Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.05/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$118.05

358 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$19.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	122.07	722	233
Medium and Large 2	572	111.55	638	111
Medium and Large 3	592	102.71	608	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.36/cwt here — about $114 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 sale358 hd

118.05

—

AL average12 barns · 1,999 hd

119.18

−1.13

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	1,850	84.68	1,567	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,324	51.61	683	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	41.97	472	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	32.57	323	27

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	118.60/cwt	118.50–120.00	803	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	866	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.64/cwt	119.00–123.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	128.90/cwt	127.50–130.50	847	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	151.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	100.25/cwt	100.00–101.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	128.80/cwt	128.00–130.00	538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.94/cwt	121.00–126.00	653	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.99/cwt	164.00–168.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.94/cwt	151.00–157.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	124.53/cwt	120.00–126.25	899	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	134.33/cwt	129.00–137.00	790	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	395	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,721	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	464.91/cwt	400.00–525.00	3,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	137.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.43/cwt	130.00–131.00	806	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.84/cwt	119.50–120.00	749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.86/cwt	156.00–160.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.18/cwt	122.50–123.50	714	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	44.28/cwt	42.00–46.00	555	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	36.41/cwt	35.00–38.00	424	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	33.17/cwt	30.00–35.00	313	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	26.13/cwt	24.00–29.00	224	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,005	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	503	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	117.24/cwt	112.00–122.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.81/cwt	113.00–118.00	712	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	718.08/cwt	612.00–770.00	5,895	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	617.29/cwt	550.00–675.00	6,284	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	738.64/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,750	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	51.42/cwt	50.00–52.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	135.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	725	21
Bulls	—	—	1,824	83.82/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,529	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	40.28/cwt	38.00–42.00	415	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	52.08/cwt	51.00–54.00	756	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.74/cwt	109.00–115.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	838	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	149.67/cwt	147.00–155.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.19/cwt	162.50–168.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.40/cwt	113.00–115.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	111.69/cwt	109.00–113.00	657	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	103.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	736	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	118.17/cwt	115.00–120.00	560	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.23/cwt	146.00–152.50	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	115.62/cwt	112.00–119.50	876	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	9

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,221Last week 543Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 60Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	677	118.50–120.00	118.60
23	—	745	116.25	116.25
11	—	418	128.00–130.00	128.80
69	—	527	121.00–126.00	123.94
5	—	381	130.00–140.00	137.26
23	—	625	119.50–120.00	119.84
57	—	580	122.50–123.50	123.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	119.00–123.00	120.64
11	—	316	120.00–130.00	124.86
6	—	362	120.00–125.00	123.36
5	—	528	113.00–115.00	114.40
2	—	763	90.00–95.00	92.51
30	—	588	109.00–113.00	111.69
35	—	712	100.00–104.00	103.31
13	—	474	115.00–120.00	118.17
6	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	100.00–101.00	100.25
2	—	650	90.00	90.00
4	—	575	105.00	105.00
4	—	530	108.00–110.00	109.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	165.00–170.00	167.27
55	—	657	127.50–130.50	128.90
5	—	387	164.00–168.00	165.99
2	—	465	151.00–157.00	153.94
4	—	515	150.00	150.00
38	—	722	120.00–126.25	124.53
33	—	588	129.00–137.00	134.33
35	—	618	130.00–131.00	130.43
5	—	428	156.00–160.00	158.86
54	—	758	112.00–119.50	115.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	112.00–122.00	117.24
21	—	536	130.00–137.00	135.19
8	—	719	116.50	116.50
9	—	415	146.00–152.50	150.23
5	—	325	154.00–160.00	158.04
3	—	585	123.00–127.00	124.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	130.00–140.00	134.98
3	—	358	150.00–156.00	151.97
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
11	—	620	113.00–118.00	114.81
4	—	665	109.00–115.00	111.74
4	—	723	104.00–109.00	106.51
3	—	470	125.00–130.00	126.67
4	—	583	115.00–121.00	117.96
9	—	536	120.00–125.00	122.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	147.00–155.00	149.67
2	—	373	162.50–168.00	165.19

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)	2	—	995	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	400.00–525.00	464.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,018	550.00–675.00	617.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	700.00–775.00	738.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	821	612.00–770.00	718.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	42.00–46.00	44.28
15	—	1,031	38.00–42.00	40.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	35.00–38.00	36.41
13	—	945	30.00–35.00	33.17
6	—	859	24.00–29.00	26.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	49.00–51.00	50.00
8	—	1,210	50.00–52.00	51.42
17	—	1,452	51.00–54.00	52.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,824	81.00–85.00	83.82

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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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

Slaughter Cattle