Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.34/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −55.44 against this barn's trailing median of $197.79.

Average price

$142.34

59 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$12.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	149.74	681	23
Medium and Large 2	486	137.62	669	36

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $13 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $212.73, low $187.35, median $197.79 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

142.34

—

AL average15 barns · 1,146 hd

138.17

+4.18

This barn, trailing median20 sales

197.79

−55.44

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	1,689	87.68	1,481	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	59.02	842	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	58.49	690	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	52.00	549	2thin

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 1	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.81/cwt	132.50–137.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	127.84/cwt	127.50–128.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	894	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	126.35/cwt	125.00–128.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.37/cwt	115.00–118.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	135.55/cwt	132.50–138.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	120.33/cwt	118.00–122.50	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.14/cwt	128.00–132.50	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	148.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	114.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	56.21/cwt	55.00–58.00	641	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	59.02/cwt	58.00–59.50	842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	61.15/cwt	59.00–62.50	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	139.59/cwt	137.50–142.50	687	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	81.78/cwt	81.00–82.50	1,311	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	93.26/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	167.07/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.50	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	120.09/cwt	118.00–122.50	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	151.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 274Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 72Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
2	—	640	125.00	125.00
3	—	513	132.50–137.50	135.81
3	—	587	127.50–128.00	127.84
4	—	395	160.00–165.00	162.50
4	—	423	155.00–160.00	156.94
5	—	331	165.00–170.00	167.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	115.00–117.50	115.82
5	—	492	137.50–142.50	139.59
2	—	295	165.00	165.00
5	—	539	125.00–130.00	127.59
3	—	692	110.00–112.50	110.83
4	—	333	155.00–160.00	157.44
4	—	588	118.00–122.50	120.09
5	—	391	150.00–155.00	151.51
5	—	428	145.00–150.00	148.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	680	131.50	131.50
13	—	495	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	125.00–128.00	126.35
4	—	583	115.00–118.00	116.37
5	—	386	132.50–138.00	135.55
6	—	539	118.00–122.50	120.33
7	—	440	128.00–132.50	130.14
2	—	285	145.00	145.00
3	—	637	112.00–115.00	114.03
4	—	341	140.00–142.00	140.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	140.00–142.50	141.26
2	—	440	135.00	135.00
4	—	323	145.00–150.00	148.16
1	—	490	130.00	130.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,141	55.00–58.00	56.21
6	—	1,223	59.00–62.50	61.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	58.00–59.50	59.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	81.00–82.50	81.78
2	—	1,665	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,800	92.50–94.00	93.26

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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