Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2022-11-15

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Nov 15
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
891 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 910▲ 891 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 129▲ 231 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 32▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.04/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$148.04
210 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552149.81827169
Medium and Large 2474142.6967730
Medium and Large 3337135.2745511thin
One grade step is worth $14.55/cwt here — about $371 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 sale210 hd
148.04
—
AL average13 barns · 1,743 hd
145.64
+2.39
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—Average1,65296.551,59519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29472.2193444
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06066.3070369
CowsLean 85-90%High96045.7543931

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 (2-4 yrs)—$1,3253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,16414
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$90717
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6888
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,1595
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,16114
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$61313

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270194.53/cwt194.00–195.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 3313171.32/cwt170.00–176.005365
Steers—Medium and Large 2344190.00/cwt190.00–190.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 1361192.46/cwt190.00–194.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 2379183.04/cwt180.00–186.006948
Steers—Medium and Large 3393167.67/cwt167.00–168.006593
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added406197.00/cwt197.00–197.008008
Steers—Medium and Large 2422173.73/cwt170.00–178.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 1440184.53/cwt182.00–187.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 3445158.00/cwt158.00–158.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 3467148.32/cwt145.00–150.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 2483166.15/cwt162.00–170.0080324
Steers—Medium and Large 1490179.65/cwt179.00–182.0088026
Steers—Medium and Large 3516141.40/cwt140.00–144.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 2524158.14/cwt158.00–160.0082915
Steers—Medium and Large 1547175.15/cwt170.00–176.0095814
Steers—Medium and Large 3555135.98/cwt134.00–138.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 2592155.00/cwt155.00–155.009187
Steers—Medium and Large 1601166.00/cwt166.00–166.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 2613150.00/cwt150.00–150.0092014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added681167.25/cwt165.00–168.001,1398
Steers—Medium and Large 1695158.44/cwt158.00–158.501,10115
Steers—Medium and Large 1795152.51/cwt150.00–153.501,2127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273144.24/cwt142.50–146.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281161.26/cwt160.00–162.004535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3303136.70/cwt135.00–140.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340165.00/cwt164.00–166.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340155.48/cwt154.00–157.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374161.63/cwt160.00–162.0060411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388151.32/cwt150.00–154.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414158.56/cwt154.00–160.0065626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415128.37/cwt125.00–130.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435147.02/cwt145.00–149.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468141.41/cwt140.00–144.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487151.05/cwt150.50–154.0073617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512149.50/cwt146.00–150.0076517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525136.02/cwt134.00–138.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565158.50/cwt158.50–158.5089614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568142.31/cwt140.00–143.0080817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618130.00/cwt130.00–130.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637135.85/cwt135.00–139.0086513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660125.03/cwt124.00–127.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added661148.58/cwt146.50–149.5098244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684134.68/cwt134.00–135.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723119.79/cwt116.00–121.008664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1739126.99/cwt126.00–130.009384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373173.35/cwt170.00–175.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442161.68/cwt160.00–165.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467152.63/cwt150.00–158.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615138.50/cwt138.00–139.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670133.20/cwt130.00–135.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728126.47/cwt125.00–128.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2753122.50/cwt122.00–123.009222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37486.86/cwt86.00–88.001,1937
Bulls——1,50296.48/cwt95.00–98.001,4495
Bulls——2,036106.29/cwt104.00–110.002,1647
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94739.24/cwt37.00–41.0037210
Cows—Lean 85-90%95151.37/cwt50.00–55.0048912
Cows—Lean 85-90%98545.50/cwt44.00–48.004489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00657.53/cwt55.00–60.0057923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04566.80/cwt64.00–70.0069825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13875.32/cwt74.00–78.0085721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25077.86/cwt76.00–80.0097314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25571.74/cwt69.00–74.5090022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47663.60/cwt60.00–65.009398
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,466.67/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,255.00/head1,025.00–1,600.001,2555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,155.00/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,080.56/head950.00–1,200.001,0819
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—937.50/head900.00–1,100.009386
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/head700.00–900.007753
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—712.50/head625.00–825.007138
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—635.00/head575.00–750.006355
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,387.50/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3882
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,006.67/head970.00–1,050.001,0073
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—841.67/head705.00–955.008426
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—416.43/head325.00–460.004167
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,600.00/head1,425.00–1,725.001,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,216.67/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—708.33/head600.00–825.007083

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.