Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 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 $128.35/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$128.35

223 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	143.69	612	34
Medium and Large 2	604	125.90	760	160
Medium and Large 3	460	123.90	570	29

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $42 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 sale223 hd

128.35

—

AL average14 barns · 1,343 hd

133.33

−4.98

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	1,693	84.05	1,423	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	61.83	932	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	60.48	705	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	52.42	532	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.85/cwt	150.00–152.50	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	157.10/cwt	155.00–159.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	140.84/cwt	140.00–142.50	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	181.35/cwt	177.50–185.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	164.17/cwt	162.50–165.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	186.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.08/cwt	125.00–131.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.50	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.50	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	744	119.21/cwt	117.00–120.00	887	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	810	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	115.91/cwt	115.00–117.50	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.50	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.58/cwt	134.00–140.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	142.00/cwt	138.00–145.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.97/cwt	122.50–128.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.48/cwt	117.50–122.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	52.42/cwt	50.00–55.00	532	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	80.53/cwt	58.00–87.50	1,293	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	61.83/cwt	61.50–62.00	932	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	58.95/cwt	57.00–60.00	668	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	62.67/cwt	61.00–64.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	148.38/cwt	147.50–150.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.61/cwt	142.50–147.50	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	155.20/cwt	155.00–156.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	144.14/cwt	142.50–145.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	141.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.84/cwt	147.50–150.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	153.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	715	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	912	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	531	157.64/cwt	157.50–158.00	837	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	773	130.42/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,008	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,367.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	16,855	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,039	1,031.62/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	10,719	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	875	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	862.49/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,393	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	903	686.77/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,202	8
Bulls	—	—	1,870	91.08/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.81/cwt	160.00–162.50	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	154.13/cwt	152.50–155.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	126.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.30/cwt	117.50–122.00	824	5

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	170.00	170.00
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
3	—	387	160.00–165.00	161.59
3	—	480	150.00–152.50	150.85
5	—	437	155.00–159.00	157.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	377	142.50–145.00	144.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	138.00–145.00	141.23
6	—	433	147.50–150.00	148.84
2	—	525	135.00	135.00
3	—	320	160.00–162.50	160.81
4	—	381	152.50–155.00	154.13
5	—	586	125.00–130.00	126.51
5	—	685	117.50–122.00	120.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.46
5	—	324	165.00–170.00	167.47
4	—	388	160.00–165.00	162.45
3	—	680	130.00–132.00	130.66
3	—	640	135.00–138.00	136.00
3	—	587	140.00–142.50	140.84
2	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	520	147.50–150.00	148.73
2	—	265	180.00	180.00
7	—	431	145.00–160.00	153.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	177.50–185.00	181.35
4	—	376	170.00–175.00	172.49
3	—	440	162.50–165.00	164.17
3	—	283	185.00–190.00	186.59
2	—	520	155.00	155.00
2	—	475	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	640	142.00	142.00
20	—	715	127.50	127.50
21	—	531	157.50–158.00	157.64
31	—	670	137.00	137.00
42	—	773	130.00–130.50	130.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	125.00–131.00	128.08
5	—	484	120.00–122.50	121.01
5	—	374	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	520	115.00–118.00	116.24
4	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.46
3	—	587	110.00–112.50	110.81
2	—	640	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	744	117.00–120.00	119.21
29	—	630	128.50	128.50
13	—	595	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	631	115.00–117.50	115.91
10	—	477	125.00–132.50	128.55
9	—	432	134.00–140.00	136.58
9	—	392	138.00–145.00	142.00
6	—	523	122.50–128.00	125.97
6	—	332	145.00–150.00	147.51
5	—	575	117.50–122.00	119.48
4	—	293	150.00–155.00	152.52
3	—	668	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	147.50–150.00	148.38
7	—	418	142.50–147.50	144.61
5	—	532	130.00–135.00	132.48
5	—	324	155.00–156.00	155.20
4	—	488	135.00–137.50	136.23
3	—	583	125.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	50.00–55.00	52.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	61.50–62.00	61.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,133	57.00–60.00	58.95
14	—	1,214	61.00–64.00	62.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	58.00–87.50	80.53
2	—	1,870	90.00–92.00	91.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,233	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,367.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,039	950.00–1,150.00	1,031.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,205	800.00–900.00	862.49
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	903	650.00–725.00	686.77

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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