Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and pairs sold steady. Feeder calves sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was moderate to active with moderate to good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.32/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −192.16 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$247.32

45 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$21.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs AL average

−21.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	259.00	1,437	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	253.40	1,392	22
Medium and Large 3	530	237.83	1,260	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.17/cwt here — about $177 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

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 sale45 hd

247.32

—

AL average14 barns · 486 hd

250.82

−3.50

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−21.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−192.16

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	1,400	154.90	2,168	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	138.78	1,703	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	121.52	1,339	41

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,562	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	44
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,804	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,444	18

Every lot, as filed

67 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	550–600	569	220.60/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,255	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	266.03/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	235.70/cwt	235.00–240.00	983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	206.52/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	232.86/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,127	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	223.72/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,541	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	284.73/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	261.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,397	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	212.82/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,422	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	233.43/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,440	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	269.13/cwt	265.00–270.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	279.77/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	156.23/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,078	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	123.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,425	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	148.68/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,848	4
Bulls	—	—	1,332	143.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,914	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,166.67/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,346.43/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,346	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,491.67/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,492	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,804.41/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,804	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,060.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,060	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,425.00/head	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,425	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	237.83/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,260	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	244.87/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	138.33/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,725	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	115.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,190	14
Bulls	—	—	1,608	161.35/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,257	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	217.33/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	237.96/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	224.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	229.78/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,209	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 731Year ago 796

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 300Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 200Last week 40Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	265.00–270.00	269.13
5	350–400	389	260.00	260.00
7	400–450	417	235.00–240.00	235.70
8	450–500	484	231.00–234.00	232.86
22	500–550	526	225.00–230.00	229.78
30	550–600	569	219.00–229.00	220.60
6	600–650	601	215.00	215.00
19	650–700	668	210.00–215.00	212.82
4	700–750	701	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	263.00	263.00
3	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	657	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	365	304.00	304.00
10	400–450	429	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	555	259.00	259.00
4	600–650	603	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	706	214.00–219.00	217.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	376	280.00–295.00	284.73
15	450–500	458	278.00–281.00	279.77
17	500–550	535	250.00–265.00	261.16
5	550–600	598	227.00	227.00
23	600–650	617	224.00–238.00	233.43
14	650–700	689	215.00–225.00	223.72
1	700–750	710	219.00	219.00
4	750–800	771	214.50	214.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
19	500–550	530	234.00–244.00	237.83
9	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	284.00	284.00
2	450–500	478	260.00–272.00	266.03
2	500–550	518	230.00–246.00	237.96
2	550–600	585	220.00–228.00	224.03
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	733	205.00–208.00	206.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	234.00–255.00	244.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	130.00	130.00
22	—	1,155	120.00–128.00	123.38
14	—	1,030	112.00–117.00	115.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,243	147.00–152.00	148.68
24	—	1,247	136.00–142.00	138.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,330	155.00–158.00	156.23
5	—	1,332	140.00–148.00	143.68
6	—	1,608	161.00–162.00	161.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,166.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,346.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,491.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,804.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	—	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,425.00

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

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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