Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2020-04-14

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 14

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Mar 31Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 0▲ 156 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 0▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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 $126.94/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$126.94

36 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.40

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	133.73	542	12thin
Medium and Large 2	455	123.54	562	24

One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale36 hd

126.94

—

AL average7 barns · 309 hd

114.54

+12.40

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	1,579	80.26	1,268	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	58.72	836	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	56.95	638	55

Every lot

25 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	163.32/cwt	162.50–165.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	136.62/cwt	135.00–138.00	728	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	800	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	129.08/cwt	127.50–132.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	122.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	117.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	76.29/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,189	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.25/cwt	81.50–82.50	1,308	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	54.92/cwt	52.00–57.50	602	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	60.51/cwt	58.00–63.50	701	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	58.72/cwt	58.00–59.50	836	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,640	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,595	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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
4	—	415	125.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	325	135.00	135.00
6	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.15
5	—	477	120.00–125.00	122.16
5	—	381	127.50–132.00	129.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	130.00–132.50	131.22
3	—	387	135.00–137.50	135.80
3	—	322	140.00–142.50	140.82
2	—	510	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
5	—	533	135.00–138.00	136.62
3	—	633	125.00–127.00	126.34
3	—	580	130.00–132.00	130.66
3	—	377	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	440	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	162.50–165.00	163.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	800.00	800.00

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)	2	—	1,390	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	58.00–59.50	58.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,097	52.00–57.50	54.92
20	—	1,159	58.00–63.50	60.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	81.50–82.50	82.25
2	—	1,558	75.00–77.50	76.29

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.