Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.90/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$139.90

231 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$6.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	141.93	808	151
Medium and Large 2	522	136.13	711	77
Medium and Large 3	435	135.00	587	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.93/cwt here — about $221 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 sale231 hd

139.90

—

AL average12 barns · 1,619 hd

135.32

+4.58

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	1,773	87.21	1,546	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	60.67	850	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	59.25	711	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	51.72	532	6thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	325	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.50	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.50	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	139.56/cwt	137.50–142.50	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.50	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	130.25/cwt	128.00–132.50	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.27/cwt	135.00–142.50	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	128.05/cwt	125.00–132.50	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	146.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	101.49/cwt	100.00–102.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	111.56/cwt	105.00–114.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.21/cwt	120.00–127.50	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.58/cwt	124.00–130.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	117.61/cwt	115.00–122.50	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.70/cwt	137.50–142.50	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.65/cwt	120.00–122.50	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	147.76/cwt	144.00–150.00	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.76/cwt	138.00–142.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	809	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	142.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	875	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.43/cwt	165.00–172.50	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.27/cwt	132.50–135.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	126.22/cwt	125.00–128.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	764	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,373	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,335	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.62/cwt	112.50–117.50	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	120.13/cwt	117.50–122.50	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	906	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.66/cwt	127.00–132.50	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	122.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	128.91/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	158.78/cwt	155.00–161.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	134.55/cwt	132.50–135.00	862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	152.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	588	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,210	745.00/cwt	725.00–785.00	9,015	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	772.75/cwt	725.00–800.00	6,877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	966.91/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,100	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	893	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	51.72/cwt	50.00–53.00	532	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	62.28/cwt	61.00–64.00	762	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	58.07/cwt	56.00–60.00	692	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	136.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.87/cwt	124.00–128.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	114.50/cwt	112.50–117.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	155.03/cwt	152.50–158.00	591	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	85.89/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.52/cwt	142.50–150.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	114.41/cwt	112.50–117.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.33/cwt	115.00–126.00	704	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.50	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.08/cwt	127.50–131.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	133.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 434Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 31

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	145.00–147.50	146.31
13	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.33
3	—	630	110.00–112.50	110.81
8	—	438	128.00–132.50	130.25
4	—	490	125.00	125.00
5	—	392	135.00–138.00	136.59
7	—	576	112.50–117.00	114.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	115.00	115.00
7	—	431	145.00–152.50	148.63
2	—	640	125.00	125.00
7	—	478	137.50–142.50	139.70
3	—	673	120.00–122.50	121.65
5	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.39
6	—	381	152.50–158.00	155.03
6	—	537	130.00–135.00	132.74
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
6	—	578	127.50–131.00	129.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	137.50–142.50	139.56
7	—	626	115.00–122.50	117.61
8	—	481	130.00–135.00	132.66
2	—	795	105.00	105.00
8	—	529	124.00–128.00	125.87
4	—	691	112.50–117.00	114.50
9	—	376	142.50–150.00	145.52
4	—	743	110.00–112.50	111.25
11	—	580	115.00–126.00	121.33
5	—	343	150.00–152.50	150.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	135.00–142.50	138.27
4	—	326	145.00–150.00	146.90
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
17	—	569	120.00–123.00	122.51
12	—	525	124.00–130.00	125.58
7	—	385	140.00–145.00	141.97
9	—	465	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	132.00	132.00
5	—	585	130.00	130.00
12	—	715	127.75	127.75
40	—	690	131.25	131.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.71
10	—	436	125.00–132.50	128.05
4	—	773	100.00–102.00	101.49
9	—	695	105.00–114.00	111.56
3	—	278	145.00–148.00	145.99
9	—	483	120.00–127.50	123.21
7	—	580	112.50–117.50	114.62
10	—	531	117.50–122.50	120.13
8	—	330	135.00–142.00	138.37
8	—	381	130.00–138.00	133.72
2	—	740	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	165.00	165.00
8	—	473	138.00–142.00	139.76
3	—	742	118.00–120.00	119.33
10	—	428	140.00–145.00	142.02
3	—	795	115.00	115.00
12	—	529	132.50–135.00	134.27
5	—	628	125.00–128.00	126.22
17	—	572	127.00–132.50	128.66
5	—	688	120.00–124.00	122.29
6	—	334	155.00–161.00	158.78
6	—	385	150.00–155.00	152.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	488	144.00–150.00	147.76
2	—	270	170.00–172.50	171.27
18	—	589	135.00–140.00	137.41
2	—	745	125.00	125.00
21	—	673	128.00–131.00	129.99
5	—	329	165.00–172.50	168.43
37	—	529	140.00–147.00	144.38
5	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.53
6	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.48
10	—	641	132.50–135.00	134.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	778	125.00–133.00	128.91
20	—	575	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,435	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	725.00–785.00	745.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	890	725.00–800.00	772.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	950.00–1,000.00	966.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,405	58.00–60.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,028	50.00–53.00	51.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	61.00–64.00	62.28
23	—	1,191	56.00–60.00	58.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	92.50	92.50
4	—	1,775	85.00–86.50	85.89

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle