Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.50/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$149.50

41 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	159.36	682	14thin
Medium and Large 2	489	144.39	707	27

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale41 hd

149.50

—

AL average8 barns · 137 hd

143.41

+6.09

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	1,666	98.73	1,644	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	76.02	1,003	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	69.21	862	29

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	318	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	119.52/cwt	117.50–124.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	133.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.50/cwt	122.50–125.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	76.02/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	66.46/cwt	65.00–70.00	808	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	76.43/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,010	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	98.98/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,658	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	106.44/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,359	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.22/cwt	147.50–152.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	145.88/cwt	144.00–148.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	138.87/cwt	137.50–140.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	158.87/cwt	157.50–160.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.14/cwt	162.50–165.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	134.30/cwt	132.50–137.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	146.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.11/cwt	122.50–125.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	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 Mar 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.56
4	—	424	157.50–160.00	158.87
3	—	520	148.00–150.00	149.33
3	—	377	162.50–165.00	164.14
2	—	485	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	147.50–152.00	149.22
5	—	532	140.00–145.00	141.97
5	—	486	144.00–148.00	145.88
5	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.67
4	—	574	137.50–140.00	138.87
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	117.50–124.00	119.52
5	—	379	130.00–136.00	133.69
4	—	518	120.00–124.00	121.64
4	—	474	122.50–125.00	123.50
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	126.94
4	—	323	135.00–140.00	138.04
2	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	640	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	145.00–150.00	146.99
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	132.50–137.00	134.30
5	—	381	145.00–148.00	146.71
4	—	578	122.50–125.00	124.11
3	—	440	140.00	140.00
3	—	327	150.00–155.00	153.27
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	148.00–150.00	148.98
3	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	365	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	74.00–78.00	76.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,216	65.00–70.00	66.46
8	—	1,321	75.00–80.00	76.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,675	97.50–100.00	98.98
2	—	1,783	105.00–108.00	106.44
2	—	1,510	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,005	950.00	950.00

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

Steers · 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