Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-11-01

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Nov 1
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
920 head
▼ 380 vs last sale 1,300▲ 16 vs year ago 904 · +1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 247▼ 25 vs year ago 188 · −13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 146▲ 12 vs year ago 27 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher, and feeder heifer sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $167.00/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$167.00
250 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.70
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607169.501,029185
Medium and Large 2585159.9093665
One grade step is worth $9.60/cwt here — about $93 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 sale250 hd
167.00
—
AL average10 barns · 837 hd
165.31
+1.70
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—Low1,52691.581,3986thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33669.1692422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16464.2574869
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01746.9447733

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)—$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$52519

Every lot

61 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 2433178.33/cwt176.00–181.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 2475173.89/cwt172.50–174.0082623
Steers—Medium and Large 1482186.93/cwt186.00–187.0090115
Steers—Medium and Large 2512163.17/cwt160.00–165.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 1528178.62/cwt175.00–180.0094313
Steers—Medium and Large 1573171.24/cwt167.50–173.5098185
Steers—Medium and Large 2573157.63/cwt155.00–160.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 2619150.51/cwt149.00–152.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 1643166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,06710
Steers—Medium and Large 2655148.54/cwt148.00–149.0097313
Steers—Medium and Large 1671163.92/cwt163.50–164.501,10040
Steers—Medium and Large 1724158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,14417
Steers—Medium and Large 2771144.16/cwt143.00–146.001,11113
Steers—Medium and Large 1781154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,2075
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358147.52/cwt145.00–150.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418143.85/cwt141.00–145.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434153.00/cwt153.00–153.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477152.00/cwt152.00–152.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516138.70/cwt135.00–140.0071630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523151.21/cwt145.00–152.5079124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573150.00/cwt150.00–150.0086021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590134.58/cwt130.00–135.0079412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613147.93/cwt146.50–148.5090743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628129.51/cwt129.00–130.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637136.57/cwt135.00–140.0087015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added676140.00/cwt140.00–140.0094612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713123.52/cwt122.00–125.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1794123.76/cwt123.50–126.009839
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3266163.84/cwt160.00–166.004364
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310158.00/cwt158.00–158.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367173.21/cwt170.00–176.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373142.33/cwt140.00–145.005313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425166.47/cwt164.00–169.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438132.98/cwt130.00–136.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485158.48/cwt155.00–160.007696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531151.14/cwt148.00–155.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583142.14/cwt140.00–148.0082910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630138.68/cwt138.00–139.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670134.98/cwt134.00–136.009044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51398.66/cwt97.00–100.001,4934
Bulls——1,55377.41/cwt77.00–78.001,2022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98336.30/cwt35.00–40.003579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01454.26/cwt53.00–57.0055012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04547.61/cwt45.00–50.0049812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15858.56/cwt55.00–60.0067827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15964.89/cwt63.00–67.0075225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17972.34/cwt70.00–74.0085317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27572.61/cwt72.00–73.009265
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31969.32/cwt68.00–70.0091413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46864.35/cwt62.00–65.009454
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—500.00/head400.00–600.005002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—606.15/head510.00–705.0060613
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—348.33/head300.00–395.003486

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.