Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2019-10-22

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 22
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▼ 445 vs last sale 963▲ 518 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 120▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 93▲ 39 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 steady.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.15/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$117.15
302 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$351
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1711119.63851200
Medium and Large 2509113.3157774
Medium and Large 3457109.6150028
One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $351 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 sale302 hd
117.15
—
AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd
111.77
+5.38
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—Average1,60371.941,1537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40346.886588thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25945.6457529
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02442.254338thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 2486137.56/cwt135.00–140.006695
Steers—Medium and Large 2527130.62/cwt128.00–134.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 2577125.98/cwt125.00–127.007275
Steers—Medium and Large 2623121.48/cwt120.00–124.0075716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670136.60/cwt135.50–137.0091515
Steers—Medium and Large 2676119.70/cwt117.50–120.0080922
Steers—Medium and Large 2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1795118.50/cwt118.50–118.5094230
Steers—Medium and Large 1815116.50/cwt116.50–116.5094920
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319125.60/cwt124.00–128.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320132.50/cwt132.50–132.504241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337120.00/cwt120.00–120.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373128.36/cwt127.50–130.004794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378117.50/cwt117.50–117.504444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381121.61/cwt120.00–124.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424123.08/cwt122.00–125.005225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431116.13/cwt113.00–120.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431111.02/cwt108.00–115.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473118.85/cwt117.50–120.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475106.51/cwt105.00–108.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479113.53/cwt110.00–116.0054413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518104.74/cwt102.00–106.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532115.65/cwt115.00–117.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534109.78/cwt107.00–112.505867
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580100.99/cwt100.00–102.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583106.92/cwt105.00–110.0062313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628104.89/cwt103.00–106.0065910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637122.42/cwt120.00–125.0078027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683101.51/cwt101.00–102.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689108.73/cwt108.00–110.0074925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement730128.68/cwt127.75–130.5093967
Heifers—Medium and Large 273399.01/cwt98.00–100.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795107.00/cwt107.00–107.0085139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement821120.96/cwt119.00–124.5099325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328136.44/cwt135.00–138.004484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3331129.73/cwt128.00–131.004294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367125.84/cwt125.00–127.504623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370141.25/cwt140.00–142.505234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376131.74/cwt130.00–135.004955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427134.66/cwt134.00–135.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430127.55/cwt125.00–132.505484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478128.72/cwt127.00–130.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480113.79/cwt112.50–115.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481122.26/cwt120.00–125.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528116.55/cwt114.00–120.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578112.81/cwt110.00–115.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583104.49/cwt104.00–105.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2636109.01/cwt108.00–110.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1482
Bulls——1,63270.72/cwt70.00–72.001,1545
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02442.25/cwt42.00–44.004338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20549.00/cwt49.00–49.005903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22042.71/cwt42.00–44.005215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27645.86/cwt45.00–48.0058521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40346.88/cwt45.00–48.006588
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805613.35/cwt600.00–625.004,9372
Bred Cows—Small 3837462.45/cwt425.00–500.003,8713
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128860.59/cwt825.00–900.009,7072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,165661.21/cwt625.00–700.007,7032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,510850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,8351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3812363.24/cwt300.00–400.002,9503
Stock Cows—Small 1-2934519.82/cwt500.00–550.004,8554
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055683.89/cwt675.00–700.007,2153
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,110542.08/cwt500.00–575.006,0173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,5582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,293737.33/cwt725.00–750.009,5344

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.