Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $123.21/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$123.21

241 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$7.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	128.53	688	69
Medium and Large 2	537	121.07	650	172

One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $38 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 sale241 hd

123.21

—

AL average12 barns · 1,383 hd

117.54

+5.67

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	—	Low	1,815	98.68	1,791	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	69.82	981	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	66.91	837	34

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	—	1,680	91.25/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	117.05/cwt	112.50–118.00	693	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	133.10/cwt	130.00–137.50	516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.45/cwt	117.50–119.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	101.99/cwt	100.00–102.50	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	128.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	109.75/cwt	105.00–112.00	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	146.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	128.85/cwt	125.00–132.50	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	118.60/cwt	118.00–122.00	869	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.75/cwt	137.50–142.50	671	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	123.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	837	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.95/cwt	157.50–162.50	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	130.43/cwt	127.50–132.50	738	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	127.80/cwt	124.00–128.75	808	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	146.14/cwt	144.00–148.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	167.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	135.07/cwt	132.50–138.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.67/cwt	157.50–160.00	608	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,210	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	1,551.77/cwt	1,450.00–1,600.00	23,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.80/cwt	140.00–142.50	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	123.63/cwt	122.50–127.50	601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.04/cwt	137.50–142.50	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.66/cwt	117.50–123.75	648	36
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,199.67/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	15,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	70.45/cwt	68.00–74.00	917	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	64.44/cwt	63.00–67.00	784	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	72.96/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,016	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	66.68/cwt	65.00–67.50	945	3
Bulls	—	—	1,797	98.61/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	103.75/cwt	102.00–105.00	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.59/cwt	107.50–112.50	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	140.73/cwt	138.00–142.50	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	156.85/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	147.08/cwt	145.00–150.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	147.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	5

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 632Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 79Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 30

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.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
2	—	1,680	90.00–92.50	91.25
5	—	1,797	97.50–100.00	98.61
3	—	1,935	102.00–105.00	103.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,301	68.00–74.00	70.45
20	—	1,217	63.00–67.00	64.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	70.00–75.00	72.96
3	—	1,417	65.00–67.50	66.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	110.00–115.00	112.46
51	—	592	112.50–118.00	117.05
10	—	388	130.00–137.50	133.10
10	—	730	100.00–102.50	101.99
11	—	672	105.00–112.00	109.75
15	—	436	125.00–132.50	128.85
4	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.45
23	—	486	122.50–127.50	123.63
6	—	335	137.50–142.50	140.04
36	—	528	117.50–123.75	122.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	135.00–140.00	136.85
11	—	630	117.50–119.00	118.45
2	—	570	120.00–122.50	121.25
14	—	538	125.00–129.00	128.27
4	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.45
4	—	328	145.00–150.00	146.81
5	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.98
6	—	374	140.00–145.00	142.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	710	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	150.00–155.00	152.65
13	—	733	118.00–122.00	118.60
13	—	477	137.50–142.50	140.75
2	—	295	165.00	165.00
14	—	677	120.00–125.00	123.66
4	—	331	157.50–162.50	159.95
65	—	566	127.50–132.50	130.43
4	—	790	116.00	116.00
72	—	632	124.00–128.75	127.80
6	—	437	144.00–148.00	146.14
6	—	536	132.50–138.00	135.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
5	—	329	165.00–170.00	167.04
5	—	383	157.50–160.00	158.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.83
5	—	632	110.00–115.00	112.48
7	—	438	130.00–135.00	131.97
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
9	—	477	125.00–130.00	127.96
5	—	675	107.50–112.50	109.59
6	—	381	138.00–142.50	140.73
6	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.25
7	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	140.00–142.50	140.80
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
3	—	542	128.00–130.00	129.33
4	—	326	155.00–160.00	156.85
5	—	377	145.00–150.00	147.08
5	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,508	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,551.77
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,199.67

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle