Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.18/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$132.18

59 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$10.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.72

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	140.18	604	12thin
Medium and Large 2	478	130.14	622	47

One grade step is worth $10.04/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale59 hd

132.18

—

AL average8 barns · 974 hd

119.46

+12.72

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	1,838	99.27	1,824	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	68.48	951	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	65.99	798	28

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	63.74/cwt	62.00–66.00	736	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	69.47/cwt	68.00–72.00	900	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	71.96/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,074	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,128	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	141.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.70/cwt	115.00–127.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	134.78/cwt	132.50–137.50	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.10/cwt	128.00–134.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.39/cwt	138.00–142.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.07/cwt	124.00–128.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	124.24/cwt	124.00–125.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.85/cwt	155.00–157.50	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	144.60/cwt	142.50–146.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	147.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.34/cwt	128.00–134.00	617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,935	103.28/cwt	102.50–104.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	661	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	498	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	705	4

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 605Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 79Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 43

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,154	62.00–66.00	63.74
11	—	1,296	68.00–72.00	69.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	70.00–74.00	71.96
2	—	1,285	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	102.50–104.00	103.28
1	—	1,745	92.50	92.50
1	—	1,735	98.00	98.00

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)	3	—	1,155	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	148.00–150.00	149.02
4	—	433	140.00–142.00	141.02
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	490	135.00	135.00
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	140.00–145.00	141.39
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
10	—	530	115.00–127.00	122.70
9	—	440	132.50–137.50	134.78
8	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.35
8	—	474	128.00–134.00	131.10
5	—	375	138.00–142.00	140.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	145.00	145.00
4	—	479	150.00–155.00	151.83
3	—	640	130.00–134.00	131.33
3	—	428	155.00–157.50	155.85
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	163.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
7	—	635	124.00–128.00	126.07
2	—	370	155.00	155.00
4	—	681	124.00–125.00	124.24
4	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.46
4	—	533	140.00–142.50	141.27
4	—	479	142.50–146.00	144.60
4	—	435	145.00–150.00	147.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	145.00–150.00	146.21
2	—	740	110.00	110.00
7	—	432	138.00–140.00	138.99
6	—	473	128.00–134.00	130.34
5	—	525	124.00–128.00	125.98
5	—	328	150.00–155.00	151.78
4	—	585	120.00–122.00	120.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.60
2	—	420	142.00	142.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle