Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-06-07

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jun 7
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 290▲ 140 vs year ago 267 · +52.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 45▲ 117 vs year ago 49 · +238.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 8.00 lower and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested and 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 $159.74/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$159.74
111 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.21
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529165.0387382
Medium and Large 2622144.7890029
One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale111 hd
159.74
—
AL average14 barns · 883 hd
156.53
+3.21
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—Low1,58997.681,55220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39182.511,14731
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10777.2185559
CowsLean 85-90%Average88551.5945618

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,143$1,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$7251thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)850$9213thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)665$3412thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333187.36/cwt186.00–188.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1380181.68/cwt178.00–185.006906
Steers—Medium and Large 1426175.18/cwt173.00–178.0074620
Steers—Medium and Large 1482173.00/cwt173.00–173.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 2488161.02/cwt160.00–162.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 2520157.96/cwt157.00–160.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1535168.91/cwt166.00–170.009048
Steers—Medium and Large 1557165.00/cwt165.00–165.0091913
Steers—Medium and Large 2582152.97/cwt152.00–155.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 2633143.53/cwt142.00–145.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 1635149.65/cwt148.50–155.0095021
Steers—Medium and Large 1650146.50/cwt145.00–148.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 2690136.28/cwt134.00–136.5094017
Steers—Medium and Large 1748145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0854
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325148.94/cwt148.00–150.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372158.50/cwt157.50–160.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377142.27/cwt140.00–145.0053614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422148.98/cwt148.00–150.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472145.80/cwt144.00–148.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473139.39/cwt135.00–140.0065911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530131.00/cwt130.00–135.006945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531143.37/cwt143.00–144.0076123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563138.34/cwt135.00–140.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576127.30/cwt125.00–130.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631130.14/cwt130.00–131.008217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689126.02/cwt124.00–130.008684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790121.01/cwt120.00–122.009562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438157.02/cwt156.00–158.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2489152.76/cwt150.00–155.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527147.65/cwt146.00–150.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564141.74/cwt140.00–145.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660132.24/cwt130.00–136.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710124.97/cwt122.00–129.008873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41386.54/cwt85.00–89.001,2235
Bulls——1,61797.09/cwt95.00–99.001,57010
Bulls——1,710110.00/cwt107.00–112.001,8815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79147.90/cwt45.00–50.0037911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03257.39/cwt55.00–60.005927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09577.48/cwt75.00–80.0084837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11769.61/cwt67.00–71.0077812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14285.32/cwt84.00–88.0097410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34389.41/cwt88.00–91.001,2015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35483.14/cwt80.00–85.001,12619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52475.89/cwt74.00–77.001,1577
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1601,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2830725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2860950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2665340.60/head300.00–375.003412
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850921.42/head840.00–1,045.009213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,075875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.