Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-10-03

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 3
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
697 head
▼ 407 vs last sale 1,104▼ 408 vs year ago 1,105 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 228▼ 92 vs year ago 236 · −39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 76▲ 69 vs year ago 67 · +103.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 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 $211.09/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$211.09
173 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,169
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.18
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2533211.881,13070
Medium and Large 1601210.841,26780
Medium and Large 3454209.5795123
One grade step is worth $2.30/cwt here — about $178 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 sale173 hd
211.09
—
AL average15 barns · 1,790 hd
211.27
−0.18
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—Low1,794113.652,0396thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38788.131,2227thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19488.031,05158
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07278.6984323

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)—$1,37332
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3251thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373262.00/cwt262.00–262.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 2388240.00/cwt240.00–240.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 1425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 2483236.73/cwt235.00–237.001,1437
Steers—Medium and Large 1519245.27/cwt244.00–247.001,2735
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3605
Steers—Medium and Large 2576221.94/cwt220.00–230.001,2785
Steers—Medium and Large 1577236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3623
Steers—Medium and Large 1615225.79/cwt225.00–230.001,38919
Steers—Medium and Large 2615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 1750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5755
Steers—Medium and Large 2776201.14/cwt200.00–207.001,5616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315230.68/cwt226.00–237.007279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320245.00/cwt245.00–245.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378213.01/cwt212.00–214.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379238.02/cwt235.00–240.0090213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380255.20/cwt250.00–260.009703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1402238.36/cwt235.00–245.009583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442226.33/cwt224.00–230.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455219.60/cwt218.00–220.009995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465226.35/cwt226.00–227.001,05312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530211.41/cwt210.00–214.001,12014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534218.64/cwt218.00–220.001,1683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3552200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,21611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569205.56/cwt204.00–208.001,17013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,21010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608205.31/cwt203.00–208.001,24811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3642168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679199.00/cwt196.00–200.001,35124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683192.53/cwt190.00–195.001,3152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3775167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1791180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800172.57/cwt172.00–174.001,3817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323257.33/cwt255.00–260.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365235.46/cwt235.00–240.0085911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413244.44/cwt240.00–260.001,0105
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418233.27/cwt230.00–235.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478224.52/cwt224.00–225.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added512237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518224.05/cwt220.00–228.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526207.49/cwt202.00–212.001,0914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565210.37/cwt208.00–214.001,1895
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613220.99/cwt220.00–222.001,3552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615202.32/cwt200.00–205.001,2443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671183.35/cwt180.00–190.001,2303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,755109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9131
Bulls——1,770119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,1061
Bulls——1,810113.48/cwt110.00–115.002,0544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06982.50/cwt80.00–85.008828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07376.66/cwt74.00–79.0082315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17182.31/cwt80.00–85.0096425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20994.58/cwt91.00–97.001,14317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21490.02/cwt88.00–91.001,09316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33885.80/cwt83.00–88.001,1485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50893.97/cwt93.00–95.001,4172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,705.00/head1,500.00–1,975.001,7055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,312.04/head1,200.00–1,475.001,31227

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.