Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.09/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$164.09

28 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$13.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	171.06	683	14thin
Medium and Large 2	450	157.12	708	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.94/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale28 hd

164.09

—

AL average10 barns · 548 hd

148.80

+15.29

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	1,838	91.01	1,673	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	60.88	735	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	58.00	890	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	49.00	555	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	555	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	63.37/cwt	62.00–65.00	810	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	173.33/cwt	172.50–175.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	156.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	181.21/cwt	180.00–185.00	582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	92.51/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.76/cwt	152.50–155.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	148.00	148.00
2	—	595	125.00	125.00
3	—	430	130.00–132.00	130.65
3	—	323	142.00–145.00	143.98
2	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
3	—	320	150.00–155.00	151.61
2	—	480	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	160.00	160.00
3	—	385	172.50–175.00	173.33
2	—	520	155.00	155.00
4	—	321	180.00–185.00	181.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	165.00	165.00
3	—	433	155.00–160.00	156.58
2	—	620	140.00	140.00
2	—	585	145.00	145.00
2	—	495	150.00	150.00
2	—	265	180.00	180.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	152.50–155.00	153.76
3	—	490	140.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	595	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	62.00–65.00	63.37
3	—	1,137	57.00–60.00	58.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,865	92.00–93.00	92.51

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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