Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.88/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$113.88

135 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	125.30	513	11thin
Medium and Large 2	538	114.39	616	97
Medium and Large 3	476	107.37	511	27

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $2 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 sale135 hd

113.88

—

AL average15 barns · 1,838 hd

109.80

+4.08

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	1,898	73.46	1,395	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,288	46.77	602	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	45.48	523	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	38.78	399	15

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	44.53/cwt	44.00–45.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	454	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	35.92/cwt	35.00–37.50	350	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	45.91/cwt	44.00–48.00	529	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	41.29/cwt	40.00–43.50	446	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	49.85/cwt	49.00–50.50	641	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	71.69/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.59/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.64/cwt	108.00–115.50	605	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	116.30/cwt	114.00–120.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	104.99/cwt	103.00–107.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	109.38/cwt	108.00–111.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	121.15/cwt	119.00–124.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,247	662.04/cwt	625.00–700.00	8,256	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,221.30/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	15,462	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	973	505.85/cwt	475.00–550.00	4,922	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	981	801.27/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,860	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	960.68/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,865	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	689.58/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,055	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,269	800.15/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	138.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	665	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	537.45/cwt	475.00–600.00	6,019	12
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	569.51/cwt	485.00–635.00	5,239	12
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	852	346.48/cwt	275.00–400.00	2,952	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	740.62/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,754	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,014	566.49/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,744	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,295	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	134.79/cwt	132.00–138.00	453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.56/cwt	102.00–106.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	108.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	124.90/cwt	122.50–128.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.43/cwt	129.00–132.00	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	118.19/cwt	117.50–120.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	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 628Last week 518Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	44.00–45.00	44.53
2	—	1,315	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	42.00	42.00
18	—	1,152	44.00–48.00	45.91
3	—	1,285	49.00–50.50	49.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	973	35.00–37.50	35.92
8	—	1,079	40.00–43.50	41.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,925	70.00–73.50	71.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	145.00	145.00
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
4	—	478	127.00–130.00	128.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
4	—	340	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
4	—	568	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	120.00–125.00	121.84
5	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.51
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
7	—	583	110.00–116.00	112.99
6	—	517	114.00–120.00	116.59
4	—	630	108.00–110.00	108.98
10	—	422	125.00–130.00	128.08
7	—	336	132.00–138.00	134.79
4	—	680	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	130.00–132.50	130.80
2	—	465	120.00	120.00
4	—	373	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	540	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	100.00–102.00	100.50
2	—	335	120.00	120.00
5	—	429	108.00–111.00	109.38
3	—	365	115.00	115.00
9	—	530	102.00–106.00	104.56
4	—	470	105.00–108.00	105.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	532	108.00–115.50	113.64
7	—	429	114.00–120.00	116.30
4	—	618	103.00–107.00	104.99
9	—	472	110.00–115.00	112.56
6	—	378	119.00–124.00	121.15
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
11	—	573	105.00–112.00	108.63
7	—	326	122.50–128.00	124.90
3	—	695	100.00–102.00	100.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	645	117.00	117.00
16	—	685	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	129.00	129.00
7	—	810	122.00	122.00
7	—	680	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	120.00–124.00	121.98
5	—	481	135.00–140.00	138.19
7	—	521	129.00–132.00	130.43
4	—	583	125.00–127.00	125.98
5	—	685	117.50–120.00	118.19
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	720	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	125.00	125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	475.00–550.00	505.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,247	625.00–700.00	662.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,269	750.00–900.00	800.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,266	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,221.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,131	900.00–1,025.00	960.68
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	981	750.00–900.00	801.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	878	650.00–725.00	689.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,120	475.00–600.00	537.45
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	920	485.00–635.00	569.51
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	852	275.00–400.00	346.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,317	700.00–800.00	740.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,014	500.00–600.00	566.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	750.00	750.00

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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