Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2019-06-18

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jun 18
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
▼ 335 vs last sale 841▲ 506 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 84▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 30▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.88/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$124.88
145 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492131.3764664
Medium and Large 2499121.8660855
Medium and Large 3489115.3056426
One grade step is worth $16.06/cwt here — about $82 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 sale145 hd
124.88
—
AL average13 barns · 1,708 hd
120.82
+4.06
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,71783.741,4385thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37057.3378613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16756.4665936
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00251.9252016

Every lot

75 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2455146.50/cwt146.50–146.506677
Steers—Medium and Large 1515144.50/cwt144.50–144.5074419
Steers—Medium and Large 2545142.00/cwt142.00–142.0077434
Steers—Medium and Large 1630141.25/cwt141.25–141.2589025
Steers—Medium and Large 1675136.00/cwt136.00–136.0091821
Steers—Medium and Large 3685114.50/cwt114.50–114.507846
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315137.36/cwt135.00–141.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320142.00/cwt142.00–142.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372124.80/cwt124.00–126.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376131.19/cwt130.00–133.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378140.35/cwt140.00–141.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415118.78/cwt117.00–120.004935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426127.25/cwt125.00–130.005427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433133.67/cwt132.00–135.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458135.41/cwt135.00–136.0062017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472116.03/cwt115.00–118.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474122.99/cwt120.00–126.005839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513129.58/cwt124.00–130.5066535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525112.24/cwt110.00–114.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528117.83/cwt115.00–122.506228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578122.78/cwt120.00–125.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581115.43/cwt113.00–117.506718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582110.65/cwt110.00–112.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634111.85/cwt110.00–115.007098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675112.50/cwt112.50–112.507591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 374297.00/cwt97.00–97.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278160.31/cwt158.00–163.004463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316150.77/cwt149.00–154.004764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335158.73/cwt157.50–160.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384141.61/cwt140.00–145.005447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388150.64/cwt150.00–152.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418137.17/cwt135.00–141.005739
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425127.41/cwt125.00–130.005414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428145.30/cwt144.00–147.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474137.29/cwt135.00–140.006515
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487129.90/cwt128.00–132.506336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515134.66/cwt134.00–135.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527127.87/cwt123.00–132.0067411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528117.25/cwt115.00–120.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584124.11/cwt120.00–127.007258
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631118.34/cwt115.00–121.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44073.67/cwt73.00–74.501,0612
Bulls——1,69087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4701
Bulls——2,00892.18/cwt91.50–93.001,8512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91647.42/cwt45.00–54.504344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00651.72/cwt50.00–55.005208
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08156.80/cwt55.50–58.506144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10362.73/cwt61.50–63.506923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14457.77/cwt56.00–60.0066119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21153.33/cwt52.00–55.0064614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27961.85/cwt60.00–64.007914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40552.36/cwt52.00–53.007363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41456.81/cwt55.00–59.008036
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3760309.43/cwt300.00–325.002,3523
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,4103
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,190625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,4381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2848610.32/cwt600.00–625.005,1762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,155795.00/cwt795.00–795.009,1821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,203713.74/cwt700.00–740.008,5863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310949.31/cwt875.00–1,025.0012,4365
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,015661.58/cwt650.00–675.006,7154
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,3471,146.91/cwt1,095.00–1,225.0015,4496
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5591,347.56/cwt1,300.00–1,475.0021,00814

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.