Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-01-17

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jan 17
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 353 vs last sale 821▲ 74 vs year ago 394 · +18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 112▲ 34 vs year ago 52 · +65.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 59▲ 106 vs year ago 8 · +1,325.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.21/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$158.21
102 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.69
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539158.6585575
Medium and Large 2404157.0063427
One grade step is worth $1.65/cwt here — about $221 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 sale102 hd
158.21
—
AL average15 barns · 1,893 hd
154.53
+3.69
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—Average1,72895.851,65712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43377.241,10711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12772.8182127
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01555.5356320

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)—$82211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$68514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,07815
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$49716

Every lot

65 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2338190.33/cwt190.00–191.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1356194.37/cwt193.00–200.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 2382181.03/cwt180.00–183.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 2428176.80/cwt174.00–180.007574
Steers—Medium and Large 1503188.00/cwt188.00–188.009465
Steers—Medium and Large 1574180.00/cwt177.00–181.001,03312
Steers—Medium and Large 2598169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0115
Steers—Medium and Large 1622168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,04514
Steers—Medium and Large 1705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0585
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1222181.54/cwt180.00–185.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263168.27/cwt167.00–170.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324161.77/cwt160.00–166.005248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371168.20/cwt167.00–171.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411165.77/cwt164.00–167.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443155.34/cwt154.00–157.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470162.07/cwt159.00–164.007628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473151.97/cwt150.00–154.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523168.00/cwt168.00–168.008796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523157.18/cwt156.00–159.008226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530146.98/cwt145.00–150.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575143.00/cwt140.00–145.008223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578152.50/cwt150.00–155.0088113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605157.08/cwt156.50–157.5095024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620148.03/cwt145.00–150.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671143.51/cwt140.00–145.009634
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2253182.33/cwt181.00–185.004616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270190.98/cwt190.00–192.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2303177.88/cwt175.00–180.005397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378186.83/cwt184.00–189.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378174.81/cwt174.00–175.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430168.23/cwt165.00–170.007234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432179.34/cwt179.00–180.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463171.65/cwt170.00–175.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479162.03/cwt160.00–165.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521167.49/cwt167.00–169.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575150.80/cwt150.00–155.008676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603147.51/cwt145.00–150.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608155.48/cwt154.00–157.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650151.00/cwt150.00–153.009823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695143.50/cwt143.00–144.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705136.50/cwt133.00–140.009622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54586.31/cwt84.00–89.001,3332
Bulls——1,76597.76/cwt95.00–100.001,72510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98860.06/cwt59.00–62.005939
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00255.01/cwt54.00–56.005515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05164.15/cwt63.00–65.006746
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06549.17/cwt45.00–50.005246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10671.96/cwt70.00–75.0079614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22287.99/cwt86.00–89.001,0753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23581.95/cwt80.00–86.001,0127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40080.49/cwt79.00–82.501,1273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57968.85/cwt65.00–70.001,0875
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—740.00/head620.00–860.007403
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—440.38/head380.00–500.0044013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—955.00/head875.00–1,090.009554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—855.00/head775.00–925.008555
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—746.43/head600.00–835.007467
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—590.00/head500.00–710.005909
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,139.29/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1397
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head900.00–1,175.001,0755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—941.67/head800.00–1,025.009423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.