Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-05-30

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 30
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 209 vs last sale 468▼ 31 vs year ago 290 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 132▲ 120 vs year ago 45 · +266.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 75▲ 32 vs year ago 5 · +640.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 9.00 higher. All feeder classes 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 $218.42/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$218.42
85 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,093
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508220.021,11755
Medium and Large 2487215.491,05030
One grade step is worth $4.53/cwt here — about $67 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 sale85 hd
218.42
—
AL average10 barns · 859 hd
209.57
+8.85
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—High1,528113.771,73921
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,270103.071,30944
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,117101.171,13054
CowsLean 85-90%Average90978.1771114

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)—$1,3117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,0502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8504thin

Every lot

45 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 1378293.10/cwt288.00–298.001,1082
Steers—Medium and Large 1425285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2112
Steers—Medium and Large 2445265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1792
Steers—Medium and Large 1553242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3386
Steers—Medium and Large 2583224.91/cwt224.00–230.001,31112
Steers—Medium and Large 2615213.46/cwt212.00–215.001,3132
Steers—Medium and Large 2668204.44/cwt199.00–210.001,3662
Steers—Medium and Large 2804186.66/cwt186.00–188.001,5013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282238.95/cwt237.00–240.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323235.96/cwt235.00–237.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368240.04/cwt239.00–245.0088311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380229.58/cwt227.00–232.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408222.52/cwt220.00–225.009084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430231.49/cwt230.00–234.009958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470227.08/cwt225.00–228.001,06711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480218.02/cwt215.00–220.001,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500223.50/cwt223.00–224.001,1182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534213.63/cwt210.00–215.001,1415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560215.50/cwt215.00–216.001,2072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616201.80/cwt201.00–208.001,24315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680190.99/cwt190.00–192.001,2992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2728188.98/cwt188.00–190.001,3762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2769175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3463
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24899.90/cwt99.00–101.001,2472
Bulls——1,486112.73/cwt109.00–115.001,67514
Bulls——1,758122.24/cwt120.00–125.002,1495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79870.05/cwt68.00–72.005594
Cows—Lean 85-90%93378.67/cwt76.00–80.007346
Cows—Lean 85-90%98585.53/cwt85.00–87.008424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08394.79/cwt92.00–97.001,02716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115102.14/cwt100.00–105.001,13929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182109.36/cwt108.00–111.001,2939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24397.40/cwt95.00–100.001,21114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275104.28/cwt102.00–106.001,33023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309110.45/cwt109.00–112.001,4467
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,310.71/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,291.67/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head900.00–1,200.001,0502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—583.33/head550.00–600.005833
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.