Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher,Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.Bred heifers small frame 4-6 mos. bred 1200.00 to 1350.00 up to 1500.00.Bred heifers large frame 4-6 mos. bred 1500.00 to 1650.00 up to 1775.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.98/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$114.98

222 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	119.11	677	60
Medium and Large 2	554	114.93	637	130
Medium and Large 3	483	107.42	519	32

One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $158 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 sale222 hd

114.98

—

AL average14 barns · 1,912 hd

110.83

+4.14

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	1,765	77.74	1,372	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	48.34	567	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	43.43	475	35

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	114.57/cwt	112.50–117.50	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	105.01/cwt	102.50–107.50	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	125.89/cwt	124.00–128.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	97.83/cwt	97.50–98.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	113.64/cwt	109.00–115.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.33/cwt	115.00–122.50	515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	108.39/cwt	105.00–112.50	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	96.23/cwt	95.00–97.50	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	106.82/cwt	105.00–110.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.50	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	116.12/cwt	115.00–118.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	119.95/cwt	117.50–122.50	379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	115.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	119.36/cwt	117.00–122.00	631	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	77.74/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.50	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.80/cwt	124.00–128.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.19/cwt	129.00–132.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	938	749.81/cwt	675.00–800.00	7,033	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	838.04/cwt	825.00–850.00	7,752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,288	681.02/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,772	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,075.97/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	13,127	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	41.70/cwt	40.00–42.50	452	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	45.00/cwt	43.50–46.00	491	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	47.76/cwt	47.00–48.00	553	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	49.11/cwt	47.00–52.00	575	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	44.99/cwt	43.00–46.50	531	11
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	931	526.39/cwt	485.00–600.00	4,901	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,092	541.84/cwt	475.00–600.00	5,917	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	114.43/cwt	112.50–114.50	731	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.50	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	111.13/cwt	110.00–112.50	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	116.37/cwt	115.00–118.00	566	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,278	881.55/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	121.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	625	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	118.63/cwt	115.00–118.75	867	64
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	923	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	1,112.24/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	10,789	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,103	631.06/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,961	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	118.58/cwt	117.50–120.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	120.06/cwt	115.00–122.00	699	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 738Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 161Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	125.00–130.00	127.37
4	—	380	132.50–135.00	133.72
4	—	336	138.00–142.00	139.95
3	—	633	110.00–112.50	110.82
2	—	785	100.00	100.00
2	—	278	145.00–150.00	147.48
7	—	579	114.00–118.00	115.71
7	—	477	120.00–125.00	122.52
5	—	529	117.00–122.00	119.36
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
3	—	340	130.00–132.50	130.83
4	—	585	110.00–112.50	111.13
5	—	376	125.00–130.00	127.64
5	—	486	115.00–118.00	116.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	135.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	315	150.00–152.50	150.86
2	—	530	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
27	—	639	112.50–114.50	114.43
5	—	478	120.00–126.00	123.15
5	—	520	117.50–120.00	118.58
13	—	582	115.00–122.00	120.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	112.50–117.50	114.57
5	—	631	102.50–107.50	105.01
5	—	315	124.00–128.00	125.89
3	—	782	97.50–98.00	97.83
3	—	677	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
19	—	527	109.00–115.00	113.64
12	—	435	115.00–122.50	118.33
11	—	378	120.00–127.50	123.65
10	—	568	105.00–112.50	108.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	116.50	116.50
11	—	595	117.50	117.50
29	—	690	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	95.00–97.50	96.23
4	—	580	100.00–102.50	101.23
4	—	478	105.00–110.00	106.82
3	—	510	105.00	105.00
2	—	795	85.00	85.00
5	—	429	110.00–112.50	111.01
5	—	370	115.00–118.00	116.12
5	—	316	117.50–122.50	119.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	124.00–128.00	125.80
5	—	518	129.00–132.00	130.19
2	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	395	142.00	142.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
36	—	626	120.00–125.00	121.17
39	—	478	130.00–138.00	130.82
64	—	731	115.00–118.75	118.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	138.00	138.00
3	—	485	140.00–142.50	140.85
4	—	820	124.00	124.00
6	—	730	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	124.00–125.00	124.32
13	—	385	134.00	134.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	483	128.00–130.00	129.34
4	—	580	117.00–120.00	118.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	77.50–78.00	77.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,084	40.00–42.50	41.70
11	—	1,090	43.50–46.00	45.00
4	—	1,158	47.00–48.00	47.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,170	47.00–52.00	49.11
11	—	1,180	43.00–46.50	44.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	938	675.00–800.00	749.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	825.00–850.00	838.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,288	650.00–725.00	681.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,220	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,075.97
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	931	485.00–600.00	526.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,092	475.00–600.00	541.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,278	800.00–1,000.00	881.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	970	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,103	600.00–700.00	631.06

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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