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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Feb 4

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Jan 21Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 0▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $129.86/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$129.86

90 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	138.66	624	22
Medium and Large 2	477	127.83	609	51
Medium and Large 3	425	124.53	530	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $94 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 sale90 hd

129.86

—

AL average16 barns · 1,896 hd

127.57

+2.28

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	—	Low	1,590	81.87	1,301	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	56.26	668	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	53.00	757	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	47.24	467	6thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	198.95/cwt	198.00–200.00	464	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	176.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	170.47/cwt	168.00–172.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	162.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	709	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	158.31/cwt	155.00–162.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	166.86/cwt	165.00–169.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	152.19/cwt	150.00–155.00	799	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	160.84/cwt	160.00–162.50	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	153.75/cwt	152.50–155.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	146.14/cwt	144.00–148.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	142.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	145.89/cwt	140.00–152.00	476	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	128.73/cwt	127.00–130.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	145.81/cwt	145.00–147.50	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	136.45/cwt	132.50–140.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	129.40/cwt	127.00–132.00	556	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	124.74/cwt	122.00–128.00	596	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	135.36/cwt	132.50–137.50	651	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	121.88/cwt	118.00–125.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	129.65/cwt	128.00–131.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	118.99/cwt	117.00–122.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	116.23/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	781	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	162.82/cwt	160.00–167.50	531	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	508	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	171.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	157.38/cwt	154.00–160.00	589	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	166.21/cwt	165.00–168.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	161.29/cwt	158.00–165.00	706	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	706	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	154.16/cwt	152.50–155.00	751	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	145.65/cwt	144.00–148.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	129.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	791	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	129.14/cwt	127.50–130.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	794	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	812	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	855	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	78.41/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	83.72/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	87.74/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,538	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	47.24/cwt	45.00–49.00	467	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	50.31/cwt	49.00–52.00	593	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	56.20/cwt	55.00–57.00	668	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	62.31/cwt	62.00–63.00	746	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	756	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	752	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	1,035	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,150	1,017.45/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,220	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,150	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	150.00–155.00	152.56
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	410	145.00	145.00
2	—	580	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	152.50–155.00	154.16
3	—	517	144.00–148.00	145.65
3	—	620	127.50–130.00	129.14
4	—	334	170.00–175.00	171.84
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	680	125.00	125.00
4	—	381	165.00–168.00	166.21
4	—	581	135.00–138.00	136.22
6	—	438	158.00–165.00	161.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
2	—	225	180.00	180.00
6	—	374	154.00–160.00	157.38
6	—	427	150.00–155.00	152.62
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
3	—	637	124.00–125.00	124.67
6	—	478	145.00–150.00	147.64
6	—	580	127.00–132.00	129.81
3	—	680	118.00–120.00	119.35
5	—	516	135.00–140.00	137.57
8	—	326	160.00–167.50	162.82
2	—	770	110.00–112.00	110.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
5	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.19
6	—	484	155.00–162.00	158.31
2	—	320	175.00	175.00
5	—	437	160.00–165.00	162.18
4	—	580	144.00–148.00	146.14
3	—	633	140.00–142.00	140.67
2	—	665	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	152.50–155.00	153.75
2	—	325	185.00	185.00
4	—	488	165.00–169.00	166.86
4	—	433	168.00–172.00	170.47
2	—	233	198.00–200.00	198.95
2	—	280	195.00	195.00
3	—	542	160.00–162.50	160.84
4	—	388	175.00–180.00	176.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	610	110.00	110.00
4	—	373	127.00–130.00	128.73
5	—	316	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	410	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	127.00–132.00	129.40
6	—	571	117.00–122.00	118.99
2	—	270	150.00	150.00
3	—	685	112.00–115.00	114.00
4	—	634	115.00–118.00	116.23
8	—	530	118.00–125.00	121.88
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
8	—	321	140.00–145.00	142.28
7	—	478	122.00–128.00	124.74
7	—	378	132.50–140.00	136.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	132.50–137.50	135.36
7	—	326	140.00–152.00	145.89
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
3	—	375	145.00–147.50	145.81
3	—	535	128.00–131.00	129.65
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
1	—	565	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	77.00–79.00	78.41
2	—	1,753	87.00–88.50	87.74
3	—	1,750	82.00–85.00	83.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,535	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	45.00–49.00	47.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	55.00–57.00	56.20
3	—	1,178	49.00–52.00	50.31
3	—	1,197	62.00–63.00	62.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,220	750.00	750.00

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	4	—	1,150	925.00–1,100.00	1,017.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	575.00	575.00

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.