Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-06-21

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jun 21
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 407▲ 62 vs year ago 299 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 166▲ 55 vs year ago 100 · +55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 19 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.47/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$159.47
101 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$223
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$12.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2441167.6373937
Medium and Large 1622154.7596364
One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale101 hd
159.47
—
AL average10 barns · 519 hd
159.86
−0.39
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—Average1,684107.291,80628
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32191.541,21019
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04780.2784150
CowsLean 85-90%Low89153.0347219

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$8051thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$7422thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$8301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$8001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)890$8242thin

Every lot

51 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 2389173.86/cwt170.00–175.0067613
Steers—Medium and Large 1390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 2424169.59/cwt165.00–170.0071912
Steers—Medium and Large 1465174.07/cwt170.00–178.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 2486162.90/cwt160.00–165.007929
Steers—Medium and Large 1520161.96/cwt160.00–168.008426
Steers—Medium and Large 2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1585157.00/cwt157.00–157.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added586162.00/cwt162.00–162.009498
Steers—Medium and Large 2610145.50/cwt145.00–146.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1634151.00/cwt151.00–151.0095710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added652155.25/cwt155.25–155.251,01221
Steers—Medium and Large 1675147.00/cwt147.00–147.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1711140.00/cwt140.00–140.0099512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376144.47/cwt141.00–145.005437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413149.76/cwt148.00–152.006199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466139.13/cwt135.00–140.006488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475146.00/cwt146.00–146.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503134.34/cwt131.00–135.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525145.44/cwt145.00–146.0076430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579128.64/cwt125.00–130.007457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634138.50/cwt138.50–138.5087823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358171.65/cwt170.00–175.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468165.46/cwt163.00–168.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471150.00/cwt150.00–150.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515148.94/cwt147.00–150.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630133.27/cwt129.00–136.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678122.53/cwt120.00–125.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22393.03/cwt90.00–95.001,1383
Bulls——1,677113.98/cwt112.00–118.001,91110
Bulls——1,780105.68/cwt103.00–108.001,88115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86653.08/cwt49.00–55.004608
Cows—Lean 85-90%88261.69/cwt60.00–64.005446
Cows—Boner 80-85%93070.00/cwt70.00–70.006516
Cows—Lean 85-90%94142.57/cwt40.00–45.004015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01179.30/cwt73.00–84.0080233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22088.78/cwt87.00–91.001,08311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24588.45/cwt85.00–91.001,1014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32395.56/cwt94.00–98.501,26412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41779.58/cwt78.00–81.001,1283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2895775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900742.33/head735.00–750.007422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050805.00/head805.00–805.008051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890823.90/head675.00–985.008242

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.