Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher.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 $111.07/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$111.07

126 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$11.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	118.81	583	11thin
Medium and Large 2	564	111.43	628	85
Medium and Large 3	488	107.20	523	30

One grade step is worth $11.61/cwt here — about $60 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 sale126 hd

111.07

—

AL average16 barns · 1,942 hd

110.54

+0.52

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	1,706	75.20	1,283	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	51.60	746	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	48.49	560	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	40.54	403	11

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	—	684	119.84/cwt	117.50–121.50	820	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	52.00/cwt	51.50–52.50	729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	52.89/cwt	51.50–56.50	646	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	47.88/cwt	45.50–50.50	530	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	41.77/cwt	40.00–43.50	408	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	43.49/cwt	42.00–44.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	101.35/cwt	100.00–103.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	110.08/cwt	108.00–112.50	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.30/cwt	110.00–116.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	104.52/cwt	102.00–107.50	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	123.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	119.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	106.26/cwt	105.00–108.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	107.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	131.59/cwt	129.00–135.00	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	138.86/cwt	137.50–140.00	457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	75.20/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.50	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.38/cwt	119.00–125.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.27/cwt	114.00–117.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	115.07/cwt	112.50–117.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	111.22/cwt	110.00–112.50	648	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,221	605.99/cwt	575.00–650.00	7,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,349.46/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	15,586	25
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	809	916.97/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	7,418	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,145.11/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	12,997	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	782.48/cwt	700.00–825.00	6,495	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,265	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	117.34/cwt	115.00–118.50	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.41/cwt	117.50–125.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	102.33/cwt	100.00–105.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	103.99/cwt	102.00–106.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	112.00/cwt	109.00–114.00	592	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	121.36/cwt	118.00–127.50	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	98.67/cwt	98.00–100.00	712	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	884	351.96/cwt	275.00–400.00	3,111	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,155	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,009	454.87/cwt	440.00–515.00	4,590	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	862	556.23/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,795	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,044	1,014.25/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,589	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,260	919.20/cwt	900.00–975.00	11,582	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,333.22/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	16,625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	124.47/cwt	122.50–126.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.34/cwt	148.00–149.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	131.21/cwt	130.00–131.50	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	145.26/cwt	145.00–146.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	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 562Last week 597Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 58Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	684	117.50–121.50	119.84
6	—	743	115.00–118.50	117.34
2	—	420	139.00	139.00
11	—	481	132.50–140.00	134.25
6	—	623	117.50–125.00	121.41
2	—	335	150.00	150.00
10	—	540	130.00–131.50	131.21
4	—	369	145.00–146.00	145.26
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	135.00	135.00
2	—	470	140.00	140.00
3	—	412	148.00–149.00	148.34
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
4	—	471	118.00–120.00	119.24
5	—	526	115.00–118.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	100.00–103.00	101.35
4	—	433	108.00–112.50	110.08
2	—	365	115.00	115.00
6	—	480	105.00–108.00	106.26
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
6	—	533	102.00–106.00	103.99
4	—	333	118.00–120.00	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	110.00–116.00	113.30
7	—	624	102.00–107.50	104.52
4	—	321	122.00–125.00	123.24
9	—	581	105.00–110.00	107.25
6	—	681	100.00–105.00	102.33
16	—	529	109.00–114.00	112.00
8	—	430	115.00–120.00	116.76
7	—	379	118.00–127.50	121.36
3	—	722	98.00–100.00	98.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	111.00	111.00
9	—	690	113.50	113.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
4	—	573	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	310	130.00–132.50	130.83
5	—	484	112.50–117.00	115.07
3	—	623	100.00–102.00	100.67
6	—	380	122.50–126.00	124.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	388	129.00–135.00	131.59
4	—	329	137.50–140.00	138.86
7	—	475	119.00–125.00	122.38
4	—	525	114.00–117.00	115.27
8	—	430	125.00–131.00	127.96
4	—	583	110.00–112.50	111.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	51.50–52.50	52.00
1	—	1,620	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,221	51.50–56.50	52.89
26	—	1,106	45.50–50.50	47.88
10	—	1,184	42.00–44.00	43.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	35.00	35.00
9	—	976	40.00–43.50	41.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,706	73.00–78.00	75.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,221	575.00–650.00	605.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,155	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,349.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,135	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,145.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	809	850.00–1,000.00	916.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	830	700.00–825.00	782.48
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	884	275.00–400.00	351.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,009	440.00–515.00	454.87
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	862	500.00–600.00	556.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,044	950.00–1,100.00	1,014.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,260	900.00–975.00	919.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,247	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,333.22

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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