Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

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 some classes sold 3.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.39/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$121.39

43 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$13.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	129.29	561	7thin
Medium and Large 2	450	120.77	543	29
Medium and Large 3	407	116.05	472	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.24/cwt here — about $89 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 sale43 hd

121.39

—

AL average13 barns · 1,103 hd

112.76

+8.63

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	1,852	93.16	1,726	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	62.56	948	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	57.92	673	27

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	378	163.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	133.31/cwt	132.50–135.00	716	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	57.49/cwt	55.00–59.50	658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.48/cwt	137.50–140.00	658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	62.03/cwt	60.50–64.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	746	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	52.61/cwt	52.00–53.50	576	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	62.56/cwt	61.50–63.50	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	119.98/cwt	117.50–122.50	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.78/cwt	120.00–122.50	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	117.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	5
Bulls	—	—	1,817	94.36/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,973	99.53/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.21/cwt	148.00–152.50	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	658	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,517	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 242Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 48Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 28

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady some classes sold 3.00 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
3	—	378	160.00–165.00	163.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
3	—	537	132.50–135.00	133.31
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	475	137.50–140.00	138.48
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	141.72
3	—	592	125.00–128.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	115.00	115.00
5	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.98
5	—	380	125.00–130.00	127.05
7	—	424	117.50–122.50	119.98
4	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	482	115.00–120.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	115.00	115.00
3	—	330	120.00–122.50	120.78
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	130.00–135.00	131.58
5	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.54
3	—	370	140.00	140.00
5	—	483	125.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	325	148.00–152.50	150.21
3	—	633	110.00–112.50	110.82
6	—	535	120.00–125.00	122.91

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)	1	—	1,155	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,144	55.00–59.50	57.49
9	—	1,232	60.50–64.00	62.03
6	—	1,095	52.00–53.50	52.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	61.50–63.50	62.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,817	94.00–95.00	94.36
2	—	1,973	99.00–100.00	99.53
2	—	1,785	85.00	85.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle