Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available, market not covered last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.53/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$119.53

199 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	122.13	676	110
Medium and Large 2	485	117.21	569	82
Medium and Large 3	488	105.88	517	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.24/cwt here — about $159 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 sale199 hd

119.53

—

AL average9 barns · 1,205 hd

120.42

−0.89

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	1,696	85.72	1,454	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	48.35	703	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	44.29	504	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	30.70	305	9thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	529	129.09/cwt	113.00–135.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	144.57/cwt	130.00–148.00	706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	106.40/cwt	105.00–107.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	138.14/cwt	135.50–141.00	780	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	169.08/cwt	166.00–172.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	176.05/cwt	172.50–180.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.14/cwt	150.00–154.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	165.49/cwt	162.50–176.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	917	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	135.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	123.15/cwt	121.50–128.00	910	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	117.31/cwt	113.50–119.50	719	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	120.27/cwt	120.00–121.00	634	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	855	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,481	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	841	532.66/cwt	450.00–600.00	4,480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	134.55/cwt	132.00–136.00	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.26/cwt	125.00–126.50	787	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	817	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	852	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	32.33/cwt	30.00–37.00	325	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	48.35/cwt	45.00–52.00	703	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	44.29/cwt	40.00–51.00	504	21
Bulls	—	—	1,722	86.48/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,489	9
Bulls	—	—	1,375	72.74/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	95.30/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	132.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	158.50/cwt	156.00–160.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	161.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	883.88/cwt	825.00–944.00	9,705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	655.58/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.92/cwt	167.00–174.00	632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	124.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	129.82/cwt	125.00–131.00	754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	113.05/cwt	112.00–114.00	362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	126.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.91/cwt	152.00–156.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	106.69/cwt	105.00–108.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	127.53/cwt	122.00–130.00	278	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	115.64/cwt	113.00–118.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.22/cwt	152.50–154.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	688	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 394Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 94Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 127Year ago 126

No trend available, market not covered last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	113.00–135.00	129.09
5	—	435	150.00–154.00	151.14
14	—	622	115.00–120.00	117.63
5	—	674	115.00–119.00	116.98
2	—	358	160.00–164.00	161.99
6	—	590	112.00–115.00	114.02
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
6	—	480	140.00–147.00	143.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	166.00–172.00	169.08
2	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.57
8	—	436	156.00–160.00	158.50
4	—	471	150.00–158.00	153.16
11	—	372	167.00–174.00	169.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
4	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	130.00–136.00	132.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	130.00–148.00	144.57
4	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.58
2	—	260	160.00–165.00	162.45
1	—	425	152.00	152.00
19	—	581	125.00–131.00	129.82
2	—	330	152.00–156.00	153.91
2	—	378	152.50–154.00	153.22
5	—	522	135.00–143.00	139.20
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	565	135.50–141.00	138.14
16	—	687	133.50	133.50
17	—	476	150.00–160.00	155.00
24	—	601	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	172.50–180.00	176.05
7	—	319	162.50–176.00	165.49
19	—	739	121.50–128.00	123.15
6	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
27	—	623	125.00–126.50	126.26
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
3	—	448	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	706	105.00–107.00	106.40
6	—	328	120.00–130.00	126.70
4	—	280	120.00–128.00	124.36
8	—	439	120.00–128.00	126.62
3	—	632	105.00–108.00	106.69
11	—	218	122.00–130.00	127.53
12	—	521	113.00–118.00	115.64
22	—	577	110.00–114.00	111.30
6	—	480	115.00–125.00	119.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	596	118.00	118.00
2	—	333	138.00–140.00	139.04
7	—	366	132.00–137.00	135.84
1	—	475	129.00	129.00
3	—	408	130.00–136.00	132.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	613	113.50–119.50	117.31
18	—	527	120.00–121.00	120.27
14	—	459	132.00–136.00	134.55
3	—	728	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
4	—	560	100.00–105.00	102.52
2	—	320	112.00–114.00	113.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	841	450.00–600.00	532.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,098	825.00–944.00	883.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	600.00–700.00	655.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	30.00–37.00	32.33
2	—	943	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,455	45.00–52.00	48.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,138	40.00–51.00	44.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,722	80.00–90.00	86.48
2	—	1,375	70.00–77.00	72.74
2	—	1,898	92.50–99.00	95.30

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

Replacement Cattle

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