Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-10-18

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 18
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▲ 500 vs last sale 800▲ 885 vs year ago 415 · +213.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 290▲ 112 vs year ago 135 · +83.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 168▼ 116 vs year ago 262 · −44.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $157.67/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$157.67
213 head · 616 lb average
Value per head Derived
$971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1606163.83992137
Medium and Large 2635146.5593076
One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $62 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 sale213 hd
157.67
—
AL average15 barns · 790 hd
156.10
+1.56
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—Low1,55691.471,42316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33561.6782344
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17660.5571292
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07147.1750531

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)1,231$1,56322
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,06220
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$8924thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$85113
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$1,25215
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$78013

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2410169.35/cwt168.00–170.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1448176.00/cwt176.00–176.0078816
Steers—Medium and Large 1450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2489161.28/cwt160.00–164.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515178.00/cwt178.00–178.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 2530158.82/cwt155.00–160.0084211
Steers—Medium and Large 1537169.87/cwt165.00–170.5091242
Steers—Medium and Large 2560155.14/cwt150.00–156.008697
Steers—Medium and Large 1571164.29/cwt163.00–164.5093814
Steers—Medium and Large 1630157.38/cwt157.00–159.009915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added636166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0565
Steers—Medium and Large 2637148.43/cwt145.00–149.0094527
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,05912
Steers—Medium and Large 2662139.17/cwt135.00–140.009216
Steers—Medium and Large 1670153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added704155.67/cwt155.00–157.001,09615
Steers—Medium and Large 1718153.06/cwt140.00–163.001,09913
Steers—Medium and Large 2769130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,00019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added789152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,19912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382142.14/cwt140.00–146.005439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417138.32/cwt138.00–139.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466145.64/cwt142.00–146.5067944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478136.59/cwt135.00–138.006535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529133.74/cwt131.00–135.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531141.62/cwt141.00–142.0075215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574140.32/cwt140.00–141.0080534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588129.09/cwt128.00–130.0075911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606124.99/cwt122.00–128.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618137.02/cwt135.00–140.0084719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added688141.60/cwt140.00–146.0097424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689130.56/cwt130.00–132.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725112.01/cwt110.00–114.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added736139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,02313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1784123.00/cwt123.00–123.009643
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468148.48/cwt148.00–150.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530142.45/cwt140.00–145.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2589137.67/cwt136.00–138.008116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614134.50/cwt133.00–137.008264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665127.44/cwt125.00–130.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4903
Bulls——1,52782.02/cwt80.00–85.001,2523
Bulls——1,58491.75/cwt90.00–95.001,45310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06939.78/cwt37.00–42.0042510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07155.05/cwt52.00–57.005907
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07248.51/cwt45.00–50.0052014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14569.76/cwt68.00–71.007995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16461.51/cwt60.00–63.0071634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18066.26/cwt65.00–68.0078222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18656.16/cwt54.00–58.0066636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28463.63/cwt62.00–66.0081718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42358.06/cwt55.00–60.0082621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910606.59/head500.00–700.006072
Bred Cows—Small 1-2975630.00/head630.00–630.006302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0801,447.92/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083849.93/head700.00–900.0085010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,070.70/head875.00–1,700.001,07116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1681,979.16/head1,800.00–2,100.001,97911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168891.92/head785.00–950.008924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,146.29/head1,000.00–1,225.001,14611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2718485.02/head300.00–600.004852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,207990.57/head875.00–1,150.009913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,351.12/head1,175.00–1,800.001,3517
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4502,005.52/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2725610.97/head550.00–680.006112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,044810.84/head695.00–995.0081111

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.