Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-02-01

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Feb 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 699▲ 271 vs year ago 421 · +64.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 42▲ 46 vs year ago 45 · +102.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 28 · +35.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with a high of 114.00 and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.58/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$163.58
242 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569164.03933201
Medium and Large 2487161.3678641
One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about $147 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 sale242 hd
163.58
—
AL average15 barns · 975 hd
161.51
+2.07
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—Average1,716103.001,7688thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32483.621,10711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03466.4768734
CowsLean 85-90%Average91446.784287thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 1261198.05/cwt195.00–200.005175
Steers—Medium and Large 2300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 1315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1360186.00/cwt186.00–186.006706
Steers—Medium and Large 2378177.94/cwt177.00–180.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2433174.28/cwt170.00–175.0075517
Steers—Medium and Large 2473159.94/cwt157.00–163.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1485173.40/cwt170.00–174.5084122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505174.50/cwt174.50–174.5088124
Steers—Medium and Large 2530148.33/cwt145.00–150.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 1542160.35/cwt160.00–166.0086917
Steers—Medium and Large 2563141.69/cwt140.00–145.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1569155.27/cwt155.00–160.0088319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579168.51/cwt168.00–169.0097645
Steers—Medium and Large 1602157.50/cwt157.50–157.509488
Steers—Medium and Large 2624138.03/cwt135.00–140.008614
Steers—Medium and Large 1668152.91/cwt151.00–155.001,02132
Steers—Medium and Large 2682134.43/cwt132.00–135.009175
Steers—Medium and Large 1712147.32/cwt144.00–149.001,04919
Steers—Medium and Large 1773137.49/cwt135.00–140.001,0632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326159.00/cwt159.00–159.0051813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359144.69/cwt140.00–148.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438137.97/cwt137.00–140.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465131.80/cwt130.00–135.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510144.29/cwt140.00–146.0073614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521128.87/cwt125.00–130.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added571146.00/cwt146.00–146.0083416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578121.03/cwt118.00–125.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583136.48/cwt135.00–138.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658132.00/cwt132.00–132.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added669143.50/cwt143.50–143.5096019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added727136.00/cwt136.00–136.009895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1797127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0125
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413167.42/cwt165.00–170.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480153.55/cwt152.00–155.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523151.00/cwt150.00–152.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588143.54/cwt140.00–147.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59293.17/cwt91.00–95.001,4833
Bulls——1,791108.90/cwt107.00–111.001,9505
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86144.05/cwt41.00–45.003794
Cows—Lean 85-90%98550.42/cwt49.00–52.004973
Cows—Boner 80-85%99766.74/cwt65.00–69.0066513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03559.50/cwt58.00–61.0061613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09377.34/cwt75.00–79.008458
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26888.38/cwt87.00–90.001,1215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35582.48/cwt81.00–84.001,1184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40374.00/cwt73.00–75.001,0382
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2773597.65/cwt575.00–625.004,6202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,4601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,0732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2862699.41/cwt670.00–725.006,0295
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,3951
Bred Cows—Small 1-2960761.13/cwt725.00–800.007,3072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035733.98/cwt700.00–800.007,5973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098939.29/cwt900.00–975.0010,3132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108861.57/cwt725.00–975.009,5462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,750.00/cwt1,750.00–1,750.0023,1002

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.