Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.23/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$127.23

95 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	134.64	610	32
Medium and Large 2	493	123.47	609	63

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $1 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 sale95 hd

127.23

—

AL average13 barns · 1,584 hd

119.95

+7.28

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	1,842	97.85	1,803	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	69.02	1,053	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	62.34	703	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	54.25	548	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	—	1,796	101.81/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	124.12/cwt	122.00–127.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	665	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,093	1,124.03/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	12,286	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	97.31/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	614	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	150.80/cwt	150.00–152.50	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.85/cwt	115.00–117.50	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.48/cwt	117.50–122.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	156.38/cwt	155.00–158.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.49/cwt	132.50–138.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	142.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	111.48/cwt	110.00–112.50	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	136.79/cwt	135.00–140.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.34/cwt	112.50–118.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	128.21/cwt	125.00–132.50	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.00/cwt	115.00–122.50	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	146.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	477	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,385.32/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	18,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	143.47/cwt	142.50–145.00	618	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,053	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	880	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	59.47/cwt	58.00–62.00	633	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	54.25/cwt	52.00–56.00	548	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	67.23/cwt	64.00–69.00	830	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,181.34/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,507	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,203	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,038.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	137.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	602	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	131.23/cwt	130.00–133.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.82/cwt	150.00–152.50	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.83/cwt	142.50–147.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.25/cwt	165.00–167.50	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 606Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 56Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 160Year ago 59

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	100.00–104.00	101.81
4	—	1,968	96.00–98.00	97.31
2	—	1,683	90.00–92.00	91.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	68.00–70.00	69.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,065	58.00–62.00	59.47
10	—	1,234	64.00–69.00	67.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,011	52.00–56.00	54.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	122.00–127.00	124.12
8	—	377	140.00–150.00	145.02
2	—	740	110.00	110.00
13	—	475	125.00–135.00	129.20
3	—	333	150.00–152.50	150.80
3	—	630	115.00–117.50	115.85
5	—	576	117.50–122.00	119.48
6	—	438	135.00–139.00	137.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	137.50–140.00	138.73
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
4	—	368	155.00–158.00	156.38
4	—	431	142.50–145.00	143.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	120.00–127.00	123.67
6	—	376	132.50–138.00	135.49
6	—	627	110.00–112.50	111.48
8	—	330	137.00–142.00	139.50
8	—	575	112.50–118.00	115.34
9	—	435	125.00–132.50	128.21
2	—	690	110.00	110.00
10	—	530	115.00–122.50	119.00
2	—	740	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	140.00–145.00	142.75
5	—	530	125.00–128.00	126.62
6	—	438	135.00–140.00	136.79
7	—	480	130.00–135.00	132.00
4	—	580	120.00–122.50	121.26
5	—	326	145.00–148.00	146.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	125.00–128.00	127.00
6	—	678	120.00–125.00	122.47
6	—	477	142.50–147.00	144.83
6	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.30
4	—	780	110.00–115.00	112.45
5	—	734	115.00–120.00	117.37
2	—	535	138.00–140.00	138.99
5	—	595	130.00–135.00	132.00
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	130.00–133.00	131.23
3	—	477	150.00–152.50	150.82
3	—	425	155.00	155.00
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	325	165.00–167.50	166.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,093	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,340	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,385.32
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,181.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,143	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,038.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle