Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-05-16

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 16
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 376▼ 35 vs year ago 400 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 108▼ 8 vs year ago 128 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 119▲ 65 vs year ago 50 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to 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 $207.23/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$207.23
65 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475216.431,02834
Medium and Large 2510197.141,00531
One grade step is worth $19.28/cwt here — about $23 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 sale65 hd
207.23
—
AL average14 barns · 1,614 hd
201.04
+6.19
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—Average1,729112.211,9408thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35595.781,29816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08692.251,00239
CowsLean 85-90%Low97772.9671326

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)—$1,1384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9256
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,42126
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$71212

Every lot

59 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2369242.85/cwt240.00–244.008969
Steers—Medium and Large 2434236.77/cwt230.00–239.001,0288
Steers—Medium and Large 1472239.69/cwt236.00–242.001,1319
Steers—Medium and Large 2479222.10/cwt220.00–226.001,0646
Steers—Medium and Large 1525235.26/cwt232.00–238.001,2353
Steers—Medium and Large 2535219.02/cwt218.00–220.001,1722
Steers—Medium and Large 2573211.68/cwt207.00–216.001,2132
Steers—Medium and Large 1767187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,43413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293227.52/cwt225.00–230.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2302220.01/cwt218.00–222.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375208.94/cwt208.00–216.007849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382227.82/cwt226.00–230.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430223.58/cwt222.00–226.009615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463219.04/cwt217.00–222.001,0145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525191.60/cwt190.00–195.001,0063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533214.98/cwt214.00–216.001,1462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571198.09/cwt197.00–200.001,13110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628184.63/cwt180.00–189.001,1592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729177.19/cwt174.00–178.001,29210
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333236.34/cwt232.00–240.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368229.25/cwt226.00–232.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375239.97/cwt238.00–242.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411213.57/cwt210.00–218.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419225.18/cwt222.00–231.009444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465218.97/cwt218.00–220.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484202.30/cwt200.00–208.009796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520211.47/cwt210.00–213.001,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560208.98/cwt207.00–210.001,1703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620204.10/cwt201.00–207.001,2652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622193.03/cwt190.00–195.001,2013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657196.67/cwt195.00–198.001,2923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677189.66/cwt189.00–190.001,2843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2731186.50/cwt185.00–189.001,3634
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4452
Bulls——1,728113.94/cwt110.00–116.001,9694
Bulls——2,015120.95/cwt120.00–122.002,4372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95972.37/cwt69.00–75.006948
Cows—Lean 85-90%98179.85/cwt78.00–83.0078311
Cows—Lean 85-90%99262.80/cwt60.00–65.006237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,028108.38/cwt106.00–110.001,1143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07887.60/cwt85.00–90.0094420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10795.03/cwt93.00–98.001,05216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32797.88/cwt96.00–100.001,29912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43889.47/cwt87.00–91.001,2874
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,775.00/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,775.00/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,472.73/head1,300.00–1,600.001,47311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,125.00–1,450.001,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,000.00/head925.00–1,100.001,0003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,045.00/head975.00–1,115.001,0452
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—645.50/head550.00–700.0064610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,137.50/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—993.75/head925.00–1,050.009944
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—787.50/head700.00–875.007882

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.