Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-02-21

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Feb 21
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 277▲ 117 vs year ago 339 · +34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 59▼ 22 vs year ago 114 · −19.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 34▲ 189 vs year ago 39 · +484.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm with best demand on pairs and replacement heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.17/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$182.17
90 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$858
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$0.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.77
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507182.3292463
Medium and Large 2388181.8070527
One grade step is worth $0.52/cwt here — about $220 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 sale90 hd
182.17
—
AL average15 barns · 1,640 hd
172.40
+9.77
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—Average1,668110.031,83511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26690.751,14912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,04881.3185224
CowsLean 85-90%Average97163.0261215

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)—$1,17311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$96412
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5102thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,55337
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$9405
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$74311

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1259247.32/cwt244.00–250.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 2331214.71/cwt214.00–220.007118
Steers—Medium and Large 1332232.77/cwt230.00–238.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 2385199.05/cwt197.00–208.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 1417216.76/cwt216.00–217.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1465212.00/cwt212.00–212.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1520201.71/cwt198.00–205.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 2545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 1564195.07/cwt194.00–196.001,10012
Steers—Medium and Large 2571175.37/cwt171.00–176.001,0018
Steers—Medium and Large 1622188.87/cwt187.00–190.001,1758
Steers—Medium and Large 1725169.10/cwt168.00–170.001,22613
Steers—Medium and Large 1765164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218202.34/cwt198.00–207.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260213.00/cwt212.00–214.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286192.83/cwt190.00–195.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338186.23/cwt185.00–188.006294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377194.67/cwt194.00–195.007346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381181.75/cwt180.00–185.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412177.80/cwt177.00–178.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428191.52/cwt190.00–194.0082012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457173.36/cwt170.00–175.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477188.20/cwt185.00–189.0089816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512176.23/cwt173.00–179.009029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533168.98/cwt168.00–170.009012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565166.00/cwt166.00–166.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1646168.16/cwt168.00–170.001,08612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671163.15/cwt162.00–166.001,0956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273234.59/cwt230.00–240.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275218.00/cwt218.00–218.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313219.32/cwt218.00–220.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340211.01/cwt210.00–212.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368206.61/cwt205.00–210.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383197.55/cwt195.00–200.007574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438187.46/cwt185.00–190.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480187.04/cwt185.00–189.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512174.21/cwt174.00–175.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538180.81/cwt180.00–183.009736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643169.00/cwt168.00–170.001,0872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2702149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0463
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,619106.66/cwt105.00–109.001,7277
Bulls——1,753115.93/cwt115.00–117.002,0324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86348.00/cwt48.00–48.004142
Cows—Lean 85-90%92056.58/cwt55.00–60.005214
Cows—Boner 80-85%95974.09/cwt72.00–76.0071110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01869.22/cwt66.00–71.007059
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05181.99/cwt80.00–86.008629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22094.51/cwt92.00–97.001,1535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24084.11/cwt83.00–85.001,0434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27994.07/cwt92.00–96.001,2038
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,462.50/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,220.00/head1,200.00–1,260.001,2203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,195.83/head1,125.00–1,300.001,1966
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,027.00/head910.00–1,125.001,0275
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—933.33/head850.00–1,000.009333
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—693.75/head600.00–800.006944
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—510.00/head500.00–520.005102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,860.00/head1,750.00–2,050.001,8605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,825.00/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,775.00/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7757
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,431.82/head1,300.00–1,550.001,43211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,355.00/head1,200.00–1,500.001,3555
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,050.00/head900.00–1,200.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—940.00/head900.00–1,000.009405
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—887.50/head785.00–1,060.008886
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—570.00/head425.00–625.005705
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,037.50/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0382
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2—625.00/head625.00–625.006251

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.