Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher,Feeder cattle sold mostly steady,Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.01/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$134.01

109 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	145.07	616	32
Medium and Large 2	474	131.60	623	53
Medium and Large 3	455	124.57	566	24

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $49 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 sale109 hd

134.01

—

AL average15 barns · 1,474 hd

134.39

−0.38

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	1,675	93.26	1,562	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	63.58	952	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	62.64	740	18

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	170.14/cwt	168.00–172.50	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	179.99/cwt	177.50–182.50	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	155.89/cwt	152.50–158.00	751	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.51/cwt	132.50–135.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	145.41/cwt	142.50–148.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.59/cwt	117.50–122.50	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	135.45/cwt	132.50–138.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.09/cwt	148.00–152.50	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	155.32/cwt	152.50–160.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	160.11/cwt	157.50–164.00	607	7
Bulls	—	—	1,728	98.42/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	168.87/cwt	167.50–170.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	171.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.57/cwt	162.50–168.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	143.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	692	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,474.56/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	20,939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,649	90.68/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.85/cwt	125.00–127.50	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.07/cwt	122.50–128.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	142.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	128.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	137.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.35/cwt	150.00–157.50	656	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	60.26/cwt	58.00–63.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	66.37/cwt	64.00–69.00	808	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	61.30/cwt	60.00–62.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	168.48/cwt	167.50–170.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	161.60/cwt	160.00–164.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	110.84/cwt	110.00–112.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	110.84/cwt	110.00–112.50	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher,Feeder cattle sold mostly steady,Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	168.00–172.50	170.14
6	—	482	152.50–158.00	155.89
2	—	520	145.00	145.00
4	—	435	160.00–164.00	161.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	177.50–182.50	179.99
2	—	333	185.00–190.00	187.44
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
3	—	435	167.50–170.00	168.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	120.00–122.50	121.25
3	—	533	115.00–117.00	115.65
4	—	376	130.00–135.00	131.83
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
4	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.38
5	—	431	125.00–131.00	128.68
3	—	592	110.00–112.50	110.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	523	132.50–135.00	133.51
7	—	419	142.50–148.00	145.41
4	—	379	148.00–152.50	150.09
7	—	341	152.50–160.00	155.32
2	—	585	127.50	127.50
6	—	488	135.00–140.00	137.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	115.00–117.50	115.82
5	—	575	117.50–122.50	119.59
10	—	436	132.50–138.00	135.45
2	—	280	155.00	155.00
5	—	522	122.50–128.00	126.07
7	—	384	140.00–145.00	142.20
11	—	483	125.00–133.00	128.81
6	—	338	145.00–150.00	147.48
3	—	667	110.00–112.50	110.84
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	160.00–162.50	161.27
4	—	488	150.00–155.00	151.83
2	—	335	175.00–180.00	177.43
4	—	379	167.50–170.00	168.87
2	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.52
3	—	530	140.00–142.50	140.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	135.00	135.00
7	—	379	157.50–164.00	160.11
3	—	295	170.00–175.00	171.67
5	—	325	162.50–168.00	165.57
7	—	481	140.00–148.00	143.92
2	—	633	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	577	125.00–127.50	125.85
7	—	428	150.00–157.50	153.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,482	60.00–62.00	61.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	58.00–63.00	60.26
7	—	1,217	64.00–69.00	66.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	97.00–100.00	98.42
4	—	1,649	89.00–92.00	90.68

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	8	—	1,420	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,474.56

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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Uniontown Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle