Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
603 head
▼ 306 vs last sale 909▲ 254 vs year ago 349 · +72.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 176▲ 141 vs year ago 140 · +100.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 8 vs year ago 51 · −15.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower with high cow 86.00. Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady, and feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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 $168.92/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$168.92
181 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.82
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1577171.70990137
Medium and Large 2484167.1781025
Medium and Large 3449151.1467819thin
One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $312 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 sale181 hd
168.92
—
AL average16 barns · 1,281 hd
161.09
+7.82
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—Average1,41291.051,28510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29971.6493027
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10765.97730148
CowsLean 85-90%High92748.7545238

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$1,06812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$9887
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$8074thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$6765

Every lot

75 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 2372179.35/cwt176.00–182.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 1379186.92/cwt185.00–190.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 3379160.78/cwt160.00–165.006096
Steers—Medium and Large 3425157.27/cwt154.00–160.006683
Steers—Medium and Large 2431174.05/cwt172.00–176.007505
Steers—Medium and Large 1438182.49/cwt180.00–185.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 3460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1474178.62/cwt176.00–180.008473
Steers—Medium and Large 2477170.63/cwt168.00–172.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 2521165.21/cwt160.00–168.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 1525172.00/cwt172.00–172.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536178.91/cwt178.00–179.5095944
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558178.00/cwt178.00–178.0099319
Steers—Medium and Large 2575152.29/cwt150.00–156.008764
Steers—Medium and Large 3583137.55/cwt135.00–140.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1588169.12/cwt167.50–170.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1631163.15/cwt160.00–165.501,02945
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added652162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,06012
Steers—Medium and Large 1655155.50/cwt155.00–156.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275140.04/cwt138.00–142.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305155.49/cwt155.00–156.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323149.56/cwt147.00–152.504832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333136.49/cwt135.00–138.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366141.61/cwt140.00–145.0051811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388130.66/cwt130.00–132.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395154.00/cwt154.00–154.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.0056011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413122.74/cwt120.00–125.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430150.64/cwt148.00–154.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463117.54/cwt115.00–120.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468136.20/cwt135.00–137.506372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475146.09/cwt144.00–148.0069412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added494153.49/cwt153.00–155.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513143.02/cwt142.00–144.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added534146.00/cwt146.00–146.0078026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535131.60/cwt130.00–135.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555144.02/cwt143.00–145.5079922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558125.85/cwt125.00–129.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618139.50/cwt139.50–139.5086228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367183.04/cwt182.00–185.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435182.00/cwt182.00–182.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445162.00/cwt162.00–162.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465171.76/cwt171.00–172.507992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540164.00/cwt164.00–164.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585148.00/cwt148.00–148.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675143.00/cwt143.00–143.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07882.58/cwt80.00–85.008902
Bulls——1,49593.17/cwt91.00–95.001,3938
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85740.13/cwt40.00–41.003447
Cows—Lean 85-90%91247.22/cwt45.00–50.0043119
Cows—Lean 85-90%99156.20/cwt54.00–58.0055712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05060.39/cwt58.00–62.0063435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11867.01/cwt65.00–70.00749100
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16665.00/cwt64.00–66.007584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17373.02/cwt72.00–75.0085713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32272.79/cwt70.00–75.0096223
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1855700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,178842.96/head825.00–850.008433
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2880500.64/head410.00–555.005013
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150939.40/head920.00–955.009392
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2970861.92/head825.00–900.008622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101943.07/head800.00–1,000.009435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,108.72/head975.00–1,200.001,10910

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.