Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.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 $128.53/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$128.53

131 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$12.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	136.74	601	44
Medium and Large 2	485	124.38	603	87

One grade step is worth $12.36/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale131 hd

128.53

—

AL average13 barns · 1,555 hd

120.85

+7.67

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	1,733	99.78	1,729	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	65.48	911	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	63.82	754	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	55.54	570	7thin

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	Medium and Large 1	—	536	133.58/cwt	132.00–135.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	156.32/cwt	155.00–158.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.87/cwt	122.00–128.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	161.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.50	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	673	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	96.25/cwt	94.50–98.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2NHTC	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	151.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.89/cwt	115.00–122.50	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.68/cwt	112.50–118.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.93/cwt	125.00–133.00	549	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.50	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	124.85/cwt	124.00–127.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	130.48/cwt	130.00–132.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.10/cwt	150.00–152.50	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	144.11/cwt	142.50–146.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.73/cwt	145.00–148.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,135	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,428.01/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	18,179	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	102.14/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.22/cwt	138.00–142.50	463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	147.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	496	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,640	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,025.39/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,212	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	66.88/cwt	65.00–69.00	841	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	61.89/cwt	59.00–64.00	702	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	69.01/cwt	68.00–70.00	985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	63.71/cwt	62.50–65.00	875	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	55.54/cwt	54.00–57.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.84/cwt	117.00–122.00	689	6

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 324Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 62Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 16Year ago 48

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	132.00–135.00	133.58
6	—	386	155.00–158.00	156.32
3	—	342	160.00–165.00	161.68
3	—	483	138.00–140.00	139.35
4	—	433	142.00–145.00	143.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	145.00–150.00	147.09
8	—	475	128.00–134.00	130.98
2	—	783	105.00–106.00	105.50
9	—	527	122.00–128.00	124.87
4	—	695	110.00	110.00
10	—	426	135.00–140.00	137.81
5	—	620	115.00–117.50	116.00
6	—	331	150.00–155.00	151.47
6	—	575	117.00–122.00	119.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	122.50	122.50
9	—	533	125.00–128.00	126.00
2	—	270	155.00	155.00
2	—	695	120.00	120.00
6	—	476	130.00–132.50	130.99
7	—	436	135.00–140.00	137.21
8	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.34
9	—	337	144.00–150.00	147.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	115.00–122.50	118.89
9	—	572	112.50–118.00	115.68
13	—	474	120.00–128.00	124.50
10	—	375	130.00–138.00	134.35
3	—	683	105.00–110.00	106.68
15	—	426	125.00–133.00	128.93
5	—	280	145.00–148.00	146.56
6	—	738	100.00–105.00	101.66
7	—	629	110.00–115.00	113.05
8	—	330	138.00–142.50	140.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	124.00–127.00	124.85
4	—	734	115.00–120.00	116.77
10	—	429	145.00–150.00	146.75
6	—	668	120.00–125.00	122.50
12	—	585	130.00–135.00	131.74
7	—	484	142.50–146.00	144.11
19	—	526	135.00–140.00	138.30
2	—	775	115.00	115.00
4	—	380	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	130.00–132.00	130.48
5	—	479	150.00–152.50	151.10
6	—	385	160.00–165.00	162.54
8	—	525	145.00–148.00	145.73
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	570	140.00	140.00
3	—	425	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	94.50–98.00	96.25
3	—	1,735	100.00–104.00	102.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,257	65.00–69.00	66.88
27	—	1,134	59.00–64.00	61.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	68.00–70.00	69.01
4	—	1,373	62.50–65.00	63.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	54.00–57.00	55.54

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	1	—	1,135	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,273	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,428.01
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,191	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,025.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle