Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $256.92/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.33 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$256.92

64 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs AL average

−11.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	262.50	1,444	44
Medium and Large 2	580	247.46	1,435	15thin
Medium and Large 3	545	236.16	1,287	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $157 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 sale64 hd

256.92

—

AL average13 barns · 475 hd

249.20

+7.72

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−11.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−131.33

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	—	High	1,642	144.96	2,380	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	125.90	1,513	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	109.48	1,547	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	109.40	1,112	12

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)	—	$1,800	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,545	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	5

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	600–650	615	260.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	336.14/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,422	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	365.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	308.26/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	311.45/cwt	305.00–315.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	331.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	321.75/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,114	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	232.94/cwt	226.00–275.00	1,339	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	293.98/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	235.17/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	228.50/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	237.95/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	238.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	283.41/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	260.14/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,465	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	269.58/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	268.23/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	283.22/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	243.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	346.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	150.99/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,839	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	144.35/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,278	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	120.70/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,374	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,054	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,170	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	109.48/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,938	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,517	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	281.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,608	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	261.66/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	296.50/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,518	3
Bulls	—	—	1,417	138.42/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,961	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	131.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,696	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	125.95/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,500	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,478	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	366.90/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,413	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	231.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	246.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	278.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,283	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	348.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	236.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	268.95/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	326.10/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	279.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	297.90/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,466	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	291.44/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	261.13/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,212	12

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 458Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 170Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 111Year ago 200

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	365.19
3	350–400	377	340.00–350.00	346.81
2	400–450	423	330.00–335.00	332.57
2	450–500	475	310.00–320.00	315.16
3	500–550	512	285.00–305.00	296.50
3	550–600	557	280.00–290.00	283.41
4	600–650	615	250.00–270.00	260.08
3	650–700	675	240.00–250.00	243.93
1	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
3	750–800	751	232.00	232.00
2	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	379	325.00–335.00	331.37
2	400–450	435	315.00–320.00	317.56
2	450–500	473	300.00–305.00	302.54
3	500–550	522	290.00–297.00	293.98
7	550–600	575	226.00–275.00	232.94
2	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
9	350–400	385	350.00–375.00	366.90
8	400–450	423	335.00–340.00	336.14
14	450–500	462	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	518	306.00–310.00	308.26
18	550–600	572	280.00–290.00	281.09
9	600–650	609	268.00–270.00	268.23
12	650–700	658	260.00–265.00	261.66
5	700–750	723	236.00–246.00	237.95
4	800–850	800	228.00–230.00	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	305	340.00–350.00	348.31
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	410	320.00–325.00	321.75
20	450–500	492	296.00–306.00	297.90
3	500–550	528	285.00–295.00	291.44
7	550–600	592	268.00–275.00	268.95
2	600–650	605	250.00–255.00	252.52
3	650–700	680	230.00–240.00	236.76
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	320.00–332.00	326.10
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	411	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	460	290.00–295.00	292.53
10	500–550	543	270.00–280.00	279.04
3	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	254.94
2	600–650	630	230.00–240.00	235.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	305.00–315.00	311.45
9	350–400	369	302.00	302.00
2	400–450	408	290.00–300.00	295.03
9	450–500	467	283.00–285.00	283.22
11	500–550	511	267.00–280.00	269.58
33	550–600	563	256.00–263.00	260.14
1	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
8	650–700	656	230.00–240.00	238.74
8	700–750	739	222.00	222.00
2	750–800	789	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
18	450–500	461	270.00–280.00	278.27
1	500–550	520	262.00	262.00
14	550–600	584	240.00–250.00	246.42
9	600–650	639	227.00–237.00	235.17
1	650–700	665	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	392	272.00	272.00
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
12	450–500	464	254.00–266.00	261.13
2	500–550	518	240.00–245.00	242.42
3	550–600	563	230.00–236.00	231.99
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,880	148.00–153.00	150.99
5	—	1,578	143.00–147.00	144.35
6	—	1,417	136.00–141.00	138.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,138	118.00–123.00	120.70
11	—	1,290	130.00–135.00	131.48
19	—	1,191	124.00–129.00	125.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	999	103.00–108.00	105.53
6	—	1,033	110.00–116.00	113.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	107.00–112.00	109.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800.00

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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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