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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 12

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 352 vs last sale 254▲ 264 vs year ago 342 · +77.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 53▼ 1 vs year ago 57 · −1.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 4▲ 116 vs year ago 44 · +263.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 100.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.07/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$129.07

294 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$27.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	135.12	825	152
Medium and Large 2	672	122.92	826	139
Medium and Large 3	735	107.50	790	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.62/cwt here — about $35 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 sale294 hd

129.07

—

AL average11 barns · 1,116 hd

126.03

+3.04

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	1,873	97.69	1,830	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	60.76	687	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	58.99	869	2thin

Every lot

63 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	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	163.71/cwt	162.50–165.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	154.47/cwt	152.00–156.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	147.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	143.42/cwt	143.00–145.00	700	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	133.57/cwt	132.00–136.00	709	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	139.30/cwt	136.50–140.25	811	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	121.29/cwt	120.00–121.50	776	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	863	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	120.02/cwt	118.00–123.50	823	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	117.77/cwt	115.00–119.50	862	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	113.05/cwt	110.50–115.25	884	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	912	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	141.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	135.07/cwt	134.00–137.50	438	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	130.12/cwt	128.00–132.50	502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	125.57/cwt	122.50–128.00	547	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	129.20/cwt	129.00–130.00	568	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	121.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	580	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	117.28/cwt	112.50–118.00	683	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	120.37/cwt	120.00–121.00	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	114.97/cwt	110.00–116.50	738	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	110.45/cwt	105.00–113.00	742	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	106.20/cwt	105.25–108.50	776	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	156.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	139.69/cwt	138.00–142.50	521	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	146.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	133.58/cwt	132.00–135.00	578	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	117.14/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,863	95.80/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	101.46/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,921	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	57.92/cwt	56.00–60.00	634	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	62.93/cwt	61.00–65.50	729	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	58.99/cwt	58.50–59.50	869	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	775	325.81/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,525	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	609.20/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,239	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,085	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,696	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	856.72/cwt	850.00–885.00	9,458	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	845	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	918	982.05/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	9,015	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	936	831.07/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,779	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	1,194.24/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	14,164	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,036.53/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,314	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	905	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,240	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,040	1,228.03/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	12,772	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,412.60/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	17,898	45

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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 254Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 4Year ago 44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	94.00–98.00	95.80
2	—	1,893	100.00–103.00	101.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,095	56.00–60.00	57.92
17	—	1,158	61.00–65.50	62.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	58.50–59.50	58.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	11	—	860	550.00–700.00	609.20

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	1	—	1,085	525.00	525.00

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	—	1,104	850.00–885.00	856.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	300.00–350.00	325.81

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)	1	—	845	500.00	500.00

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)	8	—	936	750.00–900.00	831.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	918	925.00–1,050.00	982.05

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)	4	—	1,188	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,036.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,186	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,194.24

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	—	905	800.00	800.00

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	54	—	1,040	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,228.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,267	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,412.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	732	115.00–119.50	117.77
15	—	825	110.50	110.50
14	—	640	120.00–121.50	121.29
14	—	531	132.00–136.00	133.57
13	—	782	110.50–115.25	113.05
12	—	686	118.00–123.50	120.02
9	—	488	143.00–145.00	143.42
7	—	427	145.00–150.00	147.84
4	—	383	152.00–156.00	154.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	582	136.50–140.25	139.30
63	—	677	127.50	127.50
13	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	383	162.50–165.00	163.71
1	—	325	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	135.00	135.00
5	—	324	134.00–137.50	135.07
6	—	479	118.00–124.00	121.12
7	—	386	128.00–132.50	130.12
8	—	526	115.00–120.00	117.35
9	—	436	122.50–128.00	125.57
35	—	582	112.50–118.00	117.28
15	—	642	110.00–116.50	114.97
10	—	731	105.25–108.50	106.20
9	—	672	105.00–113.00	110.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	583	120.00–121.00	120.37
10	—	440	129.00–130.00	129.20
5	—	507	124.00–125.00	124.40
5	—	495	125.00	125.00
4	—	319	140.00–145.00	141.83
3	—	387	135.00–137.50	135.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	120.00–125.00	122.40
6	—	579	115.00–120.00	117.14
6	—	483	125.00–130.00	127.25
5	—	433	132.00–135.00	133.58
5	—	373	138.00–142.50	139.69
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	135.00–138.00	136.01
4	—	380	145.00–150.00	146.53
3	—	330	155.00–160.00	156.67
2	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00

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.