Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-02-20

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Feb 20
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
964 head
▲ 500 vs last sale 464▲ 508 vs year ago 456 · +111.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 71▲ 9 vs year ago 92 · +9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 53▼ 172 vs year ago 228 · −75.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly 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 $249.38/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$249.38
191 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,379
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545259.421,41480
Medium and Large 2563244.851,37886
Medium and Large 3546232.811,27025
One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $144 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 sale191 hd
249.38
—
AL average14 barns · 1,825 hd
252.54
−3.16
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—Low1,718136.612,3477thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198116.701,39929
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,379112.651,5538thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00695.5896116

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)—$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,57912

Every lot

95 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 3317333.91/cwt330.00–340.001,0588
Steers—Medium and Large 1330360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1351357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,2532
Steers—Medium and Large 3370315.14/cwt310.00–320.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 2378339.38/cwt335.00–345.001,28310
Steers—Medium and Large 2418324.97/cwt320.00–330.001,3582
Steers—Medium and Large 3430295.12/cwt290.00–300.001,2692
Steers—Medium and Large 1435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
Steers—Medium and Large 3450282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2691
Steers—Medium and Large 1468329.46/cwt325.00–331.001,5428
Steers—Medium and Large 2468303.94/cwt300.00–308.001,4222
Steers—Medium and Large 1515304.95/cwt300.00–310.001,5702
Steers—Medium and Large 3520267.55/cwt265.00–270.001,3912
Steers—Medium and Large 2538285.94/cwt282.00–290.001,5382
Steers—Medium and Large 2565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5261
Steers—Medium and Large 1572291.63/cwt290.00–295.001,6683
Steers—Medium and Large 3578244.89/cwt240.00–250.001,4152
Steers—Medium and Large 1608280.24/cwt270.00–281.001,70415
Steers—Medium and Large 2619258.91/cwt254.00–263.001,6035
Steers—Medium and Large 3640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Steers—Medium and Large 3650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4303
Steers—Medium and Large 1663252.27/cwt245.00–256.001,6733
Steers—Medium and Large 2687237.62/cwt230.00–239.001,63212
Steers—Medium and Large 1723233.27/cwt230.00–240.001,6873
Steers—Medium and Large 2728217.46/cwt215.00–220.001,5832
Steers—Medium and Large 2765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Steers—Medium and Large 1778225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7514
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338287.56/cwt285.00–290.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340298.81/cwt295.00–300.001,0164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367298.02/cwt295.00–305.001,0945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378273.10/cwt270.00–276.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384285.92/cwt285.00–290.001,0985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420283.54/cwt280.00–287.001,1912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433270.01/cwt265.00–275.001,1698
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468256.99/cwt255.00–260.001,2038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519263.43/cwt263.00–264.001,36724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2541252.50/cwt250.00–254.001,3668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562258.52/cwt256.00–260.001,45337
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576228.49/cwt224.00–230.001,3164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2591247.70/cwt240.00–248.001,46425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608223.30/cwt220.00–230.001,35813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3609211.84/cwt210.00–218.001,2907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615243.07/cwt240.00–246.001,4952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661229.12/cwt229.00–230.001,5148
Heifers—Medium and Large 3679206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,50913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335379.93/cwt375.00–385.001,2732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338354.90/cwt350.00–360.001,2006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378355.17/cwt350.00–360.001,3432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383340.10/cwt335.00–345.001,3032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405336.67/cwt330.00–340.001,3643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436317.44/cwt317.00–320.001,3847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455291.59/cwt285.00–295.001,3273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,4553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523270.17/cwt265.00–275.001,4132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,5102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559270.37/cwt265.00–275.001,5115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563253.25/cwt250.00–260.001,4263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623244.94/cwt240.00–250.001,5262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623232.55/cwt230.00–235.001,4492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685233.04/cwt230.00–236.001,5962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728219.99/cwt215.00–225.001,6023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,4922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473125.64/cwt124.00–128.001,8513
Bulls——1,585135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1401
Bulls——2,008148.12/cwt145.00–150.002,9743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99593.18/cwt91.00–96.009275
Cows—Lean 85-90%99587.08/cwt85.00–90.008663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017100.26/cwt99.00–102.001,0208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136109.69/cwt107.00–112.001,2469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187117.49/cwt114.00–119.001,39510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,235123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266122.21/cwt120.00–125.001,54710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376109.20/cwt107.00–111.001,5035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458116.08/cwt115.00–117.001,6922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,392.50/head1,385.00–1,400.001,3932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,112.50/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,493.75/head1,450.00–1,550.001,4948

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.