Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder calves sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $239.54/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −199.94 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$239.54

43 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$50.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.41

vs AL average

−30.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	273.00	1,420	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	242.03	1,342	35
Medium and Large 3	556	222.29	1,237	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.71/cwt here — about $183 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 sale43 hd

239.54

—

AL average14 barns · 357 hd

253.95

−14.41

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−30.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−199.94

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	1,537	157.89	2,427	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	137.30	1,560	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,534	136.43	2,093	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	125.11	1,365	30

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)	—	$2,151	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,204	13

Every lot, as filed

62 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	600–650	622	221.42/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,377	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	249.98/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	227.58/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	205.73/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,498	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	130.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	226.29/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,299	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	216.65/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,482	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	253.41/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	285.19/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	245.87/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.54/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,698	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	239.19/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,347	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	694	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,430	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	243.01/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,295	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	230.78/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,449	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	228.32/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,525	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	229.90/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	245.95/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,203	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	145.28/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	161.71/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,650	6
Bulls	—	—	1,727	172.48/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,979	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	146.77/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,967	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,081.82/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,082	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,106.25/head	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,106	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	137.49/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,562	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	130.78/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,469	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	119.36/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,262	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,318	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	225.00/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	257.41/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,225	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	278.48/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,306	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	212.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,319	4

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 731Last week 941Year ago 1,122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 330Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 33Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder calves sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	438	246.00–254.00	249.98
11	450–500	489	243.00–247.00	245.95
9	500–550	529	228.00–240.00	229.90
18	550–600	574	224.00–230.00	226.29
17	600–650	622	218.00–228.00	221.42
23	650–700	684	210.00–218.00	216.65
10	700–750	728	200.00–207.00	205.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	573	228.00	228.00
9	600–650	610	218.00	218.00
20	650–700	694	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	500	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	550	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	282.00–287.00	285.19
12	450–500	469	278.00–280.00	278.48
7	500–550	521	253.00–256.00	253.41
28	550–600	563	236.00–242.00	239.19
26	600–650	628	228.00–235.00	230.78
46	650–700	668	223.00–231.00	228.32
7	700–750	736	227.00–228.00	227.58
38	750–800	770	219.00–229.00	220.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	273.00	273.00
7	600–650	632	245.00–247.00	245.87
8	800–850	800	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	439	225.00	225.00
11	450–500	476	254.00–260.00	257.41
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
6	550–600	564	221.00	221.00
6	600–650	631	218.00–228.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	282.00	282.00
1	450–500	490	256.00	256.00
14	500–550	533	226.00–250.00	243.01
2	550–600	570	232.00	232.00
4	600–650	621	210.00–220.00	212.44
3	750–800	776	192.00	192.00
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	130.00–131.00	130.34
1	—	1,588	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,533	139.00–140.00	139.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	130.00–135.00	130.80
4	—	1,179	143.00–147.00	145.28
37	—	1,136	134.00–143.00	137.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,123	125.00–140.00	130.78
15	—	1,057	115.00–125.00	119.36
1	—	1,155	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	160.00–163.00	161.71
3	—	1,727	170.00–174.00	172.48
6	—	1,340	140.00–156.00	146.77

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,106.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,081.82

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle