Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-10-17

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 17
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
968 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 920▼ 332 vs year ago 1,300 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 151▼ 84 vs year ago 247 · −34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 65▼ 117 vs year ago 146 · −80.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $239.35/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$239.35
245 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.70
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529251.551,33093
Medium and Large 2576233.241,344103
Medium and Large 3565229.051,29449
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $36 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 sale245 hd
239.35
—
AL average13 barns · 742 hd
244.05
−4.70
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—High1,734111.781,93910
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51489.781,35912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24389.001,10657
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07777.7083716

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)—$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1002thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1317281.79/cwt280.00–285.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 2345272.00/cwt272.00–272.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 1370275.48/cwt274.00–277.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 2389268.59/cwt260.00–270.001,0457
Steers—Medium and Large 3425245.80/cwt245.00–246.001,0455
Steers—Medium and Large 2429255.42/cwt250.00–258.001,0966
Steers—Medium and Large 1432265.37/cwt252.00–271.001,14646
Steers—Medium and Large 1455259.99/cwt255.00–261.001,1836
Steers—Medium and Large 3490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 3500235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1759
Steers—Medium and Large 2532240.92/cwt240.00–243.001,28231
Steers—Medium and Large 1541246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3316
Steers—Medium and Large 1560244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3661
Steers—Medium and Large 2566235.13/cwt232.00–236.001,3318
Steers—Medium and Large 3581228.42/cwt226.00–230.001,32713
Steers—Medium and Large 1620237.76/cwt237.00–238.001,4744
Steers—Medium and Large 2624225.93/cwt225.00–230.001,41015
Steers—Medium and Large 3639220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,40617
Steers—Medium and Large 2660217.38/cwt212.00–220.001,43525
Steers—Medium and Large 1665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5637
Steers—Medium and Large 3690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Steers—Medium and Large 2736205.43/cwt204.00–210.001,5124
Steers—Medium and Large 1749227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7009
Steers—Medium and Large 2797200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5944
Steers—Medium and Large 1800208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6649
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330236.00/cwt236.00–236.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340239.83/cwt232.00–242.0081514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364215.01/cwt212.00–220.007838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372231.74/cwt230.00–237.008624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378245.51/cwt242.00–246.009288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408236.60/cwt232.00–241.0096520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415225.00/cwt225.00–225.009347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0129
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460210.00/cwt210.00–210.0096610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2493217.63/cwt215.00–218.001,07313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542212.40/cwt212.00–214.001,15152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571212.29/cwt210.00–216.001,21213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2006
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583188.64/cwt182.00–195.001,1002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628196.25/cwt195.00–200.001,2324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,31612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,44912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712191.29/cwt183.00–192.001,36213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315274.84/cwt270.00–280.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360259.93/cwt255.00–265.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368276.21/cwt270.00–280.001,0164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458243.98/cwt240.00–248.001,1172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480232.10/cwt220.00–240.001,11413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525230.40/cwt227.00–234.001,2102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623210.92/cwt206.00–217.001,3143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663201.49/cwt201.00–202.001,3362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2714196.72/cwt194.00–200.001,4054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,633103.10/cwt100.00–106.001,6842
Bulls——1,711111.15/cwt109.00–114.001,9024
Bulls——1,808116.76/cwt115.00–121.002,1114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07480.95/cwt79.00–83.008697
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08075.17/cwt72.00–77.008129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23289.90/cwt88.00–93.001,10825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24084.77/cwt82.00–87.001,05122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27696.05/cwt94.00–99.001,22610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44491.54/cwt90.00–95.001,3226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58388.01/cwt86.00–89.001,3936
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.