Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-03-21

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 21
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 464▲ 348 vs year ago 280 · +124.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 165▲ 76 vs year ago 103 · +73.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 88▲ 59 vs year ago 37 · +159.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.15/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$191.15
164 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$123
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$12.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.59
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2476197.9394173
Medium and Large 1573185.721,06491
One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale164 hd
191.15
—
AL average15 barns · 1,551 hd
192.75
−1.59
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—High1,525113.841,73613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,300101.141,31535
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10799.061,09645
CowsLean 85-90%Low89771.4164027

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)—$1,0198
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$92913
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,56712
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5468

Every lot

63 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 2284250.52/cwt250.00–255.0071110
Steers—Medium and Large 2332248.96/cwt247.00–250.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1367250.65/cwt250.00–255.009208
Steers—Medium and Large 2370242.60/cwt240.00–245.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 1432247.50/cwt242.00–250.001,0693
Steers—Medium and Large 1468232.98/cwt230.00–236.001,0902
Steers—Medium and Large 2478219.20/cwt218.00–224.001,0485
Steers—Medium and Large 1500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1502
Steers—Medium and Large 2518212.56/cwt210.00–215.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added554235.06/cwt232.00–236.001,30217
Steers—Medium and Large 2571208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1884
Steers—Medium and Large 1588220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2942
Steers—Medium and Large 1620209.59/cwt205.00–212.001,2993
Steers—Medium and Large 2693178.04/cwt177.50–182.001,23422
Steers—Medium and Large 2711173.29/cwt170.00–175.001,2323
Steers—Medium and Large 2773168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2995
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268232.46/cwt230.00–235.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305236.72/cwt235.00–240.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310228.23/cwt225.00–230.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375218.55/cwt215.00–222.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376232.65/cwt230.00–236.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411221.57/cwt218.00–225.009115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423213.37/cwt212.00–215.0090311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466207.29/cwt205.00–210.009664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489194.96/cwt192.00–198.0095313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1504195.38/cwt195.00–198.009858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527187.64/cwt186.00–190.0098912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570184.12/cwt181.00–187.001,04918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589175.00/cwt172.00–176.001,0319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633165.75/cwt162.00–167.001,0498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634173.59/cwt170.00–174.001,10143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682166.95/cwt166.00–170.001,1394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763156.50/cwt156.00–157.001,1942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476204.05/cwt198.00–208.009715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489221.61/cwt220.00–222.001,0845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507193.08/cwt190.00–199.009793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525207.23/cwt206.00–210.001,0884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566196.71/cwt195.00–202.001,11311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670169.46/cwt167.00–172.001,1352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,459111.77/cwt109.00–114.001,63110
Bulls——1,743120.74/cwt120.00–122.002,1043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78357.46/cwt55.00–60.004506
Cows—Lean 85-90%87467.52/cwt65.00–70.005909
Cows—Lean 85-90%97181.30/cwt79.00–84.0078912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08290.30/cwt89.00–93.0097715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113108.76/cwt107.00–113.001,21010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122100.79/cwt98.00–103.001,13120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,214111.40/cwt108.00–113.001,3528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290101.96/cwt100.00–104.001,31515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37093.28/cwt90.00–95.001,27812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,400.00/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,783.33/head1,600.00–2,000.001,7833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,600.00/head1,550.00–1,650.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,337.50/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—787.50/head775.00–800.007882
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—545.63/head475.00–650.005468
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,165.00/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,068.75/head950.00–1,225.001,0698
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—775.00/head700.00–925.007753
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—706.00/head600.00–800.007065

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.