Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-03-28

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 28
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 628▲ 148 vs year ago 296 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 179▼ 6 vs year ago 110 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 96▲ 14 vs year ago 35 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 5.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower with a high of 112.00. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold mostly steady, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $221.33/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$221.33
134 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$14
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516229.911,18694
Medium and Large 2596201.171,20040
One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale134 hd
221.33
—
AL average15 barns · 717 hd
218.79
+2.54
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—High1,427111.141,58611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28597.581,25414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07094.061,00631
CowsLean 85-90%High93668.8764514

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)—$9605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0694thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6946

Every lot

64 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 1375254.32/cwt254.00–255.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 2385243.38/cwt240.00–245.009373
Steers—Medium and Large 1419248.39/cwt245.00–250.001,04120
Steers—Medium and Large 2425232.00/cwt227.00–237.509862
Steers—Medium and Large 2464223.75/cwt220.00–225.001,0384
Steers—Medium and Large 1491230.96/cwt230.00–240.001,13410
Steers—Medium and Large 2513219.29/cwt215.00–220.001,1257
Steers—Medium and Large 1518229.72/cwt225.00–230.001,19033
Steers—Medium and Large 1587222.92/cwt215.00–225.001,30914
Steers—Medium and Large 1627205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,28514
Steers—Medium and Large 2646196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2665
Steers—Medium and Large 2663185.39/cwt180.00–186.001,22912
Steers—Medium and Large 2730176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2855
Steers—Medium and Large 2785169.01/cwt168.00–170.001,3272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273224.99/cwt224.00–226.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328221.74/cwt220.00–223.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353210.99/cwt210.00–212.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374227.97/cwt225.00–232.508534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436211.05/cwt210.00–220.0092013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436202.94/cwt200.00–207.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460205.50/cwt203.00–210.009454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476196.61/cwt190.00–199.0093616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523188.34/cwt188.00–190.009856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535197.25/cwt195.00–203.001,05517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569185.83/cwt185.00–188.001,0577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,08422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625164.69/cwt164.00–168.001,0296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683163.01/cwt162.00–165.001,1133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2716159.73/cwt158.00–161.001,1444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758151.50/cwt150.00–153.001,1482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315233.33/cwt230.00–235.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368221.79/cwt220.00–225.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372236.73/cwt235.00–240.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412218.36/cwt215.00–220.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438229.42/cwt225.00–234.001,0052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473216.86/cwt214.00–220.001,0262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515206.36/cwt202.00–210.001,0633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543183.52/cwt180.00–187.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567176.65/cwt175.00–180.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705170.98/cwt168.00–174.001,2052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,274108.52/cwt105.00–110.001,3837
Bulls——1,694115.73/cwt115.00–117.001,9604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83768.70/cwt68.00–70.005753
Cows—Lean 85-90%87960.14/cwt58.00–63.005295
Cows—Boner 80-85%97087.43/cwt85.00–90.0084813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03476.23/cwt74.00–79.007886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,08886.57/cwt85.00–88.009422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13397.36/cwt95.00–100.001,10315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185106.34/cwt104.00–108.001,2603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,288102.50/cwt100.00–105.001,3208
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37893.26/cwt91.00–95.001,2854
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,866.67/head1,775.00–1,950.001,8673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,262.50/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—875.00/head750.00–1,000.008752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—895.00/head870.00–920.008952
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—593.75/head535.00–640.005944
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,437.50/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—641.67/head575.00–700.006423
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—500.00/head500.00–500.005001

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.