Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2021-07-27

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jul 27
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 349▲ 312 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 140▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 51▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.42/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$142.42
112 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1637142.94910104
Medium and Large 2584135.707928thin
One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $118 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 sale112 hd
142.42
—
AL average16 barns · 1,339 hd
148.56
−6.14
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—High1,64990.571,4937thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41271.031,00330
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06763.0667356
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02549.105035thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328181.69/cwt178.00–185.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 1375171.95/cwt170.00–174.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 2420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1440168.00/cwt168.00–168.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1476154.02/cwt150.00–156.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 2540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1572144.70/cwt143.00–147.0082823
Steers—Medium and Large 2573136.30/cwt135.00–137.507812
Steers—Medium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1647142.10/cwt141.50–143.0091910
Steers—Medium and Large 1660139.93/cwt139.50–141.0092431
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added686144.00/cwt144.00–144.009888
Steers—Medium and Large 2695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 2705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1754135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,01821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333142.48/cwt140.00–145.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367145.35/cwt144.00–147.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379139.49/cwt138.00–140.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433139.50/cwt139.00–140.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471137.27/cwt136.00–139.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518129.28/cwt127.00–130.006708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527135.33/cwt135.00–136.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571132.00/cwt132.00–132.0075411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582122.02/cwt120.00–125.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added656134.00/cwt134.00–134.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661131.30/cwt128.00–131.5086826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740126.50/cwt126.50–126.509369
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265166.89/cwt165.00–170.004423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333171.01/cwt170.00–172.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345158.00/cwt158.00–158.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350156.00/cwt156.00–156.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380163.84/cwt160.00–168.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410151.07/cwt150.00–154.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473140.33/cwt140.00–141.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476134.49/cwt132.00–136.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512130.18/cwt130.00–131.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1542139.33/cwt138.00–140.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575126.51/cwt125.00–128.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585136.03/cwt134.00–138.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625133.51/cwt133.00–134.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08579.46/cwt79.00–80.008622
Bulls——1,81592.38/cwt92.00–93.001,6773
Bulls——1,96398.95/cwt98.00–100.001,9422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90544.00/cwt44.00–44.003981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05550.38/cwt49.00–52.005324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05856.42/cwt54.00–58.0059712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06262.97/cwt61.00–65.0066931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08769.42/cwt68.00–72.0075513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41172.05/cwt70.00–74.001,01725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41665.92/cwt64.00–67.009335
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2690345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3811
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,2201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140878.91/cwt775.00–970.0010,0202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,8131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,059.10/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0014,3303
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,135925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,4991
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,5661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,5841
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2788505.21/cwt475.00–530.003,9812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988911.99/cwt845.00–980.009,0102
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995735.00/cwt735.00–735.007,3131

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.