Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2020-08-11

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Aug 11

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Jul 7Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▲ 434 vs last sale 0▲ 85 vs year ago 349 · +24.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 0▼ 190 vs year ago 245 · −77.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▼ 135 vs year ago 157 · −86.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady 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 $125.46/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$125.46

112 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$9.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.97

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	641	128.17	821	80
Medium and Large 1	768	118.71	912	32

One grade step is worth $9.46/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale112 hd

125.46

—

AL average11 barns · 1,115 hd

132.44

−6.97

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	1,877	90.38	1,696	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	62.35	722	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	56.43	607	7thin

Every lot

28 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 2	486	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	656	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	132.53/cwt	130.50–135.00	824	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	127.04/cwt	126.50–129.00	854	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	884	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	118.29/cwt	118.00–119.00	926	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	637	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	116.89/cwt	113.00–119.50	677	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	120.34/cwt	117.50–124.00	773	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	93.91/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	86.86/cwt	86.00–87.50	1,670	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	55.83/cwt	55.00–58.00	595	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	60.42/cwt	58.00–62.00	645	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	790	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,613	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,740	4

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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 0Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 157

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	783	118.00–119.00	118.29
11	—	740	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	672	126.50–129.00	127.04
25	—	622	130.50–135.00	132.53
9	—	486	135.00	135.00
8	—	715	116.00	116.00
4	—	770	115.00	115.00
4	—	590	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	120.00	120.00
4	—	445	120.00	120.00
20	—	579	113.00–119.50	116.89
14	—	531	120.00	120.00
4	—	745	100.00	100.00
4	—	630	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	642	117.50–124.00	120.34
6	—	675	115.00	115.00
5	—	595	120.00	120.00
4	—	785	105.00	105.00

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)	2	—	855	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	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	4	—	1,410	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,066	55.00–58.00	55.83
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,235	63.00–65.00	63.99
11	—	1,067	58.00–62.00	60.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	86.00–87.50	86.86
2	—	1,830	92.50–95.00	93.91

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.