Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2019-10-29

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 29

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 518▲ 628 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 75▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 39▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher with good demand.

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 $113.88/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$113.88

135 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	125.30	513	11thin
Medium and Large 2	538	114.39	616	97
Medium and Large 3	476	107.37	511	27

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $2 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 sale135 hd

113.88

—

AL average15 barns · 1,838 hd

109.80

+4.08

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	1,898	73.46	1,395	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,288	46.77	602	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	45.48	523	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	38.78	399	15

Every lot

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. 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 2	481	138.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	130.43/cwt	129.00–132.00	680	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	734	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	776	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	118.19/cwt	117.50–120.00	810	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	124.90/cwt	122.50–128.00	407	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	121.15/cwt	119.00–124.00	458	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	116.30/cwt	114.00–120.00	499	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	109.38/cwt	108.00–111.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	105.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	104.56/cwt	102.00–106.00	554	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	113.64/cwt	108.00–115.50	605	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	571	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	108.63/cwt	105.00–112.00	622	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	104.99/cwt	103.00–107.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	100.67/cwt	100.00–102.00	700	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	134.79/cwt	132.00–138.00	453	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	434	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	121.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	128.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	116.59/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	659	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	71.69/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,380	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	35.92/cwt	35.00–37.50	350	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	41.29/cwt	40.00–43.50	446	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	454	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	45.91/cwt	44.00–48.00	529	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	44.53/cwt	44.00–45.00	561	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	49.85/cwt	49.00–50.50	641	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	644	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	878	689.58/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,055	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	973	505.85/cwt	475.00–550.00	4,922	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	981	801.27/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,860	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	960.68/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,865	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,247	662.04/cwt	625.00–700.00	8,256	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	1,221.30/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	15,462	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,269	800.15/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,154	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	852	346.48/cwt	275.00–400.00	2,952	13
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	569.51/cwt	485.00–635.00	5,239	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,120	537.45/cwt	475.00–600.00	6,019	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	740.62/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,754	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	1,014	566.49/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,744	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,295	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,713	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 Oct 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 518Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	44.00–45.00	44.53
2	—	1,315	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	42.00	42.00
18	—	1,152	44.00–48.00	45.91
3	—	1,285	49.00–50.50	49.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	973	35.00–37.50	35.92
8	—	1,079	40.00–43.50	41.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,925	70.00–73.50	71.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	145.00	145.00
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
4	—	478	127.00–130.00	128.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
4	—	340	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
4	—	568	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	640	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	120.00–125.00	121.84
5	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.51
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
7	—	583	110.00–116.00	112.99
6	—	517	114.00–120.00	116.59
4	—	630	108.00–110.00	108.98
10	—	422	125.00–130.00	128.08
7	—	336	132.00–138.00	134.79
4	—	680	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	130.00–132.50	130.80
2	—	465	120.00	120.00
4	—	373	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	540	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	100.00–102.00	100.50
2	—	335	120.00	120.00
5	—	429	108.00–111.00	109.38
3	—	365	115.00	115.00
9	—	530	102.00–106.00	104.56
4	—	470	105.00–108.00	105.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	532	108.00–115.50	113.64
7	—	429	114.00–120.00	116.30
4	—	618	103.00–107.00	104.99
9	—	472	110.00–115.00	112.56
6	—	378	119.00–124.00	121.15
2	—	270	130.00	130.00
11	—	573	105.00–112.00	108.63
7	—	326	122.50–128.00	124.90
3	—	695	100.00–102.00	100.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	645	117.00	117.00
16	—	685	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	129.00	129.00
7	—	810	122.00	122.00
7	—	680	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	120.00–124.00	121.98
5	—	481	135.00–140.00	138.19
7	—	521	129.00–132.00	130.43
4	—	583	125.00–127.00	125.98
5	—	685	117.50–120.00	118.19
2	—	740	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	720	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	475.00–550.00	505.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,247	625.00–700.00	662.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,269	750.00–900.00	800.15

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,266	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,221.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,131	900.00–1,025.00	960.68

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)	14	—	981	750.00–900.00	801.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	878	650.00–725.00	689.58

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	12	—	1,120	475.00–600.00	537.45

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	12	—	920	485.00–635.00	569.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	852	275.00–400.00	346.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,317	700.00–800.00	740.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,014	500.00–600.00	566.49

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	2	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	750.00	750.00

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.