Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.15/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$117.15

302 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	119.63	851	200
Medium and Large 2	509	113.31	577	74
Medium and Large 3	457	109.61	500	28

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $351 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 sale302 hd

117.15

—

AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd

111.77

+5.38

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	1,603	71.94	1,153	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	46.88	658	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	45.64	575	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	42.25	433	8thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	795	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	942	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	42.25/cwt	42.00–44.00	433	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	42.71/cwt	42.00–44.00	521	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	45.86/cwt	45.00–48.00	585	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	46.88/cwt	45.00–48.00	658	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	104.89/cwt	103.00–106.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	125.60/cwt	124.00–128.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	128.68/cwt	127.75–130.50	939	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	108.73/cwt	108.00–110.00	749	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	128.36/cwt	127.50–130.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	113.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	544	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	109.78/cwt	107.00–112.50	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	780	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	118.85/cwt	117.50–120.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	70.72/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.79/cwt	112.50–115.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.55/cwt	125.00–132.50	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.50	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.55/cwt	114.00–120.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	523	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	613.35/cwt	600.00–625.00	4,937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,510	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,835	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	837	462.45/cwt	425.00–500.00	3,871	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	661.21/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,703	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	860.59/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	106.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	116.13/cwt	113.00–120.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	121.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	821	120.96/cwt	119.00–124.50	993	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	123.08/cwt	122.00–125.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	111.02/cwt	108.00–115.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.74/cwt	102.00–106.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,110	542.08/cwt	500.00–575.00	6,017	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	812	363.24/cwt	300.00–400.00	2,950	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	683.89/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,215	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	934	519.82/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,855	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,293	737.33/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,534	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	129.73/cwt	128.00–131.00	429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.72/cwt	127.00–130.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	119.70/cwt	117.50–120.00	809	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	136.60/cwt	135.50–137.00	915	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.62/cwt	128.00–134.00	688	6

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 963Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 93Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	795	118.50	118.50
20	—	815	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	115.00	115.00
22	—	676	117.50–120.00	119.70
2	—	420	145.00	145.00
5	—	577	125.00–127.00	125.98
16	—	623	120.00–124.00	121.48
5	—	486	135.00–140.00	137.56
6	—	527	128.00–134.00	130.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	670	135.50–137.00	136.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	103.00–106.00	104.89
6	—	319	124.00–128.00	125.60
2	—	683	101.00–102.00	101.51
13	—	479	110.00–116.00	113.53
7	—	534	107.00–112.50	109.78
2	—	733	98.00–100.00	99.01
13	—	583	105.00–110.00	106.92
8	—	431	113.00–120.00	116.13
5	—	381	120.00–124.00	121.61
2	—	295	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	730	127.75–130.50	128.68
25	—	821	119.00–124.50	120.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	689	108.00–110.00	108.73
4	—	373	127.50–130.00	128.36
39	—	795	107.00	107.00
4	—	473	117.50–120.00	118.85
1	—	320	132.50	132.50
5	—	424	122.00–125.00	123.08
3	—	532	115.00–117.00	115.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	100.00–102.00	100.99
3	—	337	120.00	120.00
6	—	475	105.00–108.00	106.51
4	—	378	117.50	117.50
7	—	431	108.00–115.00	111.02
4	—	518	102.00–106.00	104.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	637	120.00–125.00	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	112.50–115.00	113.79
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
3	—	367	125.00–127.50	125.84
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
4	—	331	128.00–131.00	129.73
2	—	583	104.00–105.00	104.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	108.00–110.00	109.01
4	—	430	125.00–132.50	127.55
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
6	—	528	114.00–120.00	116.55
5	—	376	130.00–135.00	131.74
2	—	670	105.00	105.00
6	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.81
5	—	481	120.00–125.00	122.26
4	—	328	135.00–138.00	136.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	134.00–135.00	134.66
4	—	370	140.00–142.50	141.25
4	—	478	127.00–130.00	128.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	42.00–44.00	42.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	42.00–44.00	42.71
21	—	1,276	45.00–48.00	45.86
3	—	1,205	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,403	45.00–48.00	46.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,632	70.00–72.00	70.72

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)	2	—	805	600.00–625.00	613.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	625.00–700.00	661.21
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	837	425.00–500.00	462.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	825.00–900.00	860.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	500.00–575.00	542.08
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	812	300.00–400.00	363.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,055	675.00–700.00	683.89
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	500.00–550.00	519.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,293	725.00–750.00	737.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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