Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2021-08-10

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Aug 10
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
751 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 753▲ 317 vs year ago 434 · +73.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 100▲ 202 vs year ago 55 · +367.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 22▲ 24 vs year ago 22 · +109.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady with a high of 75.00 in breaker cows. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 7.00 lower. 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 $143.47/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$143.47
245 head · 656 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$146
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2559145.8181636
Medium and Large 1672143.07962209
One grade step is worth $2.74/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale245 hd
143.47
—
AL average14 barns · 1,277 hd
149.25
−5.78
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—Average1,51092.261,3935thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,24169.0285785
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08362.1967377
CowsLean 85-90%High91349.3045019

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2360162.53/cwt160.00–165.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 1365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1404165.72/cwt162.00–167.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 2428157.06/cwt155.00–159.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 2490153.00/cwt153.00–153.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 1491160.00/cwt160.00–160.0078610
Steers—Medium and Large 2506149.51/cwt148.00–150.007574
Steers—Medium and Large 1574152.81/cwt152.00–153.0087733
Steers—Medium and Large 2581144.94/cwt142.50–146.0084219
Steers—Medium and Large 2600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1632144.81/cwt142.50–146.0091531
Steers—Medium and Large 2670133.00/cwt132.00–134.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1683139.86/cwt139.00–141.0095552
Steers—Medium and Large 2720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1727138.89/cwt138.00–139.501,01029
Steers—Medium and Large 2770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1781136.29/cwt133.00–138.001,06438
Steers—Medium and Large 1800132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,06011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424136.18/cwt135.00–139.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483138.33/cwt138.00–138.506686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485134.49/cwt134.00–135.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517133.12/cwt130.00–134.5068814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added539142.00/cwt142.00–142.0076525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1542137.33/cwt136.00–138.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565129.45/cwt123.00–130.0073116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584135.14/cwt135.00–135.5078927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613134.80/cwt131.00–135.0082620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692132.07/cwt131.00–133.0091417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1704126.41/cwt125.00–127.0089011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780116.96/cwt115.00–120.009124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425147.50/cwt145.00–150.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480134.34/cwt133.00–135.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523135.77/cwt135.00–137.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525130.49/cwt130.00–132.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1552133.66/cwt133.00–134.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588126.52/cwt125.00–128.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added616136.00/cwt136.00–136.008384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628122.55/cwt120.00–125.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1687128.20/cwt125.00–129.0088110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715111.55/cwt108.00–115.007982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31086.09/cwt84.00–87.501,1282
Bulls——1,64396.37/cwt95.00–98.001,5833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87842.26/cwt40.00–45.003716
Cows—Lean 85-90%90054.87/cwt53.00–56.004947
Cows—Lean 85-90%96249.85/cwt49.00–50.004806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06459.45/cwt57.00–60.0063340
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10365.15/cwt63.00–67.5071937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24170.05/cwt68.00–72.0086970
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24164.20/cwt62.00–65.0079715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712699.11/cwt680.00–730.004,9783
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29651,004.15/cwt900.00–1,100.009,6902
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0701,004.67/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4751,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0019,9131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1901
Bred Cows—Small 1-2878752.35/cwt675.00–825.006,6062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,119788.30/cwt695.00–900.008,8214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123979.97/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,00512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,004.78/cwt900.00–1,125.0013,2136
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940608.60/cwt515.00–680.005,7213
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2735662.07/cwt600.00–725.004,8662

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.