Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.57/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$113.57

134 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	121.20	569	33
Medium and Large 3	422	111.38	470	18thin
Medium and Large 2	551	111.02	612	83

One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale134 hd

113.57

—

AL average15 barns · 2,203 hd

113.61

−0.04

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	1,874	75.18	1,409	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	50.04	698	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	46.66	519	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	37.43	385	12

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	927.33/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,933	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	844	646.96/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,134.55/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	13,773	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	900	464.38/cwt	425.00–500.00	4,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	612.86/cwt	600.00–625.00	7,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	810	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	109.50/cwt	108.00–112.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.34/cwt	128.00–133.50	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.89/cwt	155.00–161.00	596	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	34.62/cwt	32.00–37.00	317	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	46.36/cwt	44.00–48.00	513	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	39.43/cwt	38.00–41.50	437	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	46.62/cwt	45.00–48.00	652	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	53.20/cwt	50.50–55.00	581	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	52.49/cwt	51.00–54.00	730	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	42.33/cwt	42.00–43.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	107.76/cwt	105.00–111.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	116.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	124.23/cwt	122.00–126.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	855	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	105.83/cwt	104.00–109.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	113.75/cwt	113.00–115.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	130.86/cwt	130.00–132.50	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	118.71/cwt	117.00–120.00	381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	152.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.35/cwt	128.00–135.00	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	134.92/cwt	132.50–138.00	507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.23/cwt	112.00–117.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	516	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,023	849.14/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	125.15/cwt	124.00–128.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	601	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	860	293.72/cwt	265.00–330.00	2,526	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	692.01/cwt	685.00–700.00	8,152	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,101	500.59/cwt	475.00–525.00	5,511	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	976	515.58/cwt	450.00–585.00	5,032	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,045	987.32/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	10,317	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,338	938.97/cwt	900.00–975.00	12,563	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.50	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.13/cwt	114.00–120.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.30/cwt	122.00–130.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	110.53/cwt	108.00–113.00	582	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	114.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	127.24/cwt	126.00–128.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	119.43/cwt	117.00–121.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	121.08/cwt	119.00–124.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	560	11
Bulls	—	—	1,900	71.94/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.50	406	3

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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 628Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,179	850.00–1,000.00	927.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,134.55
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	844	600.00–700.00	646.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	800.00–900.00	849.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	600.00–625.00	612.86
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	425.00–500.00	464.38
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	265.00–330.00	293.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	685.00–700.00	692.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,101	475.00–525.00	500.59
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	976	450.00–585.00	515.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,045	950.00–1,025.00	987.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,338	900.00–975.00	938.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	810	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	115.00–117.00	115.67
2	—	275	160.00–162.50	161.27
8	—	528	128.00–133.50	130.34
4	—	630	120.50	120.50
2	—	790	115.00	115.00
6	—	587	124.00–128.00	125.15
4	—	376	145.00–148.00	146.40
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
11	—	480	130.00–136.00	132.42
5	—	429	138.00–142.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	165.00	165.00
3	—	380	155.00–161.00	156.89
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	108.00–112.00	109.50
3	—	783	105.00–108.00	105.98
9	—	426	128.00–135.00	130.35
7	—	376	132.50–138.00	134.92
5	—	577	112.00–117.00	114.23
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
8	—	331	140.00–145.00	142.76
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
6	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.68
7	—	526	114.00–120.00	116.13
9	—	479	122.00–130.00	125.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	150.00–155.00	152.02
3	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
3	—	427	137.50–140.00	138.50
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	478	131.00–132.50	131.74
3	—	580	120.00–122.00	120.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	105.00–108.00	105.99
2	—	620	105.00	105.00
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
6	—	430	118.00–122.00	120.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
4	—	375	125.00–128.00	126.52
4	—	469	115.00–117.00	115.50
3	—	310	130.00–132.50	130.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	587	105.00–111.00	107.76
7	—	429	115.00–120.00	116.81
10	—	660	105.50	105.50
7	—	631	104.00–109.00	105.83
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
17	—	527	108.00–113.00	110.53
5	—	328	124.00–128.00	125.77
8	—	383	119.00–124.00	121.08
11	—	490	112.00–116.00	114.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	122.00–126.00	124.23
4	—	529	115.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
4	—	575	113.00–115.00	113.75
3	—	330	130.00–132.50	130.86
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
4	—	378	126.00–128.00	127.24
7	—	492	117.00–121.00	119.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	110.00–112.00	110.64
3	—	570	100.00–102.00	100.68
4	—	321	117.00–120.00	118.71
6	—	382	112.00–116.00	114.33
2	—	515	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	855	99.50	99.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	915	32.00–37.00	34.62
7	—	1,109	38.00–41.50	39.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,107	44.00–48.00	46.36
3	—	1,092	50.50–55.00	53.20
3	—	1,178	42.00–43.00	42.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,398	45.00–48.00	46.62
7	—	1,391	51.00–54.00	52.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	77.00–78.00	77.51
1	—	2,080	83.50	83.50
4	—	1,900	70.00–74.50	71.94

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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How this sale compares

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