Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-03-14

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 472▲ 77 vs year ago 387 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 144▲ 63 vs year ago 102 · +61.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 73▲ 52 vs year ago 36 · +144.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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 $197.56/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$197.56
100 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$998
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522198.081,03571
Medium and Large 2464196.2991129
One grade step is worth $1.79/cwt here — about $124 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 sale100 hd
197.56
—
AL average14 barns · 1,301 hd
193.03
+4.53
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—Average1,565114.231,78816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07098.361,05254
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26698.031,24139
CowsLean 85-90%Average95376.8573215

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)—$1,0458
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9359
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,1382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$8132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1548
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6268

Every lot

71 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 2274256.90/cwt250.00–258.007047
Steers—Medium and Large 1320263.50/cwt260.00–270.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 2325248.23/cwt245.00–250.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1373246.72/cwt246.00–252.009208
Steers—Medium and Large 2378234.14/cwt230.00–238.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 2415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009132
Steers—Medium and Large 2480215.58/cwt210.00–216.001,03514
Steers—Medium and Large 1487235.34/cwt230.00–238.001,1463
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added506236.19/cwt236.00–238.001,19511
Steers—Medium and Large 1544224.00/cwt223.00–226.001,2193
Steers—Medium and Large 1595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1608197.15/cwt195.00–199.001,19918
Steers—Medium and Large 1664192.42/cwt190.00–194.501,27810
Steers—Medium and Large 1763180.98/cwt180.00–182.001,3812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282236.01/cwt235.00–237.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316233.57/cwt230.00–235.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325225.13/cwt220.00–226.007327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366216.68/cwt214.00–220.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425206.07/cwt200.00–210.008765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437223.40/cwt220.00–225.009768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450216.50/cwt215.00–218.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490192.33/cwt190.00–197.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533194.43/cwt192.00–199.001,03611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533178.35/cwt172.00–185.009514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560167.00/cwt167.00–167.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589184.39/cwt182.00–189.001,08612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640176.51/cwt175.00–179.001,13019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660171.82/cwt170.00–173.001,1345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718147.33/cwt146.00–150.001,0583
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235255.00/cwt255.00–255.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1257248.38/cwt245.00–250.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283237.39/cwt235.00–240.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320239.05/cwt238.00–240.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385235.65/cwt234.00–238.009076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428208.61/cwt206.00–210.008933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432217.37/cwt216.00–220.009393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475212.29/cwt210.00–215.001,0083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475185.09/cwt180.00–190.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500178.50/cwt177.00–180.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528206.40/cwt206.00–208.001,0905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688174.50/cwt174.00–175.001,2012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,496112.65/cwt109.00–115.001,68513
Bulls——1,865121.08/cwt119.00–124.002,2583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83569.22/cwt68.00–70.005784
Cows—Lean 85-90%99679.63/cwt77.00–82.0079311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05487.91/cwt85.00–90.0092717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060112.37/cwt110.00–115.001,1919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,083100.20/cwt97.00–103.001,08528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,181109.34/cwt108.00–111.001,2916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27396.74/cwt95.00–100.001,23230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36588.32/cwt85.00–90.001,2063
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—883.33/head840.00–915.008833
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—472.00/head350.00–575.004725
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/head775.00–850.008132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1503
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—846.25/head750.00–925.008464
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—790.00/head680.00–900.007906
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Fancy—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,186.00/head1,095.00–1,250.001,1865
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,025.00/head950.00–1,100.001,0252

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.