Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-09-05

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 5
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
798 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 796▼ 137 vs year ago 935 · −14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 225▼ 189 vs year ago 298 · −63.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 93▼ 14 vs year ago 70 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.51/cwt on 313 head.
Average price
$223.51
313 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585226.741,325243
Medium and Large 2516217.011,12124
Medium and Large 3467209.8998146
One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $344 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 sale313 hd
223.51
—
AL average9 barns · 1,285 hd
223.43
+0.08
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—High1,514122.251,85112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232104.711,29049
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,119101.241,1334thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38699.681,38110

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)—$1,5833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,7176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,5756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2836

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315257.50/cwt255.00–260.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 1368258.06/cwt255.00–260.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 2384249.74/cwt245.00–250.0095918
Steers—Medium and Large 3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009487
Steers—Medium and Large 3428232.48/cwt230.00–235.009958
Steers—Medium and Large 1470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1757
Steers—Medium and Large 3478221.02/cwt220.00–224.001,0564
Steers—Medium and Large 2480234.88/cwt230.00–240.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 1513237.71/cwt235.00–242.001,21921
Steers—Medium and Large 3518209.02/cwt208.00–210.001,0832
Steers—Medium and Large 3558202.68/cwt200.00–206.001,1313
Steers—Medium and Large 1577232.16/cwt232.00–233.001,3406
Steers—Medium and Large 2590228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3451
Steers—Medium and Large 2637227.00/cwt225.00–229.001,44612
Steers—Medium and Large 2650220.67/cwt220.00–222.001,4343
Steers—Medium and Large 3664187.91/cwt180.00–190.001,24820
Steers—Medium and Large 1675226.55/cwt225.00–230.001,52919
Steers—Medium and Large 2745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Steers—Medium and Large 2800198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340250.00/cwt250.00–250.0085013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345220.00/cwt220.00–220.0075914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379231.52/cwt230.00–232.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381242.91/cwt241.00–248.009255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415218.00/cwt218.00–218.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416235.62/cwt230.00–238.0098012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469220.17/cwt218.00–222.001,03311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470210.00/cwt210.00–210.0098711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3506207.64/cwt205.00–211.001,0519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525224.60/cwt224.00–225.001,17928
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,32770
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,36025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626207.80/cwt200.00–210.001,3018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,48178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added732220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6105
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369242.49/cwt236.00–255.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473226.76/cwt220.00–230.001,0733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493203.31/cwt200.00–210.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508227.74/cwt226.00–230.001,1574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536210.50/cwt210.00–212.001,1284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608186.52/cwt185.00–188.001,1342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673171.57/cwt162.00–185.001,1554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727176.65/cwt170.00–180.001,2843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3800145.00/cwt140.00–150.001,1602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,294114.44/cwt112.00–116.001,4814
Bulls——1,575125.04/cwt123.00–126.001,9696
Bulls——1,770129.48/cwt129.00–130.002,2922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119101.24/cwt100.00–104.001,1334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22198.84/cwt97.00–101.001,2078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229104.11/cwt102.00–107.001,28029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246110.06/cwt108.00–113.001,37112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,252104.38/cwt102.00–106.001,3073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44397.66/cwt95.00–100.001,4097
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,775.00/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,366.67/head1,150.00–1,550.001,3673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,762.50/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,716.67/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,283.33/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002

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.