Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.30/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$129.30

181 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	131.98	763	113
Medium and Large 2	475	126.56	601	57
Medium and Large 3	482	116.09	559	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $203 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 sale181 hd

129.30

—

AL average9 barns · 1,005 hd

128.00

+1.30

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	—	High	1,587	78.94	1,253	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	53.98	797	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	52.81	626	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	44.94	449	16

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.75/cwt	117.50–122.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	163.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	169.33/cwt	167.50–170.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	178.84/cwt	177.50–180.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	125.36/cwt	122.00–128.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	129.40/cwt	126.00–132.00	563	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	145.82/cwt	145.00–147.50	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	150.91/cwt	150.00–153.50	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.58/cwt	134.50–135.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	155.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	184.17/cwt	182.50–185.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	178.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.03/cwt	167.50–172.50	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	886	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,082.99/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	12,259	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,161.90/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	14,245	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	848	475.54/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,033	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,035	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,010	607.57/cwt	600.00–615.00	6,136	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	975	687.31/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,701	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,010	824.30/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,192	638.81/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,232	767.02/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	154.13/cwt	152.50–155.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.15/cwt	155.00–159.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	150.34/cwt	148.00–153.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,094	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	149.69/cwt	149.00–150.00	850	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	949	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	986	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	132.50/cwt	132.00–134.50	722	24
Bulls	—	—	1,890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	80.90/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,472	73.97/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	144.14/cwt	142.50–145.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	147.86/cwt	145.00–150.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.30/cwt	117.50–122.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	126.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	140.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	687	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	46.66/cwt	45.00–48.00	470	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	54.32/cwt	52.00–56.50	799	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	48.50/cwt	47.50–50.00	770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	52.91/cwt	51.00–54.50	630	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	55.92/cwt	55.00–57.00	677	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	48.81/cwt	46.00–50.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	393	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	57.65/cwt	57.00–58.00	809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	43.22/cwt	42.00–44.50	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	146.11/cwt	145.00–148.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.10/cwt	130.00–137.50	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	692	11

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	135.00–140.00	137.63
7	—	379	130.00–137.00	132.37
6	—	535	117.50–122.00	119.75
10	—	481	122.00–128.00	125.36
10	—	435	126.00–132.00	129.40
4	—	578	115.00–118.00	115.74
3	—	783	105.00–107.00	105.66
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	278	140.00–142.50	141.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	125.00–127.00	125.68
2	—	665	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	140.00–144.00	141.42
5	—	326	145.00–148.00	146.11
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
7	—	475	130.00–137.50	133.10
12	—	436	135.00–140.00	137.61
11	—	541	125.00–130.00	127.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	775	127.25	127.25
3	—	645	128.50	128.50
2	—	425	144.00	144.00
26	—	670	129.00	129.00
24	—	545	132.00–134.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	160.00–165.00	163.13
4	—	323	167.50–170.00	169.33
4	—	273	177.50–180.00	178.84
3	—	583	138.00–140.00	139.34
3	—	537	145.00–147.50	145.82
2	—	740	125.00	125.00
20	—	486	150.00–153.50	150.91
13	—	615	134.50–135.00	134.58
8	—	426	155.00–158.00	155.99
3	—	680	130.00–131.00	130.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
2	—	445	165.00	165.00
3	—	295	182.50–185.00	184.17
10	—	343	175.00–180.00	178.55
5	—	378	167.50–172.50	170.03
2	—	518	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	740	137.50	137.50
29	—	810	135.10	135.10
13	—	568	149.00–150.00	149.69
20	—	685	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	152.00	152.00
17	—	715	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	152.50–155.00	154.13
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
8	—	436	145.00–150.00	147.86
5	—	685	117.50–122.00	120.30
5	—	590	125.00–130.00	126.50
5	—	491	137.00–145.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	155.00–159.00	157.15
3	—	488	148.00–153.00	150.34
2	—	340	167.50–170.00	168.73
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	290	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	140.00	140.00
4	—	485	130.00–135.00	131.74
3	—	377	142.50–145.00	144.14

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)	3	—	1,132	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,082.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,161.90
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	848	450.00–500.00	475.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	650.00–725.00	687.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,010	775.00–900.00	824.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	600.00–675.00	638.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,232	725.00–800.00	767.02
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	600.00–615.00	607.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,598	80.00–82.50	80.90
3	—	1,472	72.50–75.00	73.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	45.00–48.00	46.66
8	—	989	42.00–44.50	43.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,470	52.00–56.50	54.32
3	—	1,587	47.50–50.00	48.50
3	—	1,403	57.00–58.00	57.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,190	51.00–54.50	52.91
11	—	1,210	55.00–57.00	55.92
9	—	1,143	46.00–50.00	48.81

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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