Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-10-31

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 31
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
860 head
▼ 431 vs last sale 1,291▼ 60 vs year ago 920 · −6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 178▼ 74 vs year ago 163 · −45.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 65▲ 119 vs year ago 39 · +305.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes 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 $194.62/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$194.62
169 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1591205.461,21363
Medium and Large 2586189.121,10765
Medium and Large 3538186.671,00441
One grade step is worth $18.79/cwt here — about $209 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 sale169 hd
194.62
—
AL average13 barns · 1,036 hd
202.53
−7.92
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—High1,833107.271,96615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12688.2599328
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50687.081,3116thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96872.5070212

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)—$1,56822
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,31013
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,81436

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1380258.11/cwt250.00–260.009815
Steers—Medium and Large 2380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009123
Steers—Medium and Large 2435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0223
Steers—Medium and Large 1448240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,07518
Steers—Medium and Large 2495234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1583
Steers—Medium and Large 2502230.39/cwt230.00–232.001,15726
Steers—Medium and Large 1541235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2718
Steers—Medium and Large 1568232.80/cwt232.00–233.001,3225
Steers—Medium and Large 2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3092
Steers—Medium and Large 1618225.82/cwt223.00–230.001,39621
Steers—Medium and Large 2618205.06/cwt200.00–210.001,2672
Steers—Medium and Large 2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added683231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5789
Steers—Medium and Large 1684210.80/cwt210.00–220.001,44212
Steers—Medium and Large 2708182.30/cwt180.00–184.001,2917
Steers—Medium and Large 1727197.60/cwt197.00–200.001,4375
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5494
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338208.67/cwt206.00–210.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416221.77/cwt219.00–225.009234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426212.48/cwt211.00–215.0090511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460215.18/cwt212.00–216.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469209.19/cwt209.00–210.009815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539208.91/cwt208.00–210.001,12615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3543197.41/cwt190.00–200.001,07220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568199.84/cwt196.00–202.001,13512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3591181.68/cwt175.00–186.001,0745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623186.53/cwt180.00–190.001,16218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,31317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3632166.60/cwt160.00–170.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636200.32/cwt200.00–202.001,2746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3651140.00/cwt140.00–140.009116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677191.02/cwt190.00–193.001,29315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2769156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1687
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1341256.00/cwt256.00–256.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372250.00/cwt250.00–250.009304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395219.33/cwt218.00–220.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415237.95/cwt236.00–240.009872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438228.00/cwt228.00–228.009995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465226.73/cwt226.00–227.001,0544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0675
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520223.96/cwt220.00–228.001,1652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520190.00/cwt190.00–190.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530213.92/cwt210.00–218.001,1342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573208.49/cwt208.00–210.001,1954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587194.00/cwt190.00–200.001,1393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7821
Bulls——1,760104.81/cwt102.00–107.001,84511
Bulls——2,167115.69/cwt114.00–118.002,5073
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96469.41/cwt67.00–70.006695
Cows—Lean 85-90%97174.70/cwt73.00–77.007257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01481.05/cwt80.00–83.008225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14686.45/cwt84.00–89.0099112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15493.48/cwt92.00–95.001,07911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48788.09/cwt85.00–90.001,3105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,858.33/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,562.50/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,459.38/head1,350.00–1,575.001,45916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,263.64/head1,100.00–1,350.001,26411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,058.33/head1,800.00–2,200.002,05812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,737.50/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7388
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,441.67/head1,300.00–1,500.001,44212

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.