Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.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 $128.49/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$128.49

134 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$12.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	137.43	776	21
Medium and Large 2	667	127.25	849	95
Medium and Large 3	592	124.61	737	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about $39 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 sale134 hd

128.49

—

AL average15 barns · 1,439 hd

132.22

−3.73

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	1,698	91.19	1,548	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	62.55	909	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	60.60	708	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	54.45	524	12

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,333	80.17/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	99.93/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,969	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	63.14/cwt	62.00–64.00	911	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	964	883.82/cwt	825.00–975.00	8,520	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	867	761.75/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,290	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,933	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,084	1,121.81/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	12,160	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,441	1,602.98/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	23,099	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,242.85/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	14,330	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,012.00/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	127.15/cwt	126.00–128.00	862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	128.69/cwt	127.00–130.00	799	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	125.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	903	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	121.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	648	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	531	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	54.45/cwt	52.00–56.00	524	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	629	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	63.59/cwt	63.00–65.00	784	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	59.99/cwt	57.00–62.00	684	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	14

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 538Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 48Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 25Year ago 43

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	140.00	140.00
12	—	678	126.00–128.00	127.15
34	—	621	127.00–130.00	128.69
34	—	722	120.00–126.00	125.10
2	—	765	122.00	122.00
4	—	820	118.00	118.00
6	—	545	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	135.00	135.00
4	—	745	129.00	129.00
15	—	513	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	119.00	119.00
6	—	470	130.00	130.00
7	—	590	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	117.00	117.00
12	—	745	114.00	114.00
25	—	532	120.00–129.00	121.74
2	—	495	126.00	126.00
4	—	565	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	113.00	113.00
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
8	—	430	122.00–125.00	123.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	925	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,333	79.00–81.00	80.17
3	—	1,970	98.00–102.00	99.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,443	62.00–64.00	63.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	963	52.00–56.00	54.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	52.00–54.00	52.98
15	—	1,233	63.00–65.00	63.59
36	—	1,140	57.00–62.00	59.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	964	825.00–975.00	883.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	867	700.00–800.00	761.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,153	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,242.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,164	950.00–1,100.00	1,012.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,084	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,121.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,441	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,602.98

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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Uniontown Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle