Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.29/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.97 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$238.29

11 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.70

vs AL average

−25.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	239.51	1,360	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	235.02	1,269	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.49/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $332.52, median $388.25 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

238.29

—

AL average14 barns · 276 hd

244.99

−6.70

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−25.67

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−149.97

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,601	150.57	2,411	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	131.57	1,580	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,379	122.71	1,691	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	103.77	969	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,513	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,126	9

Every lot, as filed

78 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	264.57/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,400	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	212.25/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	234.06/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	335.32/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	228.46/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	359.77/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	266.00/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	229.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	246.02/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	276.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	239.51/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	280.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,462	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	243.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	140.63/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,758	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	134.18/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,558	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	108.62/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,075	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	99.99/cwt	97.00–103.00	917	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	115.95/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,102	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	119.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,513	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,126.11/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,126	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,833.33/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	126.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,801	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	128.29/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,575	25
Bulls	—	—	1,638	145.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,390	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,517	154.25/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	240.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	327.02/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	183.95/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	273.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	272.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	286.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	236.53/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	259.46/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	282.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	333.24/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	227.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,459	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1

How this sale compares

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Apr 9, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 572Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 170Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 62Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	388	332.00–340.00	333.24
2	400–450	430	300.00–310.00	304.88
3	450–500	477	270.00–280.00	274.88
8	500–550	529	254.00–266.00	264.57
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
7	600–650	629	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	718	210.00–213.00	212.25
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	358	345.00–350.00	347.48
2	400–450	418	324.00–330.00	327.02
2	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	304.92
2	500–550	513	275.00–285.00	280.07
10	550–600	560	260.00–262.00	261.00
3	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	243.44
2	650–700	665	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	334	320.00–330.00	324.91
2	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	305.03
4	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	282.39
3	450–500	465	270.00–275.00	272.30
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	625	240.00–250.00	244.96
3	650–700	672	230.00–237.00	234.06
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	325	355.00–365.00	359.77
3	350–400	370	330.00–340.00	335.32
2	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	305.18
2	450–500	465	280.00–290.00	284.95
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	577	264.00–270.00	266.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	735	235.00–240.00	236.63
5	750–800	781	222.00–230.00	228.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	305.00–310.00	308.35
2	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	294.86
11	400–450	412	270.00–280.00	276.37
2	450–500	463	242.00–250.00	246.02
8	550–600	568	236.00–240.00	239.51
1	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
9	650–700	676	225.00–230.00	229.46
2	700–750	720	210.00–220.00	214.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	285.00–290.00	286.75
4	350–400	355	270.00–275.00	273.72
2	400–450	428	257.00–262.00	259.46
8	450–500	481	240.00–245.00	240.59
2	500–550	530	235.00–238.00	236.53
1	550–600	560	232.00	232.00
3	600–650	615	225.00–230.00	227.63
2	650–700	668	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	775	182.00–190.00	183.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	139.00–144.00	140.63
21	—	1,161	132.00–137.00	134.18
25	—	1,228	126.00–131.00	128.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	107.00–110.00	108.62
9	—	917	97.00–103.00	99.99
2	—	950	115.00–117.00	115.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	115.00–122.00	119.00
3	—	1,425	125.00–129.00	126.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,638	145.00–150.00	145.94
1	—	1,800	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,517	152.00–156.00	154.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	950.00–1,275.00	1,126.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,833.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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