Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.01/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$132.01

164 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$9.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	134.92	903	51
Medium and Large 2	563	131.44	740	100
Medium and Large 3	535	125.00	669	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.92/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 sale164 hd

132.01

—

AL average14 barns · 1,180 hd

129.12

+2.89

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	1,704	75.63	1,289	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	45.46	543	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	45.33	626	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	41.13	440	40

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	575	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	694	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	114.69/cwt	114.00–115.50	546	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	645	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	431	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	510	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	630	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	42.12/cwt	40.00–45.00	459	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	645	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,163	478.54/cwt	450.00–510.00	5,565	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	709.38/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,881	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,336	785.30/cwt	725.00–875.00	10,492	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,067	670.90/cwt	525.00–775.00	7,159	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,895	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,005	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,217	632.06/cwt	600.00–710.00	7,692	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,107.60/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	13,978	9
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	933	376.41/cwt	350.00–400.00	3,512	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	989	853.62/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,442	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	970.75/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,698	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	913.25/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,416	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	38.17/cwt	38.00–39.00	385	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	46.09/cwt	45.00–48.50	562	29
Bulls	—	—	1,803	77.16/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,391	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	45.93/cwt	45.00–48.50	622	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	42.71/cwt	42.00–44.00	488	10
Bulls	—	—	1,310	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	571	132.78/cwt	132.00–133.00	758	19

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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 788Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 114Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	135.00	135.00
8	—	431	140.00–145.00	141.81
2	—	795	123.00	123.00
11	—	470	135.00	135.00
3	—	390	145.00	145.00
19	—	571	132.00–133.00	132.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	645	124.50	124.50
4	—	430	136.00	136.00
10	—	395	141.00	141.00
12	—	780	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	138.00	138.00
34	—	680	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.68
15	—	695	118.00	118.00
25	—	510	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	476	114.00–115.50	114.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	645	127.25	127.25
10	—	665	125.75	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	116.00	116.00
6	—	445	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	620	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,090	40.00–45.00	42.12
10	—	1,009	38.00–39.00	38.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	42.00	42.00
11	—	1,354	45.00–48.50	45.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	50.00	50.00
29	—	1,219	45.00–48.50	46.09
10	—	1,143	42.00–44.00	42.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	76.00–78.50	77.16
1	—	1,310	69.50	69.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,163	450.00–510.00	478.54
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	350.00–400.00	376.41
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	970	650.00–775.00	709.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	989	800.00–925.00	853.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,336	725.00–875.00	785.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,217	600.00–710.00	632.06
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,262	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,107.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,205	925.00–1,000.00	970.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	525.00–775.00	670.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	875.00–950.00	913.25

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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