Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. 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 $266.90/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.35 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$266.90

31 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$25.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.18

vs AL average

−0.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	270.67	1,456	25
Medium and Large 2	537	254.20	1,364	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	245.10	1,250	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

266.90

—

AL average13 barns · 355 hd

246.71

+20.18

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−0.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−121.35

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	1,788	153.31	2,741	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	125.54	1,548	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	104.74	1,090	9thin

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)	—	$2,017	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,933	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,029	14

Every lot, as filed

77 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	700–750	713	218.02/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	333.40/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	325.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	284.62/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	319.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,293	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	271.74/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,454	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	292.44/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	267.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	304.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	297.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	258.38/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	288.15/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	309.28/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	320.93/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	230.97/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	268.33/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	250.53/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	111.45/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,040	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	102.82/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,102	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	131.30/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,639	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	126.18/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,672	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	120.14/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,362	18
Bulls	—	—	1,943	159.48/cwt	158.00–163.00	3,099	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,900	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,933.33/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,933	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,016.67/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,017	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	263.10/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	382.09/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	149.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,448	6
Bulls	—	—	1,828	153.06/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	284.15/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,239	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	280.91/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	263.43/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	296.41/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	330.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	264.82/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 493Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 103Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 90Year ago 119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	325.00–340.00	333.40
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	438	272.00–300.00	292.44
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	524	260.00–270.00	267.45
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	713	216.00–220.00	218.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	375.00–390.00	382.09
2	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	358	340.00–350.00	344.97
2	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	325.20
2	450–500	463	295.00–300.00	297.57
2	500–550	518	285.00–290.00	287.54
2	550–600	573	278.00–284.00	280.91
3	600–650	600	267.00–270.00	268.33
2	650–700	675	246.00–255.00	250.53
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	434	290.00–300.00	296.41
3	450–500	455	280.00–287.00	284.62
2	500–550	520	260.00–267.00	263.43
2	550–600	553	240.00–250.00	244.98
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	665	220.00–225.00	222.48
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	318.00–325.00	320.93
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	419	307.00–310.00	309.28
6	450–500	465	290.00–300.00	295.03
23	500–550	535	271.00–280.00	271.74
2	550–600	570	255.00–262.00	258.38
2	600–650	625	240.00–250.00	245.12
2	650–700	678	228.00–234.00	230.97
2	700–750	705	220.00–224.00	222.01
4	750–800	763	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
18	400–450	436	270.00–285.00	284.15
2	450–500	483	265.00–275.00	269.92
2	500–550	510	240.00–250.00	245.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	344.90
14	400–450	405	315.00–325.00	319.22
3	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	304.64
6	500–550	524	287.00–290.00	288.15
3	550–600	550	280.00–285.00	281.67
14	600–650	626	262.00–270.00	263.10
2	650–700	655	250.00–260.00	254.96
7	700–750	740	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	378	325.00–335.00	330.23
2	400–450	428	300.00–310.00	305.09
2	450–500	468	290.00–295.00	292.57
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	264.82
2	600–650	608	245.00–250.00	247.49
2	650–700	678	230.00–235.00	232.45
2	700–750	710	210.00–220.00	214.93
2	750–800	784	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	110.00–113.00	111.45
7	—	1,072	99.00–104.00	102.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,248	129.00–134.00	131.30
17	—	1,325	123.00–128.00	126.18
18	—	1,134	117.00–122.00	120.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,943	158.00–163.00	159.48
6	—	1,638	146.00–151.00	149.48
7	—	1,828	142.00–157.00	153.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,016.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00

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

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