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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jan 7

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 436 vs last sale 0▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 0▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady 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 $129.30/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$129.30

181 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	131.98	763	113
Medium and Large 2	475	126.56	601	57
Medium and Large 3	482	116.09	559	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $203 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 sale181 hd

129.30

—

AL average9 barns · 1,005 hd

128.00

+1.30

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	1,587	78.94	1,253	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	53.98	797	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	52.81	626	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	44.94	449	16

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	178.84/cwt	177.50–180.00	488	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	184.17/cwt	182.50–185.00	543	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	169.33/cwt	167.50–170.00	547	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	178.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	612	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	170.03/cwt	167.50–172.50	643	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	163.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	155.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	665	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	150.91/cwt	150.00–153.50	733	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	145.82/cwt	145.00–147.50	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	149.69/cwt	149.00–150.00	850	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	812	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	134.58/cwt	134.50–135.00	828	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	949	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,018	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,094	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	393	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	146.11/cwt	145.00–148.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	457	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	132.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	141.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	537	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	129.40/cwt	126.00–132.00	563	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	600	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	133.10/cwt	130.00–137.50	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	125.36/cwt	122.00–128.00	603	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	119.75/cwt	117.50–122.00	641	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	692	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	132.50/cwt	132.00–134.50	722	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	115.74/cwt	115.00–118.00	669	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	986	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	827	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	168.73/cwt	167.50–170.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	144.14/cwt	142.50–145.00	543	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	154.13/cwt	152.50–155.00	587	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.15/cwt	155.00–159.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	147.86/cwt	145.00–150.00	645	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	150.34/cwt	148.00–153.00	734	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	140.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	687	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	126.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	746	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	120.30/cwt	117.50–122.00	824	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	73.97/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	80.90/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,625	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	43.22/cwt	42.00–44.50	427	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	46.66/cwt	45.00–48.00	470	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	48.81/cwt	46.00–50.00	558	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	52.91/cwt	51.00–54.50	630	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	55.92/cwt	55.00–57.00	677	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	57.65/cwt	57.00–58.00	809	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	54.32/cwt	52.00–56.50	799	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	48.50/cwt	47.50–50.00	770	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	848	475.54/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	975	687.31/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,701	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,010	824.30/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,325	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	1,035	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,693	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,082.99/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	12,259	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,192	638.81/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,615	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	1,161.90/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	14,245	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,232	767.02/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,450	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,010	607.57/cwt	600.00–615.00	6,136	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	135.00–140.00	137.63
7	—	379	130.00–137.00	132.37
6	—	535	117.50–122.00	119.75
10	—	481	122.00–128.00	125.36
10	—	435	126.00–132.00	129.40
4	—	578	115.00–118.00	115.74
3	—	783	105.00–107.00	105.66
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	278	140.00–142.50	141.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	125.00–127.00	125.68
2	—	665	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	140.00–144.00	141.42
5	—	326	145.00–148.00	146.11
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
7	—	475	130.00–137.50	133.10
12	—	436	135.00–140.00	137.61
11	—	541	125.00–130.00	127.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	775	127.25	127.25
3	—	645	128.50	128.50
2	—	425	144.00	144.00
26	—	670	129.00	129.00
24	—	545	132.00–134.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	160.00–165.00	163.13
4	—	323	167.50–170.00	169.33
4	—	273	177.50–180.00	178.84
3	—	583	138.00–140.00	139.34
3	—	537	145.00–147.50	145.82
2	—	740	125.00	125.00
20	—	486	150.00–153.50	150.91
13	—	615	134.50–135.00	134.58
8	—	426	155.00–158.00	155.99
3	—	680	130.00–131.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
2	—	445	165.00	165.00
3	—	295	182.50–185.00	184.17
10	—	343	175.00–180.00	178.55
5	—	378	167.50–172.50	170.03
2	—	518	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	620	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	740	137.50	137.50
29	—	810	135.10	135.10
13	—	568	149.00–150.00	149.69
20	—	685	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	152.00	152.00
17	—	715	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	152.50–155.00	154.13
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
8	—	436	145.00–150.00	147.86
5	—	685	117.50–122.00	120.30
5	—	590	125.00–130.00	126.50
5	—	491	137.00–145.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	155.00–159.00	157.15
3	—	488	148.00–153.00	150.34
2	—	340	167.50–170.00	168.73
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	290	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	140.00	140.00
4	—	485	130.00–135.00	131.74
3	—	377	142.50–145.00	144.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,132	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,082.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,161.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	848	450.00–500.00	475.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	550.00	550.00

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)	2	—	975	650.00–725.00	687.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,010	775.00–900.00	824.30

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)	3	—	1,192	600.00–675.00	638.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,232	725.00–800.00	767.02

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	2	—	1,010	600.00–615.00	607.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,598	80.00–82.50	80.90
3	—	1,472	72.50–75.00	73.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	45.00–48.00	46.66
8	—	989	42.00–44.50	43.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,470	52.00–56.50	54.32
3	—	1,587	47.50–50.00	48.50
3	—	1,403	57.00–58.00	57.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,190	51.00–54.50	52.91
11	—	1,210	55.00–57.00	55.92
9	—	1,143	46.00–50.00	48.81

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.