Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.49/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.99 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$273.49

60 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.81

vs AL average

−17.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	310.00	1,550	2thin
Medium and Large 2	564	274.56	1,550	52
Medium and Large 3	523	252.00	1,318	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $232 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $372.21, median $439.48 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 sale60 hd

273.49

—

AL average15 barns · 342 hd

285.30

−11.81

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−17.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−165.99

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	—	Average	1,616	162.08	2,619	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	144.31	1,991	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	136.92	1,600	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	124.23	1,394	38

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,370	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,154	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,060	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,107	15

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	122.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,417	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	121.08/cwt	111.00–132.00	1,245	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	131.96/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,594	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	144.53/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,983	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	155.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,987	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	139.29/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	225.38/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,616	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	263.74/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,659	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	246.49/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,319	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	276.99/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	235.83/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	235.75/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,339	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	267.04/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,568	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	264.51/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	339.16/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	317.62/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,318	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	285.67/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,517	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	303.76/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	305.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	258.25/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,136	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	249.96/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,185	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.52/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	229.41/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,397	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	377.36/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	149.25/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,776	165.69/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,943	11
Bulls	—	—	1,262	154.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,945	6
Bulls	—	—	1,975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	140.95/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,580	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	129.89/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,482	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,106.67/head	2,200.00–3,575.00	3,107	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,370.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,370	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,059.78/head	1,150.00–2,800.00	2,060	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,154.17/head	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,154	18

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 432Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 260Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 20Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,158	120.00–126.00	122.35
9	—	1,028	111.00–132.00	121.08
11	—	1,141	129.00–134.00	129.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,208	127.00–136.00	131.96
4	—	1,148	147.00–156.00	149.25
21	—	1,121	138.00–146.00	140.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,372	143.00–148.00	144.53
2	—	1,275	150.00–162.00	155.88
5	—	1,435	135.00–141.00	139.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,776	164.00–170.00	165.69
6	—	1,262	150.00–157.00	154.13
1	—	1,975	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	305.19
4	350–400	369	300.00–305.00	303.76
8	400–450	440	257.00–267.00	258.25
15	450–500	474	249.00–254.00	249.96
10	500–550	535	245.00–248.00	246.49
15	550–600	568	235.00–240.00	235.75
16	600–650	609	225.00–233.00	229.41
20	700–750	717	220.00–228.00	225.38
9	800–850	800	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	478	276.00–278.00	276.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	294	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	370	330.00–342.00	339.16
13	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	317.62
21	500–550	531	262.00–289.00	285.67
31	550–600	587	250.00–272.00	267.04
26	600–650	629	263.00–265.00	263.74
12	650–700	680	242.00–252.00	250.52
6	700–750	712	230.00–237.00	235.83
6	800–850	800	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	523	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	375.00–380.00	377.36
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	519	260.00–267.00	264.51
7	550–600	578	255.00	255.00

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	15	—	—	2,200.00–3,575.00	3,106.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	1,150.00–2,800.00	2,059.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,154.17

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

Steers · 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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