Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-09-13

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 13
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,126 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 935▼ 22 vs year ago 1,148 · −1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
328 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 298▲ 84 vs year ago 244 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 70▲ 81 vs year ago 31 · +261.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.17/cwt on 318 head.
Average price
$165.17
318 head · 606 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.95
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1622167.131,039235
Medium and Large 2562159.6389883
One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $142 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 sale318 hd
165.17
—
AL average14 barns · 1,391 hd
169.13
−3.95
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—Low1,42096.781,37412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30081.511,06061
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06876.26815106
CowsLean 85-90%High90757.2552036

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)1,244$1,31820
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$1,19618
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)991$8165
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$1,1325
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,33510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,092$1,0823thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)868$1,0752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,021$84610

Every lot

90 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323204.02/cwt202.00–206.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1333212.36/cwt210.00–216.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 2368183.88/cwt180.00–190.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 1370198.00/cwt198.00–198.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 2413170.94/cwt170.00–178.0070611
Steers—Medium and Large 1428189.20/cwt186.00–196.0081013
Steers—Medium and Large 1455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007746
Steers—Medium and Large 1505178.00/cwt178.00–178.008996
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527188.00/cwt188.00–188.0099111
Steers—Medium and Large 2532168.26/cwt158.00–170.0089511
Steers—Medium and Large 2572155.94/cwt154.00–160.0089215
Steers—Medium and Large 1575168.97/cwt168.00–170.0097266
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 2626152.70/cwt150.00–154.0095617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627171.30/cwt171.00–171.501,07415
Steers—Medium and Large 1643158.95/cwt158.00–159.001,02220
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 2688146.44/cwt140.00–148.001,00815
Steers—Medium and Large 1690155.41/cwt155.00–157.001,07238
Steers—Medium and Large 2705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1721148.93/cwt147.00–153.001,07413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added732166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,21530
Steers—Medium and Large 1755144.25/cwt144.00–145.001,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added767154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1814
Steers—Medium and Large 2773133.47/cwt132.00–135.001,0322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285161.21/cwt160.00–162.504592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320157.13/cwt155.00–159.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366152.31/cwt150.00–155.0055713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374165.01/cwt162.00–167.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412158.67/cwt156.00–160.006549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443148.99/cwt148.00–150.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463154.89/cwt154.50–156.0071731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464163.00/cwt163.00–163.007568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518152.57/cwt150.00–154.007907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added537165.50/cwt165.50–165.5088923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2544145.67/cwt140.00–146.0079223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563156.61/cwt156.00–159.0088256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567137.64/cwt136.00–140.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583145.15/cwt145.00–148.0084619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627156.00/cwt156.00–156.0097812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627143.64/cwt142.00–144.0090117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663138.78/cwt137.00–141.0092018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added664145.92/cwt145.00–147.0096920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668128.37/cwt125.00–130.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727121.61/cwt120.00–125.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729136.20/cwt134.00–137.0099310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1797134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0688
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325182.00/cwt182.00–182.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374172.04/cwt170.00–176.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412170.00/cwt170.00–170.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463165.49/cwt165.00–166.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550156.00/cwt156.00–156.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723137.46/cwt135.00–140.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2784128.22/cwt128.00–130.001,0059
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28989.41/cwt88.00–92.001,1525
Bulls——1,513102.05/cwt100.00–104.001,5447
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84557.75/cwt55.00–60.0048813
Cows—Lean 85-90%91849.36/cwt46.00–51.0045313
Cows—Lean 85-90%97566.86/cwt65.00–70.0065210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00770.67/cwt68.00–72.0071233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08477.36/cwt75.00–79.0083955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13283.17/cwt82.00–86.0094118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20474.75/cwt73.00–76.009008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30881.01/cwt79.00–83.001,06039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33386.78/cwt86.00–89.001,15714
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2835645.00/head645.00–645.006451
Bred Cows—Small 1-2886802.61/head725.00–900.008034
Bred Cows—Small 1-2898877.51/head775.00–975.008782
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Fancy9651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030858.67/head770.00–1,000.008594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,160.28/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1609
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,286.78/head1,100.00–1,500.001,28712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2801,573.24/head1,450.00–1,750.001,5735
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3981,595.89/head1,525.00–1,700.001,5965
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2740975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,081.76/head900.00–1,175.001,0823
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,266.88/head1,050.00–1,450.001,2672
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,297.21/head1,175.00–1,425.001,2972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2981,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020925.74/head875.00–975.009262
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0371,268.97/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2693
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy8681,074.86/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0752
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,021846.00/head750.00–995.0084610

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.