Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2020-06-16

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jun 16
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▲ 355 vs last sale 277▲ 126 vs year ago 506 · +24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 50▲ 7 vs year ago 72 · +9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 17 vs year ago 47 · −36.2%
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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 cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs 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 $133.12/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$133.12
168 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$17
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536141.0775725
Medium and Large 2561131.73739143
One grade step is worth $9.34/cwt here — about $17 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 sale168 hd
133.12
—
AL average12 barns · 724 hd
132.09
+1.03
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—Low1,79298.801,7706thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38168.359445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20266.3279733

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 1380162.57/cwt160.00–165.006184
Steers—Medium and Large 1425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 2429146.67/cwt145.00–150.006297
Steers—Medium and Large 1468150.83/cwt150.00–152.507063
Steers—Medium and Large 2469141.31/cwt140.00–145.0066318
Steers—Medium and Large 2520134.78/cwt133.00–140.0070133
Steers—Medium and Large 1535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 2569130.34/cwt130.00–135.0074249
Steers—Medium and Large 1612130.29/cwt130.00–132.0079714
Steers—Medium and Large 2634125.69/cwt124.00–128.0079716
Steers—Medium and Large 2677122.45/cwt120.00–125.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 2721115.78/cwt115.00–120.008359
Steers—Medium and Large 2783111.62/cwt110.00–115.008743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278151.59/cwt150.00–155.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334137.13/cwt135.00–140.004586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341146.60/cwt145.00–148.005005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380141.22/cwt140.00–142.505374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385132.01/cwt130.00–135.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430134.97/cwt132.50–137.505806
Heifers—Medium and Large 2444127.92/cwt125.00–130.0056818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474124.63/cwt120.00–127.5059116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488130.38/cwt129.00–132.506364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534125.61/cwt125.00–130.0067112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543120.02/cwt117.50–123.0065235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576123.11/cwt122.00–125.0070917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579116.58/cwt115.00–118.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669106.82/cwt106.00–110.0071510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320161.61/cwt160.00–165.005173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331151.98/cwt150.00–155.005035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378148.32/cwt147.00–150.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434137.64/cwt135.00–140.005975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478128.83/cwt127.00–132.006167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529124.68/cwt122.00–128.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530133.30/cwt130.00–135.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578118.43/cwt115.00–122.006857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5531
Bulls——1,768102.45/cwt101.00–104.001,8113
Bulls——1,86097.73/cwt97.50–98.001,8182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16564.57/cwt63.00–67.5075221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26769.39/cwt68.00–72.0087912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37872.05/cwt70.00–74.009932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38365.89/cwt65.00–67.509113
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0351,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,9034
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,374.86/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0017,9144
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2955800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,015.85/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0011,7533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,9151

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.