Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2023-12-19

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Dec 19
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
653 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 888▲ 90 vs year ago 563 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 73▲ 63 vs year ago 93 · +67.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 58▲ 51 vs year ago 103 · +49.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $214.82/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$214.82
226 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,206
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.98
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582215.751,255151
Medium and Large 2533213.801,13959
Medium and Large 3474209.8099316thin
One grade step is worth $5.95/cwt here — about $261 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 sale226 hd
214.82
—
AL average14 barns · 1,499 hd
215.80
−0.98
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—High1,636117.161,91710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12189.241,00063
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51988.851,35017
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08873.7880313

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)—$1,59716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,33518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1938
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,50922

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325283.79/cwt280.00–285.009224
Steers—Medium and Large 1358284.97/cwt280.00–290.001,0202
Steers—Medium and Large 2390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1423273.53/cwt272.00–275.001,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 1468270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 2478255.13/cwt250.00–260.001,2202
Steers—Medium and Large 1509264.51/cwt255.00–268.001,34618
Steers—Medium and Large 2525242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,2732
Steers—Medium and Large 2563224.97/cwt220.00–230.001,2673
Steers—Medium and Large 1573247.42/cwt245.00–250.001,4182
Steers—Medium and Large 1612224.06/cwt222.00–230.001,3714
Steers—Medium and Large 2640209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3381
Steers—Medium and Large 1660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 2685204.02/cwt200.00–205.001,3985
Steers—Medium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1735207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5212
Steers—Medium and Large 2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Steers—Medium and Large 2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332240.00/cwt240.00–240.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335233.54/cwt232.00–235.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345247.00/cwt247.00–247.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355237.00/cwt237.00–237.008411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360246.00/cwt246.00–246.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366228.30/cwt223.00–230.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,06114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472211.54/cwt207.00–218.009983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473240.90/cwt233.00–243.001,13919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485228.54/cwt225.00–232.001,1082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1502231.18/cwt229.00–232.001,16111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530203.03/cwt200.00–206.001,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537218.55/cwt217.00–220.001,17424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570206.50/cwt206.00–210.001,1778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593214.24/cwt213.00–221.001,27021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623195.21/cwt190.00–200.001,2165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625207.19/cwt205.00–212.001,29564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628175.92/cwt172.00–180.001,1052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,29410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800174.86/cwt172.00–177.001,3997
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324271.14/cwt265.00–275.008785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372279.02/cwt277.00–280.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405245.00/cwt245.00–245.009923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408272.48/cwt270.00–275.001,1122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463263.94/cwt260.00–268.001,2222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465241.01/cwt240.00–242.001,1212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518231.99/cwt230.00–234.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567241.93/cwt236.00–245.001,3723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583222.86/cwt212.00–234.001,2992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616212.04/cwt208.00–220.001,3065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630195.94/cwt192.00–200.001,2342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705181.82/cwt178.00–187.001,28223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6782
Bulls——1,627120.27/cwt118.00–122.001,9576
Bulls——1,773115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,0392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04584.37/cwt81.00–86.0088219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07871.79/cwt70.00–75.007749
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11178.26/cwt77.00–79.008694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13389.34/cwt87.00–92.001,01228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19094.83/cwt93.00–98.001,12816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49793.63/cwt92.00–96.001,4023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52487.83/cwt85.00–90.001,33914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,950.00/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,662.50/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,515.38/head1,400.00–1,675.001,51513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,293.75/head1,200.00–1,450.001,29416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,193.13/head1,050.00–1,425.001,1938
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,65010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,391.67/head1,325.00–1,500.001,39212

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.