Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-05-02

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 2
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
603 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 489▲ 240 vs year ago 363 · +66.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 119▲ 79 vs year ago 104 · +76.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 122▲ 181 vs year ago 19 · +952.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 -7.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower with a high 105.00. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $197.89/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$197.89
95 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.21
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418230.2196211thin
Medium and Large 2552193.651,06984
One grade step is worth $36.56/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale95 hd
197.89
—
AL average10 barns · 897 hd
201.10
−3.21
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—Average1,509111.761,68614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30993.031,21823
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10191.171,00466
CowsLean 85-90%High92569.6064426

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)—$1,15622
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,05746
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$97720
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$9132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,16015
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6808

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2271242.00/cwt242.00–242.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 1285272.59/cwt270.00–275.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 2329232.81/cwt232.00–240.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 1342258.01/cwt257.00–260.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1357250.67/cwt250.00–252.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 2380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 2420226.98/cwt225.00–229.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1435241.59/cwt240.00–245.001,0513
Steers—Medium and Large 2485221.63/cwt220.00–225.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 1508237.43/cwt237.00–238.001,20614
Steers—Medium and Large 2535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1772
Steers—Medium and Large 2570214.14/cwt210.00–218.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 1620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3642
Steers—Medium and Large 2623209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,30210
Steers—Medium and Large 1672209.99/cwt208.00–212.001,4116
Steers—Medium and Large 2695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3212
Steers—Medium and Large 2768185.63/cwt180.00–187.001,4265
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255235.00/cwt235.00–235.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1307250.00/cwt250.00–250.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342230.62/cwt230.00–235.007898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363238.39/cwt235.00–240.008653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378223.34/cwt220.00–227.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425228.65/cwt222.00–235.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428210.72/cwt208.00–215.0090217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473204.72/cwt202.00–208.009685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516196.09/cwt190.00–200.001,01213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528209.93/cwt208.00–212.001,1082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574182.81/cwt180.00–186.001,0494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626177.86/cwt177.00–180.001,1137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715169.59/cwt168.00–170.001,21315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2783166.37/cwt160.00–167.001,30311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310248.39/cwt245.00–250.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323232.33/cwt230.00–235.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375220.97/cwt220.00–223.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395237.50/cwt235.00–240.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2403213.39/cwt210.00–220.008606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457205.07/cwt200.00–210.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567196.53/cwt190.00–200.001,1143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19898.00/cwt96.00–99.001,1743
Bulls——1,546112.79/cwt109.00–115.001,7447
Bulls——1,676120.29/cwt119.00–122.002,0164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88867.49/cwt65.00–70.005998
Cows—Lean 85-90%91159.56/cwt57.00–62.005437
Cows—Lean 85-90%96077.53/cwt75.00–80.0074411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07685.05/cwt82.00–87.0091522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084100.35/cwt99.00–102.001,08812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12491.93/cwt90.00–95.001,03332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25898.04/cwt97.00–100.001,2338
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30692.12/cwt90.00–94.001,20312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46083.33/cwt80.00–85.001,2173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,305.00/head1,275.00–1,325.001,3055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,266.67/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,165.00/head1,000.00–1,225.001,16515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.81/head975.00–1,200.001,07631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.63/head955.00–1,150.001,0518
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—916.67/head875.00–950.009173
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—875.00/head800.00–1,000.0087510
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—813.89/head700.00–900.008149
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,391.67/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,375.00/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—925.00/head875.00–1,000.009253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—837.50/head775.00–900.008384
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/head860.00–1,030.009333
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—528.00/head450.00–615.005285
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—912.50/head850.00–975.009132

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.