Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady to weak. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.48/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.77 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$240.48

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.19

vs AL average

−24.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	240.48	1,309	42

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale42 hd

240.48

—

AL average15 barns · 550 hd

247.67

−7.19

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−24.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−147.77

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	1,612	151.56	2,443	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	134.71	1,513	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	120.32	1,327	48

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)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,882	163.75/cwt	160.00–169.00	3,082	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,443	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	126.85/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,440	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,292	20
Bulls	—	—	1,768	151.44/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,677	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	110.05/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,174	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	283.77/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,510	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	276.68/cwt	275.00–280.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	289.60/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,355	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	271.68/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,554	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	258.64/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,122	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	250.97/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,172	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	259.19/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,685	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	255.44/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,607	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	271.12/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	231.12/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,338	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	229.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	291.93/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	138.85/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,601	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	134.62/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,493	11
Bulls	—	—	1,080	136.47/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	246.24/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,288	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	363.12/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	236.05/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,438	48

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 615Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 450Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 75Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady to weak. Trade active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,882	160.00–169.00	163.75
5	—	1,768	146.00–155.00	151.44
4	—	1,080	133.00–142.00	136.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,105	130.00–132.00	130.63
14	—	1,153	137.00–141.00	138.85
11	—	1,109	134.00–136.00	134.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,135	124.00–129.00	126.85
20	—	1,088	115.00–121.00	118.73
9	—	1,067	109.00–112.00	110.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	335.00–340.00	337.50
4	350–400	376	315.00	315.00
11	400–450	439	285.00–305.00	291.93
14	450–500	468	270.00–300.00	289.60
19	500–550	532	268.00–287.00	283.77
22	550–600	572	271.00–272.00	271.68
17	600–650	629	254.00–257.00	255.44
31	650–700	650	254.00–261.00	259.19
3	700–750	703	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	340.00–375.00	363.12
2	400–450	420	318.00	318.00
2	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	278.00	278.00
4	700–750	728	240.00	240.00
4	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	297.00	297.00
9	500–550	522	270.00–273.00	271.12
1	600–650	640	242.00	242.00
3	650–700	660	220.00–240.00	229.92
1	700–750	710	212.00	212.00
2	800–850	800	205.00–210.00	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	660	246.00	246.00
2	750–800	788	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	297.00	297.00
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	352	275.00–280.00	276.68
20	400–450	434	250.00–265.00	258.64
27	450–500	467	240.00–258.00	250.97
26	500–550	523	235.00–249.00	246.24
16	550–600	579	225.00–233.00	231.12
48	600–650	609	231.00–242.00	236.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	214.00	214.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle