Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold steady.Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $131.03/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$131.03

116 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$15.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	138.09	635	27
Medium and Large 2	496	129.98	645	75
Medium and Large 3	448	123.01	551	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $84 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 sale116 hd

131.03

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

133.77

−2.74

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	—	Low	1,694	81.57	1,381	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	54.06	762	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	53.92	620	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	42.51	433	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	140.12/cwt	138.00–143.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	140.69/cwt	137.50–144.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	138.85/cwt	135.00–141.00	546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	176.31/cwt	175.00–178.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	163.32/cwt	163.00–164.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	149.03/cwt	148.00–150.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	963	673.90/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,490	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,330	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	164.60/cwt	163.00–165.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	169.60/cwt	168.00–170.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	739	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	857	362.27/cwt	325.00–410.00	3,105	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,088	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,673	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	730	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	183.79/cwt	182.50–185.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	134.10/cwt	132.50–135.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	664	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	49.42/cwt	48.50–50.00	598	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.14/cwt	56.00–58.00	729	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	53.64/cwt	51.50–55.00	579	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	54.06/cwt	53.00–55.00	762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	38.90/cwt	37.00–40.00	379	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	45.09/cwt	43.00–47.00	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	178.76/cwt	175.00–181.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	148.76/cwt	147.50–150.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	166.92/cwt	165.00–170.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	138.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	130.24/cwt	130.00–131.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	169.89/cwt	167.50–175.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	792	108.33/cwt	107.00–109.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	174.46/cwt	170.00–177.50	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	231	181.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	160.60/cwt	157.50–163.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.30/cwt	152.00–157.50	648	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	75.32/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,942	86.62/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,682	7
Bulls	—	—	1,544	80.28/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,240	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	790	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	624	124.06/cwt	122.50–124.50	774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	145.12/cwt	144.00–147.50	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	149.38/cwt	147.50–150.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	131.63/cwt	129.00–136.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	142.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	121.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 509Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.80
3	—	440	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
15	—	483	125.00–130.00	128.51
13	—	393	135.00–141.00	138.85
2	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	640	120.00	120.00
5	—	529	124.00–128.00	125.57
9	—	438	129.00–136.00	131.63
6	—	326	140.00–145.00	142.35
5	—	574	120.00–125.00	121.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	138.00–143.00	140.12
4	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	593	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
4	—	481	132.50–135.00	134.10
4	—	394	144.00–147.50	145.12
4	—	319	147.50–150.00	149.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	112.50	112.50
14	—	624	122.50–124.50	124.06
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	137.50–144.00	140.69
6	—	640	135.00–136.00	135.33
5	—	291	180.00–185.00	182.48
4	—	330	175.00–178.00	176.31
3	—	433	163.00–164.00	163.32
2	—	525	148.00–150.00	149.03
7	—	475	150.00–160.00	155.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
5	—	474	163.00–165.00	164.60
5	—	444	168.00–170.00	169.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	182.50–185.00	183.79
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	638	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	515	150.00–152.00	151.01
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
7	—	334	175.00–181.00	178.76
3	—	432	160.00–165.00	162.67
4	—	385	167.50–175.00	169.89
4	—	470	155.00–160.00	157.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	147.50–150.00	148.76
2	—	633	124.00–125.00	124.51
4	—	328	165.00–170.00	166.92
4	—	529	135.00–141.00	138.54
4	—	584	130.00–131.00	130.24
2	—	730	112.00–115.00	113.48
3	—	792	107.00–109.00	108.33
4	—	288	170.00–177.50	174.46
5	—	231	180.00–185.00	181.82
5	—	379	157.50–163.00	160.60
5	—	420	152.00–157.50	154.30

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	550.00–775.00	673.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	325.00–410.00	362.27
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	48.50–50.00	49.42
7	—	1,275	56.00–58.00	57.14
16	—	1,080	51.50–55.00	53.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	53.00–55.00	54.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	975	37.00–40.00	38.90
7	—	1,049	43.00–47.00	45.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	74.00–76.50	75.32
7	—	1,942	85.00–90.00	86.62
8	—	1,544	78.00–83.00	80.28

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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