Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-07-26

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jul 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 603▲ 388 vs year ago 312 · +124.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 281▼ 4 vs year ago 144 · −2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 43▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 10.00 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 $165.46/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$165.46
201 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$940
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.40
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582165.72964160
Medium and Large 2516164.4484841
One grade step is worth $1.28/cwt here — about $116 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 sale201 hd
165.46
—
AL average13 barns · 1,231 hd
163.06
+2.40
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—High1,65697.501,6149thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30569.2990427
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11365.6473162
CowsLean 85-90%Low91348.5244313

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$9003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,146$8634thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$5295

Every lot

73 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 2323182.48/cwt180.00–185.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 1341201.01/cwt197.00–205.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 2359177.79/cwt175.00–180.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 1373191.63/cwt190.00–197.0071517
Steers—Medium and Large 1419184.67/cwt182.00–188.007746
Steers—Medium and Large 2440172.01/cwt170.00–174.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1463177.46/cwt175.00–180.0082216
Steers—Medium and Large 2482168.57/cwt164.00–170.0081310
Steers—Medium and Large 1527172.93/cwt170.00–174.0091112
Steers—Medium and Large 2545160.25/cwt160.00–161.008738
Steers—Medium and Large 1573166.57/cwt166.00–170.0095412
Steers—Medium and Large 2582159.41/cwt159.00–160.0092810
Steers—Medium and Large 2600151.00/cwt151.00–151.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1618156.84/cwt155.00–163.0096925
Steers—Medium and Large 1677154.50/cwt152.00–155.001,04653
Steers—Medium and Large 2680149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2730144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 1786147.75/cwt147.75–147.751,16113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267167.73/cwt165.00–170.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343153.65/cwt153.00–157.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345163.56/cwt160.00–164.005649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361148.15/cwt145.00–150.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368159.32/cwt158.00–160.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423140.43/cwt140.00–144.005949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430155.95/cwt155.00–158.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481137.01/cwt135.00–140.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483151.12/cwt149.00–154.0073010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523146.55/cwt144.00–149.0076616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559136.06/cwt130.00–140.007615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added572149.45/cwt149.00–150.0085518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573144.00/cwt144.00–144.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608145.50/cwt145.50–145.508855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627139.91/cwt139.00–141.0087711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement669155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,03714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690139.00/cwt139.00–139.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added747149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,11722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255171.23/cwt170.00–172.504372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328171.20/cwt170.00–172.505622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358167.48/cwt165.00–170.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358155.06/cwt152.00–158.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418149.01/cwt145.00–152.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1444176.47/cwt170.00–178.007845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450168.00/cwt168.00–168.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477159.99/cwt159.00–161.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493142.51/cwt140.00–145.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525156.00/cwt156.00–156.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533163.97/cwt162.00–167.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538139.00/cwt138.00–140.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573150.63/cwt149.00–153.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613148.98/cwt146.00–152.009133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55893.57/cwt92.00–95.001,4584
Bulls——1,734100.65/cwt100.00–102.001,7455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76941.33/cwt40.00–43.003184
Cows—Lean 85-90%95854.58/cwt54.00–55.005234
Cows—Lean 85-90%99249.42/cwt49.00–50.004905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06259.41/cwt57.00–61.0063116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,08781.56/cwt80.00–85.008873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12366.19/cwt64.00–68.0074331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14771.16/cwt70.00–74.0081615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29269.78/cwt68.00–73.5090215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39864.38/cwt63.00–66.009009
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103774.60/head750.00–800.007752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095850.00/head800.00–950.008503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820528.82/head440.00–660.005295

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.