Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2019-07-09

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jul 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 428▲ 339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 147▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 30▲ 105 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 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 75.00 to 100.00 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 $123.88/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$123.88
137 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.48
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530127.3667556
Medium and Large 2484123.2459756
Medium and Large 3463117.5054425
One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $131 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 sale137 hd
123.88
—
AL average10 barns · 1,082 hd
120.40
+3.48
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—Average1,54683.371,2898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34357.997796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12156.6263574
CowsLean 85-90%Average95849.4247432

Every lot

74 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2380149.59/cwt147.50–151.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 2425144.15/cwt142.50–145.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy465133.00/cwt133.00–133.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 2476140.08/cwt138.00–142.506674
Steers—Medium and Large 1490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 2517137.29/cwt135.00–138.5071010
Steers—Medium and Large 1527141.65/cwt140.00–142.507463
Steers—Medium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 2680128.50/cwt128.50–128.5087418
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322140.82/cwt140.00–142.504533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326133.89/cwt130.00–137.504367
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330130.63/cwt130.00–132.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384135.36/cwt134.00–137.505204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384130.41/cwt128.00–133.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417119.91/cwt117.50–122.005006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421132.57/cwt131.00–135.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423127.53/cwt124.00–130.0053911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473128.85/cwt127.50–130.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474122.84/cwt120.00–125.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483115.72/cwt115.00–118.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519127.10/cwt125.00–129.0066011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522119.60/cwt116.00–122.506249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530133.50/cwt133.50–133.507087
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532111.07/cwt110.00–113.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570122.50/cwt122.50–122.506981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578115.98/cwt114.00–118.006707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630119.00/cwt119.00–119.0075017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675109.49/cwt108.00–110.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285161.25/cwt160.00–162.504602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318140.15/cwt138.00–142.504464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325150.80/cwt147.50–154.004905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383142.85/cwt140.00–145.005476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385150.79/cwt150.00–152.505813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418129.13/cwt127.50–130.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420142.95/cwt140.00–145.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420135.31/cwt133.00–137.505685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477125.34/cwt125.00–126.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479131.37/cwt130.00–134.006299
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520132.50/cwt132.50–132.506892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528125.29/cwt124.00–127.506625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576119.73/cwt117.00–122.506906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618116.10/cwt115.00–118.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620110.50/cwt110.00–111.006852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36080.11/cwt79.00–81.001,0892
Bulls——1,60884.46/cwt82.50–86.501,3586
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95150.71/cwt49.00–53.0048223
Cows—Lean 85-90%97746.11/cwt44.00–48.004509
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06253.33/cwt50.00–54.5056626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15356.88/cwt55.00–59.5065633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15461.76/cwt60.00–63.5071315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29555.00/cwt55.00–55.007121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35358.59/cwt58.00–59.507935
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3858398.76/cwt375.00–425.003,4212
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,073591.61/cwt575.00–600.006,3483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3840501.67/cwt485.00–525.004,2142
Bred Cows—Small 3935613.84/cwt600.00–625.005,7392
Bred Cows—Small 1-2950800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,150650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,214.25/cwt1,150.00–1,275.0014,0612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,158742.19/cwt725.00–775.008,5953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,2052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28551,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0011,5432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,627.15/cwt1,525.00–1,775.0021,2998
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6552,400.00/cwt2,400.00–2,400.0039,7204

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.