Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.39/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −130.86 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$257.39

36 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.83

vs AL average

−9.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	259.00	1,448	34
Medium and Large 3	575	230.00	1,323	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $126 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 sale36 hd

257.39

—

AL average11 barns · 323 hd

251.56

+5.83

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−9.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−130.86

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	1,733	169.31	2,934	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	150.91	2,052	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	144.27	1,737	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	135.17	1,450	19

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)	—	$1,594	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,175	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,325	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	400–450	420	307.21/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,290	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.39/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	269.32/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.80/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	310.93/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	347.57/cwt	340.00–355.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	225.99/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	239.99/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,759	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	142.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,923	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	159.82/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,114	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	150.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,081	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,549	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	228.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,430	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	152.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,455	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	128.47/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	145.80/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,494	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	252.03/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,714	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	263.17/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	256.91/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,326	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	267.37/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,390	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	286.91/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	305.08/cwt	300.00–316.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	329.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	281.52/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	384.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	288.53/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	251.56/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,494	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	236.13/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,495	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	236.81/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	343.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	272.52/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	223.56/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,175	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	132.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,315	155.85/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,049	3
Bulls	—	—	1,954	178.72/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,808	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	144.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,755	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	136.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	331.38/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	309.52/cwt	308.00–311.00	1,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	336.16/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	330.56/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	2

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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Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Jun 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 524Year ago 959

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 80Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 130Year ago 31

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00–355.00	347.57
3	300–350	312	340.00–350.00	344.89
5	350–400	364	325.00–336.00	331.38
10	400–450	420	300.00–308.00	307.21
3	450–500	457	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	258.00–270.00	263.17
2	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	625	225.00–230.00	228.75
2	650–700	675	215.00–216.00	215.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	325.00–335.00	329.86
4	300–350	315	300.00–316.00	305.08
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
9	400–450	434	285.00–290.00	286.91
8	450–500	484	269.00–280.00	272.52
16	500–550	520	264.00–274.00	267.37
18	550–600	594	243.00–254.00	251.56
15	600–650	633	234.00–242.00	236.13
2	700–750	718	218.00–229.00	223.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	380.00–390.00	384.00
3	300–350	332	340.00–350.00	343.47
5	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	425	316.00–325.00	320.39
11	550–600	577	286.00–290.00	288.53
20	650–700	680	250.00–254.00	252.03
2	700–750	733	238.00–242.00	239.99
5	750–800	792	236.00–237.00	236.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	478	285.00–290.00	287.57
2	500–550	518	278.00–285.00	281.52
18	650–700	662	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	334.00–345.00	336.16
2	450–500	471	316.00	316.00
8	500–550	514	308.00–311.00	309.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	308.00–315.00	310.93
9	550–600	590	269.00–270.00	269.32
5	650–700	675	230.00–232.00	230.80
2	700–750	745	220.00–225.00	222.50
2	750–800	775	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	279.00	279.00
12	500–550	516	254.00–270.00	256.91
2	650–700	685	224.00–228.00	225.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	325.00–332.00	330.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,352	137.00–145.00	142.23
17	—	1,323	157.00–164.00	159.82
38	—	1,380	147.00–155.00	150.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	150.00–157.00	152.00
5	—	1,214	130.00–135.00	132.90
34	—	1,218	140.00–148.00	144.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	125.00–131.00	128.47
3	—	1,025	144.00–149.00	145.80
10	—	1,144	134.00–140.00	136.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	153.00–159.00	155.85
5	—	1,954	174.00–183.00	178.72
2	—	1,808	165.00–167.00	165.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00

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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