Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $123.27/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$123.27

30 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	133.33	529	3thin
Medium and Large 2	462	122.16	564	27

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale30 hd

123.27

—

AL average11 barns · 688 hd

116.00

+7.27

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	1,645	86.75	1,427	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	61.02	703	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,340	60.00	804	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	528	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	86.50/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	115.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.81/cwt	132.50–135.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.59/cwt	118.00–122.50	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	163.72/cwt	162.50–165.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	65.04/cwt	63.00–67.00	821	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	58.94/cwt	57.00–62.00	645	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	128.49/cwt	127.50–130.00	627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	89.99/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,623	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,708	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,350	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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	135.00–138.00	136.22
3	—	593	130.00–132.00	130.66
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	162.50–165.00	163.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	122.50–125.00	123.78
5	—	386	127.50–130.00	128.71
4	—	529	115.00–118.00	115.97
3	—	568	115.00–117.50	115.83
3	—	315	132.50–135.00	133.81
5	—	481	118.00–122.50	120.59
2	—	610	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
2	—	440	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
3	—	488	127.50–130.00	128.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	86.00–87.00	86.50
1	—	1,635	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,803	89.00–91.00	89.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,262	63.00–67.00	65.04
27	—	1,094	57.00–62.00	58.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	60.00	60.00

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)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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