Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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 $234.88/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.37 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$234.88

34 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.46

vs AL average

−29.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	255.00	1,345	2thin
Medium and Large 2	533	239.78	1,278	15thin
Medium and Large 3	542	228.20	1,236	17thin

One grade step is worth $26.80/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale34 hd

234.88

—

AL average14 barns · 428 hd

243.34

−8.46

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−29.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−153.37

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	—	Average	1,654	148.81	2,462	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	129.40	1,584	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	123.47	1,778	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	106.07	1,118	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,469	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	320.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,360	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	349.98/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	240.51/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,272	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	372.99/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	255.38/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	273.09/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	289.07/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	270.04/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	257.01/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	287.00/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	287.59/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	315.42/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	230.23/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,418	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	287.14/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	229.65/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	326.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	269.98/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	135.68/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,625	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	130.27/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,597	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	109.92/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	102.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,127	6
Bulls	—	—	1,694	150.72/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,553	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	131.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,468.75/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,469	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,440.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	324	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	345.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,415	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	121.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,798	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,541	16
Bulls	—	—	1,880	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	238.47/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	229.43/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	260.27/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	221.66/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	302.33/cwt	300.00–307.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	296.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	230.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,228	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	284.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	285.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	244.03/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	279.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	315.98/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	222.85/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	273.66/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	333.35/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,260	3

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 485Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 114Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 115Year ago 82

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	378	330.00–335.00	333.35
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	484	285.00–290.00	289.07
5	500–550	520	270.00–278.00	273.09
6	550–600	572	254.00–262.00	255.38
1	600–650	645	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	345.00–350.00	347.57
3	400–450	407	325.00–330.00	326.68
8	500–550	501	285.00–292.00	287.14
2	550–600	558	265.00–275.00	269.98
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	660	220.00–239.00	229.65
4	700–750	712	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	324	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	360	315.00–320.00	317.47
4	400–450	425	290.00–300.00	296.34
3	450–500	487	270.00–276.00	273.66
2	500–550	520	250.00–260.00	254.90
2	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	315.00–318.00	315.98
2	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	294.90
5	400–450	418	265.00–275.00	270.04
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
13	500–550	529	239.00–248.00	240.51
2	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
7	600–650	642	220.00–225.00	222.85
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	375	310.00–322.00	315.42
2	400–450	415	285.00–290.00	287.59
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
34	600–650	616	230.00–238.00	230.23
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
11	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	300.00–307.00	302.33
5	350–400	381	275.00–285.00	279.90
5	400–450	424	250.00–263.00	260.27
2	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
12	500–550	532	230.00–235.00	230.92
5	550–600	565	214.00–225.00	221.66
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	383	340.00–360.00	349.98
14	400–450	424	320.00–330.00	320.70
2	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	304.97
3	500–550	528	280.00–290.00	285.06
5	550–600	571	260.00–270.00	264.91
2	600–650	615	240.00–248.00	244.03
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	715	210.00–220.00	215.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	358	365.00–375.00	372.99
4	400–450	410	340.00–350.00	345.12
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	304.95
2	550–600	570	285.00–289.00	287.00
4	600–650	616	256.00–260.00	257.01
2	650–700	668	237.00–240.00	238.47
7	700–750	737	229.00–232.00	229.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	381	320.00–330.00	325.05
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	463	280.00–290.00	284.92
2	500–550	533	270.00–272.00	271.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,198	134.00–141.00	135.68
24	—	1,226	128.00–133.00	130.27
16	—	1,237	122.00–127.00	124.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	109.00–112.00	109.92
6	—	1,096	100.00–106.00	102.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	129.00–134.00	131.58
7	—	1,484	120.00–125.00	121.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,694	149.00–153.00	150.72
1	—	1,880	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,518	140.00–145.00	142.45

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,468.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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Uniontown Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle