Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 14.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand on bred cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.93/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.32 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$254.93

65 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$10.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

vs AL average

−12.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	259.97	1,396	34
Medium and Large 2	547	249.41	1,365	31

One grade step is worth $10.55/cwt here — about $32 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 sale65 hd

254.93

—

AL average8 barns · 284 hd

256.57

−1.64

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−12.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−133.32

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	1,598	156.81	2,506	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	142.81	2,005	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	141.07	1,613	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	125.26	1,308	8thin

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)	—	$2,246	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,011	63
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,515	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	273.34/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,347	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	283.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	261.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,351	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	288.59/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	236.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,518	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	272.72/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,846	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	305.34/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	295.91/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,651	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	291.90/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	314.60/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	281.72/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,749	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	244.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,539	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	303.33/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	267.33/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	328.86/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	235.34/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	257.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,453	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	275.96/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	323.49/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,310	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,563	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	150.66/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,733	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,544	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	120.35/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,237	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,158.33/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,416.67/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,417	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,920.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,920	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,341.67/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,342	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,238.75/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,239	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,693.42/head	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,693	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,651	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	152.07/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,105	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	139.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,998	6
Bulls	—	—	1,188	143.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	159.87/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	234.10/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	235.41/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,872	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,716	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	300.81/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	221.15/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	271.40/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,732	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	295.67/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,348	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	327.48/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	289.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	311.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	229.17/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	252.46/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	253.03/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,371	22

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 277Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 107Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 30Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	300.00–305.00	302.55
3	300–350	328	285.00–300.00	289.80
6	400–450	440	262.00–278.00	273.34
5	450–500	473	250.00–262.00	252.46
22	500–550	542	248.00–258.00	253.03
9	550–600	560	240.00–245.00	240.57
3	600–650	620	228.00–237.00	234.10
7	650–700	674	226.00–231.00	229.17
4	700–750	720	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–319.00	314.60
2	350–400	368	300.00–307.00	303.33
5	400–450	414	284.00–300.00	291.90
2	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
19	500–550	516	260.00–270.00	261.85
15	550–600	564	250.00–260.00	257.58
77	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	244.21
7	700–750	718	228.00	228.00
10	750–800	772	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	315	325.00–332.00	327.48
4	350–400	368	310.00–315.00	311.34
2	400–450	405	300.00–310.00	305.06
11	450–500	456	285.00–298.00	295.67
5	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	283.54
13	600–650	638	260.00–273.00	271.40
2	650–700	655	250.00–255.00	252.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	426	324.00	324.00
5	450–500	479	300.00–313.00	305.34
6	500–550	526	295.00–302.00	300.81
18	550–600	558	288.00–300.00	295.91
37	600–650	621	280.00–286.00	281.72
15	650–700	677	270.00–277.00	272.72
7	700–750	708	250.00	250.00
17	750–800	795	233.00–239.00	235.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	559	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	285.00–292.00	288.59
1	400–450	445	284.00	284.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	525	265.00–270.00	267.48
2	550–600	563	250.00–260.00	254.89
9	600–650	643	235.00–245.00	236.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	320.00–332.00	328.86
8	400–450	405	320.00–324.00	323.49
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	565	272.00–280.00	275.96
3	600–650	600	262.00–270.00	267.33
3	650–700	667	235.00–236.00	235.34
7	700–750	730	221.00–222.00	221.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,195	128.00–135.00	130.80
12	—	1,150	148.00–154.00	150.66
13	—	1,090	138.00–145.00	141.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,115	130.00–135.00	132.75
3	—	1,028	120.00–121.00	120.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,384	151.00–153.00	152.07
6	—	1,433	137.00–142.00	139.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	140.00–146.00	143.03
9	—	1,689	157.00–165.00	159.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,300.00	1,158.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,238.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,693.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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