Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $137.23/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$137.23

52 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	143.22	615	24
Medium and Large 2	471	132.09	623	28

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale52 hd

137.23

—

AL average16 barns · 1,359 hd

135.91

+1.32

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	1,654	90.16	1,491	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	65.29	896	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	61.42	724	16

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.88/cwt	124.00–128.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.46/cwt	134.00–138.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	157.85/cwt	156.00–160.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.83/cwt	147.50–150.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	65.29/cwt	64.00–66.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	153.79/cwt	152.50–155.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.17/cwt	132.50–135.00	702	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	87.74/cwt	87.50–88.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	161.29/cwt	160.00–164.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	143.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	63.69/cwt	63.00–65.00	776	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	59.66/cwt	59.00–61.00	684	9

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 616Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
2	—	375	155.00–158.00	156.50
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
3	—	340	160.00–164.00	161.29
3	—	487	140.00–146.00	143.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	142.00–145.00	143.52
2	—	280	185.00	185.00
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	124.00–128.00	125.88
5	—	483	128.00–132.00	129.98
4	—	430	134.00–138.00	135.46
4	—	394	140.00–145.00	143.13
3	—	630	115.00–117.50	115.81
3	—	578	120.00–122.50	120.84
4	—	315	147.50–150.00	148.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	140.00–146.00	143.65
4	—	380	147.50–150.00	148.83
4	—	478	135.00–140.00	136.83
4	—	335	152.50–155.00	153.79
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
2	—	580	127.50	127.50
3	—	523	132.50–135.00	134.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	170.00–175.00	172.49
2	—	315	200.00–205.00	202.54
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	175.00–180.00	177.41
4	—	488	156.00–160.00	157.85
2	—	440	165.00	165.00
2	—	378	170.00–172.50	171.29
1	—	545	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	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)	2	—	1,255	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	64.00–66.00	65.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,219	63.00–65.00	63.69
9	—	1,146	59.00–61.00	59.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,623	87.50–88.00	87.74

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle