Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 100.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.07/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$129.07

294 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$27.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	135.12	825	152
Medium and Large 2	672	122.92	826	139
Medium and Large 3	735	107.50	790	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.62/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 sale294 hd

129.07

—

AL average11 barns · 1,116 hd

126.03

+3.04

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	1,873	97.69	1,830	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	60.76	687	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	58.99	869	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	—	1,863	95.80/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	101.46/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,921	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	609.20/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,239	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,696	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	856.72/cwt	850.00–885.00	9,458	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	845	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	936	831.07/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,779	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	918	982.05/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	9,015	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,036.53/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,314	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,194.24/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	14,164	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	905	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	117.77/cwt	115.00–119.50	862	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.29/cwt	120.00–121.50	776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	133.57/cwt	132.00–136.00	709	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	113.05/cwt	110.50–115.25	884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	120.02/cwt	118.00–123.50	823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	143.42/cwt	143.00–145.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	147.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.47/cwt	152.00–156.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	139.30/cwt	136.50–140.25	811	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	863	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	163.71/cwt	162.50–165.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,040	1,228.03/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	12,772	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,412.60/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	17,898	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	120.37/cwt	120.00–121.00	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	129.20/cwt	129.00–130.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	141.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	117.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.58/cwt	132.00–135.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.69/cwt	138.00–142.50	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	57.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	634	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	62.93/cwt	61.00–65.50	729	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	58.99/cwt	58.50–59.50	869	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	775	325.81/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	135.07/cwt	134.00–137.50	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	130.12/cwt	128.00–132.50	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	125.57/cwt	122.50–128.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	117.28/cwt	112.50–118.00	683	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	114.97/cwt	110.00–116.50	738	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	106.20/cwt	105.25–108.50	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.45/cwt	105.00–113.00	742	9

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 254Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 4Year ago 44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	94.00–98.00	95.80
2	—	1,893	100.00–103.00	101.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,095	56.00–60.00	57.92
17	—	1,158	61.00–65.50	62.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	58.50–59.50	58.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	860	550.00–700.00	609.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	525.00	525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,104	850.00–885.00	856.72
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	300.00–350.00	325.81
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	936	750.00–900.00	831.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	918	925.00–1,050.00	982.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,036.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,186	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,194.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,040	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,228.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,267	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,412.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	732	115.00–119.50	117.77
15	—	825	110.50	110.50
14	—	640	120.00–121.50	121.29
14	—	531	132.00–136.00	133.57
13	—	782	110.50–115.25	113.05
12	—	686	118.00–123.50	120.02
9	—	488	143.00–145.00	143.42
7	—	427	145.00–150.00	147.84
4	—	383	152.00–156.00	154.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	582	136.50–140.25	139.30
63	—	677	127.50	127.50
13	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	383	162.50–165.00	163.71
1	—	325	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	135.00	135.00
5	—	324	134.00–137.50	135.07
6	—	479	118.00–124.00	121.12
7	—	386	128.00–132.50	130.12
8	—	526	115.00–120.00	117.35
9	—	436	122.50–128.00	125.57
35	—	582	112.50–118.00	117.28
15	—	642	110.00–116.50	114.97
10	—	731	105.25–108.50	106.20
9	—	672	105.00–113.00	110.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	583	120.00–121.00	120.37
10	—	440	129.00–130.00	129.20
5	—	507	124.00–125.00	124.40
5	—	495	125.00	125.00
4	—	319	140.00–145.00	141.83
3	—	387	135.00–137.50	135.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	120.00–125.00	122.40
6	—	579	115.00–120.00	117.14
6	—	483	125.00–130.00	127.25
5	—	433	132.00–135.00	133.58
5	—	373	138.00–142.50	139.69
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	135.00–138.00	136.01
4	—	380	145.00–150.00	146.53
3	—	330	155.00–160.00	156.67
2	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle