—	478	119.00–125.00	121.46
6	—	536	115.00–122.00	118.98
3	—	680	104.00–105.00	104.66
1	—	765	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	137.50–142.50	139.25
4	—	421	132.50–135.00	133.52
4	—	326	145.00–148.00	146.34
3	—	467	128.00–130.00	128.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	120.00–122.00	120.28
5	—	481	130.00–135.00	131.97
4	—	538	128.00–132.00	129.98
3	—	437	138.00–140.00	139.36
2	—	720	115.00–118.00	116.48
1	—	320	146.00	146.00
17	—	633	120.00–126.00	123.82
18	—	586	124.00–128.00	126.67
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	621	133.00–134.00	133.63
34	—	755	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	125.00–127.00	125.67
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	125.00	125.00
3	—	375	130.00–135.00	133.33
3	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	78.00–80.00	79.03
3	—	1,483	73.00–74.00	73.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	45.00–48.00	46.30
13	—	1,051	40.00–44.00	41.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	54.00–55.00	54.69
12	—	1,165	45.00–47.50	45.91
20	—	1,218	49.00–52.50	50.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,700	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,483	52.00–53.00	52.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	425.00–525.00	477.62
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	809	650.00–800.00	694.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	600.00–650.00	618.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,176.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,130	850.00–1,000.00	913.90
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	893	275.00–400.00	347.72
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	888	550.00–600.00	579.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,151	475.00–595.00	539.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,183	750.00–800.00	784.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,088	500.00–725.00	643.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,136	975.00–1,150.00	1,012.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,323	950.00–1,025.00	988.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,409	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,249.78

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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