Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-01-16

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jan 16
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
▼ 962 vs last sale 1,141▼ 642 vs year ago 821 · −78.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 126▼ 82 vs year ago 112 · −73.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 130▼ 37 vs year ago 59 · −62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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 $226.25/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$226.25
39 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537228.031,22425
Medium and Large 2469223.061,04714thin
One grade step is worth $4.97/cwt here — about $177 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 sale39 hd
226.25
—
AL average10 barns · 732 hd
226.47
−0.22
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—Average1,620122.001,9763thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21595.441,16013

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)—$1,0132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8676

Every lot

39 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1360305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 2373254.98/cwt250.00–260.009513
Steers—Medium and Large 2428241.04/cwt240.00–242.001,0322
Steers—Medium and Large 1433290.88/cwt287.00–295.001,2602
Steers—Medium and Large 1455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2973
Steers—Medium and Large 2460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1520262.45/cwt260.00–270.001,3654
Steers—Medium and Large 2530219.24/cwt219.00–220.001,1624
Steers—Medium and Large 1565240.72/cwt237.00–245.001,3603
Steers—Medium and Large 2570209.02/cwt208.00–210.001,1912
Steers—Medium and Large 2630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 1666231.63/cwt231.00–232.001,5438
Steers—Medium and Large 2675198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3371
Steers—Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335236.00/cwt236.00–236.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385235.00/cwt235.00–235.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427233.59/cwt232.00–234.009975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476232.73/cwt230.00–238.001,1085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520232.39/cwt228.00–234.001,20811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558209.00/cwt208.00–210.001,1662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,2643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623194.94/cwt190.00–200.001,2142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635215.57/cwt215.00–218.001,3695
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476234.89/cwt230.00–240.001,1184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574217.92/cwt212.00–220.001,2518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7581
Bulls——1,685124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,0892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15087.07/cwt86.00–88.001,0013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227103.17/cwt100.00–105.001,2665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24292.72/cwt90.00–95.001,1525
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,866.67/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8676
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,012.50/head900.00–1,125.001,0132

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.