Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.42/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$123.42

40 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	130.50	562	10thin
Medium and Large 2	472	121.05	571	30

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale40 hd

123.42

—

AL average12 barns · 1,031 hd

122.68

+0.74

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	1,719	79.54	1,367	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	57.48	816	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	55.21	659	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	45.94	468	25

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	126.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.83/cwt	112.50–115.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	119.95/cwt	117.50–122.50	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	123.73/cwt	120.00–127.50	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	165.84/cwt	165.00–167.50	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.00/cwt	155.00–158.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	148.27/cwt	145.00–152.50	643	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,920	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	81.15/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,358	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	75.77/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,294	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	58.36/cwt	57.50–59.00	737	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	54.33/cwt	52.00–56.50	638	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	57.48/cwt	57.00–58.00	816	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	43.29/cwt	42.00–44.50	426	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	48.02/cwt	45.50–50.00	501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	115.97/cwt	108.00–120.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 201Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	140.00	140.00
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	335	130.00–135.00	132.49
3	—	383	125.00–130.00	126.57
3	—	572	112.50–115.00	113.83
4	—	528	115.00–118.00	116.46
5	—	471	117.50–122.50	119.95
6	—	427	120.00–127.50	123.73
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	475	125.00–127.50	126.25
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	135.00–137.50	136.23
2	—	315	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	485	155.00	155.00
3	—	367	165.00–167.50	165.84
3	—	420	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
3	—	375	155.00–158.00	156.00
3	—	680	120.00	120.00
5	—	316	160.00–165.00	162.47
6	—	434	145.00–152.50	148.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	108.00–120.00	115.97
4	—	540	122.50–125.00	123.75
4	—	476	125.00–130.00	127.01
3	—	430	130.00–135.00	131.63
2	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00

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)	2	—	1,120	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,673	80.00–82.50	81.15
3	—	1,708	75.00–77.50	75.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,263	57.50–59.00	58.36
36	—	1,175	52.00–56.50	54.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	57.00–58.00	57.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	985	42.00–44.50	43.29
14	—	1,044	45.50–50.00	48.02

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