Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-05-23

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 23
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 365▼ 156 vs year ago 624 · −25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 120▲ 51 vs year ago 81 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 115▲ 31 vs year ago 44 · +70.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $208.15/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$208.15
108 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$40
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470226.011,06331
Medium and Large 2549200.961,10277
One grade step is worth $25.04/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale108 hd
208.15
—
AL average15 barns · 1,299 hd
202.76
+5.39
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—Average1,607110.381,77312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34697.351,31017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14594.351,08146
CowsLean 85-90%Average97177.5675323

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)—$1,16411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,12316
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,4402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3405
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$56211

Every lot

62 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 1419252.64/cwt250.00–256.001,05911
Steers—Medium and Large 1485245.80/cwt243.00–251.001,1929
Steers—Medium and Large 1527237.99/cwt237.00–240.001,2544
Steers—Medium and Large 1559226.60/cwt226.00–230.001,2677
Steers—Medium and Large 2611210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2839
Steers—Medium and Large 1643226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4538
Steers—Medium and Large 2661200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3229
Steers—Medium and Large 2800192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,53621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270235.41/cwt233.00–238.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2306232.00/cwt232.00–232.0071012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365235.75/cwt234.00–237.508602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371226.84/cwt225.00–230.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418219.04/cwt215.00–222.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439232.92/cwt229.00–234.001,02310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456211.04/cwt210.00–215.009627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479224.12/cwt220.00–228.001,07411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510211.80/cwt210.00–215.001,0804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529202.00/cwt200.00–205.001,0694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570199.57/cwt197.00–200.001,1387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578206.47/cwt205.00–208.001,1932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2642188.76/cwt188.00–194.001,21218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665185.65/cwt184.00–188.001,2353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2712181.83/cwt175.00–183.001,29512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2779167.17/cwt166.00–170.001,3025
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2302241.69/cwt240.00–245.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323253.45/cwt250.00–258.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435229.89/cwt225.00–232.001,0005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2491211.49/cwt210.00–220.001,0389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530206.13/cwt205.00–210.001,0929
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545216.50/cwt215.00–218.001,1802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570212.02/cwt210.00–214.001,2092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615207.55/cwt203.00–210.001,2763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615193.59/cwt190.00–197.001,1912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663196.03/cwt195.00–198.001,3003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685181.04/cwt178.00–184.001,2402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13093.56/cwt92.00–95.001,0572
Bulls——1,517110.14/cwt108.00–112.001,6716
Bulls——1,979119.16/cwt117.00–122.002,3584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92572.53/cwt70.00–75.0067111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01382.18/cwt80.00–85.0083212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,06286.27/cwt85.00–87.009163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10887.87/cwt85.00–90.0097421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14095.17/cwt93.00–98.001,08513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217104.80/cwt103.00–107.001,27512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350103.53/cwt100.00–105.001,3988
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48394.66/cwt92.00–97.001,4046
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,350.00/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,231.25/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,098.13/head950.00–1,225.001,0988
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—983.33/head900.00–1,050.009833
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—808.33/head675.00–875.008083
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—725.00/head700.00–775.007253
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—501.25/head400.00–600.005018
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301

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.