Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2019-09-10

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 10

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

517 head

▲ 301 vs last sale 216▲ 517 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 136▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 63▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.27/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$112.27

139 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	112.83	600	88
Medium and Large 1	578	111.67	646	43
Medium and Large 3	495	109.38	541	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.45/cwt here — about $59 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 sale139 hd

112.27

—

AL average13 barns · 1,214 hd

110.69

+1.58

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	—	Average	1,586	77.80	1,234	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	55.93	742	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	53.24	625	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	49.07	505	35

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	133.25/cwt	132.00–135.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	128.79/cwt	128.00–132.00	677	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	686	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	125.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	723	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	120.23/cwt	119.00–122.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	118.21/cwt	118.00–119.00	777	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	123.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	466	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	114.86/cwt	114.00–119.00	559	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	110.78/cwt	110.00–113.50	629	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	108.80/cwt	108.00–110.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	107.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	105.87/cwt	105.00–106.00	708	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	450	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	125.50/cwt	124.00–128.00	469	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	537	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.87/cwt	119.00–124.00	578	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	115.59/cwt	114.00–118.00	675	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	113.18/cwt	110.00–116.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	76.08/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,156	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	82.96/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,479	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	44.11/cwt	42.00–45.00	440	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	50.07/cwt	47.00–52.00	518	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	54.75/cwt	54.00–55.00	584	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	49.45/cwt	47.00–51.00	573	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	54.55/cwt	52.00–57.00	639	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	58.68/cwt	58.00–60.00	735	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	57.13/cwt	57.00–57.50	728	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	785	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	744	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	1,008	587.03/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,917	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,055	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,286	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,070	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,293	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,090	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	823	375.92/cwt	350.00–400.00	3,094	5
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	908	508.39/cwt	500.00–525.00	4,616	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,123	587.36/cwt	575.00–600.00	6,596	2

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 216Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 63Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	105.00–108.00	106.68
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
2	—	410	115.00	115.00
2	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
3	—	478	122.00–124.00	122.98
6	—	705	108.00	108.00
32	—	568	110.00–113.50	110.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	125.00–130.00	127.44
4	—	639	105.00–110.00	107.01
5	—	377	122.00–125.00	123.60
5	—	577	108.00–110.00	108.80
6	—	428	118.00–122.00	119.99
16	—	669	105.00–106.00	105.87
22	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.81
26	—	487	114.00–119.00	114.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	795	109.00	109.00
4	—	494	132.00–135.00	133.25
4	—	626	119.00–122.00	120.23
10	—	526	128.00–132.00	128.79
23	—	577	124.00–128.00	125.31
29	—	657	118.00–119.00	118.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	135.50	135.50
6	—	495	127.00	127.00
27	—	565	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
2	—	633	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	327	135.00–140.00	137.64
4	—	379	130.00–135.00	132.19
4	—	534	117.00–120.00	118.73
5	—	423	125.00–130.00	126.96
5	—	584	114.00–118.00	115.59
8	—	474	119.00–124.00	121.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
4	—	374	124.00–128.00	125.50
5	—	590	110.00–116.00	113.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,055	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,008	575.00–600.00	587.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	775.00	775.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	575.00–600.00	587.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	500.00–525.00	508.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	823	350.00–400.00	375.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	82.00–84.00	82.96
6	—	1,520	75.00–79.00	76.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	58.00–60.00	58.68
13	—	1,159	47.00–51.00	49.45
25	—	1,171	52.00–57.00	54.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,430	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,275	57.00–57.50	57.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	54.00–55.00	54.75
9	—	997	42.00–45.00	44.11
22	—	1,035	47.00–52.00	50.07

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.