Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2019-07-16

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jul 16
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 339▲ 490 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 134▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 105▲ 16 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.32/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$131.32
192 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2604133.9380978
Medium and Large 1708129.54917114
One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale192 hd
131.32
—
AL average14 barns · 1,522 hd
134.36
−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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,47586.801,2816thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17859.3169830
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45058.158435thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93449.734646thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005633
Steers—Medium and Large 2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007187
Steers—Medium and Large 2538133.99/cwt133.00–135.007212
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added565139.00/cwt139.00–139.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 2570133.65/cwt129.00–135.5076219
Steers—Medium and Large 2618132.35/cwt130.00–134.0081828
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added640135.50/cwt135.50–135.508675
Steers—Medium and Large 1645135.00/cwt135.00–135.0087127
Steers—Medium and Large 1658133.60/cwt132.50–134.0087915
Steers—Medium and Large 1742126.64/cwt126.50–128.0094072
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added785123.50/cwt123.50–123.5096910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388129.31/cwt127.00–132.505024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430120.59/cwt118.00–122.505195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434126.45/cwt125.00–129.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481122.62/cwt121.00–124.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482129.01/cwt127.00–129.506225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490116.26/cwt115.00–117.505704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525125.00/cwt125.00–125.0065611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528118.27/cwt117.00–120.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575115.97/cwt115.00–117.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580111.68/cwt110.00–112.506483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586125.42/cwt125.00–126.0073514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605132.50/cwt132.50–132.5080221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616124.67/cwt117.00–127.0076832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638114.51/cwt114.00–115.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665129.34/cwt128.00–129.5086019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added675119.00/cwt119.00–119.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765114.00/cwt114.00–114.0087224
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322145.75/cwt144.00–150.004695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425131.01/cwt130.00–133.005574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427135.71/cwt134.00–137.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445142.50/cwt142.50–142.506342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475132.06/cwt130.00–135.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477125.34/cwt125.00–126.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525127.50/cwt124.00–130.006696
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728111.02/cwt110.00–113.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45881.97/cwt80.00–83.501,1952
Bulls——1,47085.91/cwt85.50–86.501,2632
Bulls——1,49892.53/cwt91.50–93.501,3862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90347.00/cwt47.00–47.004242
Cows—Lean 85-90%94951.09/cwt49.00–53.504854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13259.25/cwt56.50–61.5067115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14454.35/cwt52.00–55.006227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29363.75/cwt62.50–65.008248
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30359.38/cwt57.50–61.007742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52354.00/cwt54.00–54.008222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0241
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3845385.00/cwt385.00–385.003,2531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,030610.15/cwt580.00–640.006,2852
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035807.32/cwt795.00–820.008,3562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3940470.00/cwt470.00–470.004,4181
Bred Cows—Small 31,015800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120925.45/cwt900.00–950.0010,3654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,380850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,7301

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.