Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-02-28

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Feb 28
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 456▲ 85 vs year ago 384 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 92▲ 15 vs year ago 112 · +13.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 228▲ 55 vs year ago 32 · +171.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 9.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher, and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good 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 $184.34/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$184.34
103 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$0.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516184.5495368
Medium and Large 2464183.9485435
One grade step is worth $0.60/cwt here — about $99 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 sale103 hd
184.34
—
AL average16 barns · 1,753 hd
177.68
+6.66
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—High1,582106.271,68115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39391.401,27318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11488.0498132
CowsLean 85-90%High88967.6660128

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)—$1,0876
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$85313
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6423thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1267
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6567

Every lot

82 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330233.75/cwt230.00–236.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 1358226.62/cwt226.00–230.008117
Steers—Medium and Large 2385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1411219.43/cwt218.00–224.0090214
Steers—Medium and Large 2435197.20/cwt196.00–200.0085812
Steers—Medium and Large 1450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1506207.50/cwt200.00–210.001,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 2513188.05/cwt185.00–190.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 1564200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1283
Steers—Medium and Large 1617188.64/cwt186.00–190.001,1643
Steers—Medium and Large 2645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2375
Steers—Medium and Large 1679180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2222
Steers—Medium and Large 2685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1703178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2514
Steers—Medium and Large 2770164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270214.51/cwt214.00–215.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315212.97/cwt212.00–214.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315195.27/cwt194.00–196.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375191.42/cwt190.00–193.007187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389201.07/cwt200.00–207.0078216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413187.55/cwt185.00–190.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421197.89/cwt195.00–200.008335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462191.97/cwt190.00–194.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2496184.46/cwt180.00–185.009159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508185.11/cwt185.00–186.009409
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532177.66/cwt175.00–180.009456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577177.75/cwt177.00–180.001,0269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590168.99/cwt168.00–170.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621171.33/cwt170.00–172.001,0643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728155.39/cwt155.00–156.001,13110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1585
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235229.79/cwt225.00–235.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267219.41/cwt216.00–222.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308228.99/cwt228.00–230.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328211.47/cwt210.00–213.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365219.28/cwt218.00–220.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370207.60/cwt205.00–210.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413210.72/cwt208.00–214.008706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427199.63/cwt197.00–202.008523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461196.73/cwt195.00–200.009077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482189.31/cwt188.00–190.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510184.23/cwt182.00–185.009404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534190.32/cwt189.00–195.001,0166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611183.71/cwt181.00–188.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625167.01/cwt166.00–168.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673170.49/cwt170.00–171.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722162.30/cwt160.00–165.001,1723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780138.03/cwt136.00–140.001,0772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40794.33/cwt93.00–95.001,3273
Bulls——1,509105.15/cwt103.00–107.001,5878
Bulls——1,859117.48/cwt115.00–120.002,1844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84254.87/cwt53.00–58.004627
Cows—Lean 85-90%87668.08/cwt64.00–70.0059610
Cows—Lean 85-90%93075.43/cwt74.00–79.0070111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093102.29/cwt99.00–104.001,1183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10783.37/cwt80.00–85.0092317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13091.08/cwt89.00–94.001,02912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355102.87/cwt100.00–105.001,3944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37889.47/cwt88.00–93.001,23312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2482
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—896.67/head725.00–1,090.008973
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—476.25/head400.00–655.004764
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2—450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,120.00/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1205
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,225.00–1,375.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—938.75/head800.00–1,000.009398
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—808.33/head775.00–850.008083
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—715.00/head600.00–875.007155
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—500.00/head400.00–600.005002

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.