Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.22/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.04 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$246.22

39 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$16.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs AL average

−23.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	251.64	1,434	17thin
Medium and Large 2	564	243.58	1,373	18thin
Medium and Large 3	544	235.00	1,278	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.64/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale39 hd

246.22

—

AL average13 barns · 377 hd

248.22

−2.00

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−23.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−142.04

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	1,950	143.48	2,798	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	132.71	1,828	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	131.49	1,456	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	906	118.73	1,075	23

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,105	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	227.53/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	267.65/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	322.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	305.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	253.23/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	258.29/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,635	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	269.36/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	217.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	280.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	235.85/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,483	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	274.30/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,275	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	236.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	312.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	231.11/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	294.45/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,148	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	241.20/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,397	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	251.64/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,434	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,193	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	143.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,798	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	131.03/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,918	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	284.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,893	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,105.00/head	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,105	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	126.47/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,290	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	112.94/cwt	109.00–116.00	937	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	120.84/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,121	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	128.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,356	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	136.33/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,586	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	120.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	348.67/cwt	345.00–356.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	299.60/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	323.00/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	216.32/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	258.52/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	283.47/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	278.00/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	249.78/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	287.52/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	282.03/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,481	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 339Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 109Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 67Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	423	315.00–330.00	322.37
1	450–500	495	301.00	301.00
5	500–550	515	298.00–300.00	299.60
13	550–600	574	280.00–285.00	284.63
14	600–650	635	265.00–268.00	267.65
6	750–800	760	249.00	249.00
2	800–850	823	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	395	320.00–326.00	323.00
6	400–450	429	300.00–310.00	305.77
4	450–500	472	285.00–295.00	287.52
3	500–550	525	276.00–285.00	282.03
3	550–600	570	268.00–270.00	269.36
10	600–650	633	255.00–260.00	258.29
4	650–700	673	248.00–255.00	253.23
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	775	214.00–220.00	216.32
1	800–850	810	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	300.00–325.00	312.60
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	310.00–312.00	311.02
2	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
17	550–600	570	250.00–252.00	251.64
7	700–750	726	226.00–230.00	227.53
1	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	260.00–265.00	262.51
2	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	254.97
3	500–550	540	230.00–240.00	236.67
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	390	285.00–296.00	294.45
2	400–450	435	275.00–285.00	280.06
13	450–500	465	274.00–277.00	274.30
5	500–550	524	247.00–252.00	249.78
13	550–600	579	237.00–245.00	241.20
14	600–650	629	235.00–242.00	235.85
10	650–700	687	228.00–234.00	231.11
2	700–750	740	216.00–220.00	217.99
2	750–800	770	204.00–216.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	274.00–282.00	278.00
5	550–600	577	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	705	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	345.00–356.00	348.67
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	513	285.00–290.00	286.69
2	550–600	560	282.00–285.00	283.47
2	600–650	610	257.00–260.00	258.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	120.00–124.00	121.95
7	—	1,464	128.00–134.00	131.03
9	—	1,323	135.00–140.00	137.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	125.00–129.00	126.47
9	—	830	109.00–116.00	112.94
10	—	928	119.00–123.00	120.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,058	125.00–132.00	128.15
26	—	1,163	134.00–140.00	136.33
6	—	1,011	118.00–123.00	120.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,950	140.00–145.00	143.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,105.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

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