Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-08-22

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Aug 22
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,122 head
▲ 388 vs last sale 734▲ 673 vs year ago 449 · +149.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 137▲ 52 vs year ago 112 · +46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 39▲ 28 vs year ago 23 · +121.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, heifers sold 7.00-8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. 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 $220.19/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$220.19
195 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,234
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$408
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1591221.141,307141
Medium and Large 2495217.801,07844
Medium and Large 3414217.3089910thin
One grade step is worth $3.84/cwt here — about $408 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 sale195 hd
220.19
—
AL average13 barns · 1,660 hd
224.02
−3.83
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—Average1,360121.931,65910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,356104.021,41012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,143102.141,16724
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08194.171,01825

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)—$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,07217

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3506230.59/cwt230.00–233.001,1675
Steers—Medium and Large 2508239.06/cwt237.00–244.001,2149
Steers—Medium and Large 1520246.91/cwt246.00–247.001,28411
Steers—Medium and Large 2569233.82/cwt230.00–238.001,3306
Steers—Medium and Large 1578243.71/cwt240.00–246.001,4097
Steers—Medium and Large 3589227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3379
Steers—Medium and Large 3610220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3421
Steers—Medium and Large 1612242.39/cwt237.00–244.001,48332
Steers—Medium and Large 2620229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,42011
Steers—Medium and Large 1672230.40/cwt228.00–232.001,5485
Steers—Medium and Large 2691219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,51326
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added692241.03/cwt240.00–242.001,66859
Steers—Medium and Large 1704222.91/cwt221.00–225.001,56910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384228.54/cwt225.00–229.008789
Heifers—Medium and Large 3394220.16/cwt220.00–221.008676
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422216.03/cwt215.00–217.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2444223.53/cwt220.00–227.009922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460219.02/cwt217.00–220.001,0073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472227.44/cwt225.00–230.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2506216.10/cwt210.00–217.001,09317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514223.33/cwt220.00–225.001,14841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563210.96/cwt206.00–214.001,1885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576221.06/cwt220.00–225.001,27332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613209.13/cwt204.00–210.001,2827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641219.58/cwt214.00–220.001,40835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,45230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345247.50/cwt245.00–250.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390255.00/cwt255.00–255.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425248.98/cwt244.00–252.001,0584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461233.98/cwt230.00–238.001,0796
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,1682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530215.01/cwt212.00–216.001,1405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564216.50/cwt210.00–222.001,2214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625204.24/cwt200.00–210.001,2774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,068116.14/cwt114.00–118.001,2402
Bulls——1,221121.05/cwt120.00–124.001,4785
Bulls——1,787127.26/cwt125.00–129.002,2743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034100.99/cwt98.00–103.001,0444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07391.17/cwt90.00–92.0097811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106101.13/cwt100.00–103.001,1186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10796.62/cwt95.00–99.001,0708
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10894.73/cwt93.00–97.001,05010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193107.17/cwt104.00–110.001,27910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341102.55/cwt100.00–104.001,3757
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377106.07/cwt105.00–107.001,4615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,466.67/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,717.86/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7187
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.