Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-06-13

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jun 13
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
959 head
▲ 959 vs last sale 0▲ 552 vs year ago 407 · +135.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 306 vs last sale 0▲ 140 vs year ago 166 · +84.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 16 · +93.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.01/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$221.01
279 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556223.211,240229
Medium and Large 2518214.431,11034
Medium and Large 3471203.4895916thin
One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $281 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 sale279 hd
221.01
—
AL average14 barns · 1,783 hd
217.48
+3.53
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—Low1,591117.901,87626
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,387101.201,40334
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,200100.581,20786
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05791.0896360

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0205
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2818

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2340278.00/cwt278.00–278.0094510
Steers—Medium and Large 3340245.99/cwt245.00–247.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 2373254.75/cwt252.00–260.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 3380240.80/cwt236.00–246.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,10026
Steers—Medium and Large 2421251.22/cwt250.00–255.001,0584
Steers—Medium and Large 2481246.51/cwt246.00–248.001,18612
Steers—Medium and Large 2525242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,2734
Steers—Medium and Large 1535249.60/cwt248.00–250.001,33536
Steers—Medium and Large 1581245.82/cwt240.00–251.001,42835
Steers—Medium and Large 2582229.36/cwt228.00–232.001,3353
Steers—Medium and Large 1621230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,42840
Steers—Medium and Large 2675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4852
Steers—Medium and Large 1689227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,56431
Steers—Medium and Large 1718212.44/cwt212.00–213.001,52514
Steers—Medium and Large 2748197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327218.36/cwt212.00–220.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335237.03/cwt234.00–242.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355241.00/cwt241.00–241.008568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377228.01/cwt226.00–232.008605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421235.20/cwt230.00–240.0099022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423224.55/cwt220.00–228.009504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470219.53/cwt214.00–224.001,0324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475206.67/cwt200.00–210.009823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477230.39/cwt224.00–238.001,09918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519231.20/cwt224.00–234.001,20060
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526212.82/cwt210.00–218.001,1195
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532196.28/cwt192.00–202.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573223.47/cwt218.00–226.001,28051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577191.01/cwt188.00–195.001,1025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580210.97/cwt206.00–214.001,2244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613218.13/cwt213.00–220.001,33734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2662199.88/cwt194.00–202.001,3237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672207.89/cwt205.00–216.001,39716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718194.28/cwt192.00–195.001,39514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1759189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425247.92/cwt240.00–250.001,0548
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425233.24/cwt228.00–238.009912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461243.31/cwt236.00–246.001,1228
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476227.22/cwt226.00–230.001,0825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529227.22/cwt224.00–230.001,2024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633215.98/cwt212.00–220.001,3672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673212.67/cwt210.00–214.001,4313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3683181.98/cwt180.00–184.001,2432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513117.29/cwt115.00–120.001,77514
Bulls——1,570111.42/cwt109.00–113.001,7495
Bulls——1,761123.76/cwt122.00–128.002,1797
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05092.14/cwt89.00–95.0096736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06684.63/cwt82.00–87.0090216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07199.22/cwt98.00–101.001,0638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192101.80/cwt100.00–104.001,21331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196106.25/cwt105.00–109.001,27122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21195.66/cwt94.00–98.001,15833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380103.21/cwt101.00–105.001,42415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39197.84/cwt95.00–100.001,36116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397109.02/cwt108.00–110.001,5233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,020.00/head950.00–1,125.001,0205
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—855.00/head775.00–975.008555
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,387.50/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,175.00/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1754

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.