Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-09-19

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,059 head
▲ 251 vs last sale 808▲ 444 vs year ago 615 · +72.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
291 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 186▲ 60 vs year ago 231 · +26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 64▲ 70 vs year ago 26 · +269.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good 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 $222.31/cwt on 252 head.
Average price
$222.31
252 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.64
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1588229.811,352108
Medium and Large 2562218.291,22781
Medium and Large 3553214.621,18763
One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $165 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 sale252 hd
222.31
—
AL average15 barns · 2,052 hd
217.68
+4.64
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—Average1,476123.011,81620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222101.631,24289
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41095.101,34132
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02489.5991724

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)—$1,3932thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2426

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2332244.26/cwt244.00–245.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1345275.00/cwt275.00–275.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1369260.26/cwt258.00–265.009609
Steers—Medium and Large 1405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 2405243.00/cwt243.00–243.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 3435242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0534
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added440249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0964
Steers—Medium and Large 3485240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 1492251.62/cwt250.00–252.001,23810
Steers—Medium and Large 2522242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2635
Steers—Medium and Large 3527235.67/cwt230.00–239.001,24214
Steers—Medium and Large 1530248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,31411
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added553243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,34420
Steers—Medium and Large 3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2322
Steers—Medium and Large 2586232.53/cwt228.00–240.001,36323
Steers—Medium and Large 1592247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,46215
Steers—Medium and Large 2612225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3773
Steers—Medium and Large 1619245.49/cwt244.00–246.001,52028
Steers—Medium and Large 3650216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4043
Steers—Medium and Large 1679243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6507
Steers—Medium and Large 3707210.36/cwt210.00–215.001,48720
Steers—Medium and Large 1709241.67/cwt240.00–242.001,71312
Steers—Medium and Large 2711222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,57815
Steers—Medium and Large 1760238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8094
Steers—Medium and Large 2760214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6261
Steers—Medium and Large 1800228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8242
Steers—Medium and Large 3800176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4086
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3339235.74/cwt235.00–238.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370244.03/cwt243.00–245.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380247.00/cwt247.00–247.009396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395232.00/cwt232.00–232.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419241.45/cwt235.00–252.001,01213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456228.33/cwt228.00–229.001,04112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518226.65/cwt226.00–227.001,17412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535219.62/cwt215.00–225.001,17530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,28917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564221.06/cwt215.00–225.001,24724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576211.23/cwt210.00–218.001,21711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614209.60/cwt208.00–212.001,28714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625228.98/cwt218.00–234.001,43151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3626201.63/cwt200.00–203.001,2628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2656205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added671231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,55011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685195.35/cwt193.00–200.001,3386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,4528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2738196.98/cwt195.00–199.001,4542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,5321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4635
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363247.74/cwt247.00–248.008994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378231.02/cwt230.00–232.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418225.49/cwt224.00–227.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419242.37/cwt240.00–245.001,0165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465236.48/cwt235.00–238.001,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465217.45/cwt215.00–220.001,0112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537218.81/cwt215.00–225.001,1755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558203.00/cwt202.00–204.001,1332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3619199.75/cwt199.00–200.001,2364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625209.98/cwt208.00–212.001,3122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668203.48/cwt202.00–205.001,3592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,226113.06/cwt110.00–115.001,3865
Bulls——1,539124.56/cwt122.00–126.001,9179
Bulls——1,591128.98/cwt128.00–130.002,0526
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00191.91/cwt90.00–95.0092013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05186.84/cwt84.00–89.0091311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201108.01/cwt107.00–112.001,29710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21697.33/cwt95.00–100.001,18435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231103.61/cwt101.00–106.001,27544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365100.81/cwt99.00–104.001,37610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43195.14/cwt93.00–97.001,36111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43189.86/cwt88.00–91.001,28611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,392.50/head1,385.00–1,400.001,3932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,037.50/head2,000.00–2,075.002,0382
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—1,362.50/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0753

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.