Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher while feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady with higher undertones. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.80/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$231.80

50 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs AL average

−8.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	243.46	1,268	11thin
Medium and Large 2	554	231.07	1,281	30
Medium and Large 3	527	220.00	1,160	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about $108 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 sale50 hd

231.80

—

AL average9 barns · 389 hd

226.50

+5.31

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−8.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−156.45

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	1,637	152.73	2,499	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	138.39	1,722	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	130.29	1,660	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,130	122.48	1,384	44

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)	—	$1,883	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,038	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	284.27/cwt	282.00–285.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	226.40/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,383	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	219.29/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,329	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	223.72/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	252.70/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	242.32/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	242.63/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	229.44/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,546	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	219.35/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	241.50/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,410	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	258.79/cwt	255.00–260.00	978	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	235.37/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,243	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	229.51/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,294	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	270.75/cwt	267.00–275.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	138.53/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	145.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,972	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	131.97/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,541	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	133.65/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,548	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	114.69/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,267	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,988	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,937.50/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,938	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,404	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	127.41/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,749	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	154.26/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,655	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	244.67/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	220.30/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,484	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	271.14/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	238.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,268	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 644Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 450Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 200Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	282.00–285.00	284.27
5	400–450	442	260.00–275.00	271.14
4	500–550	505	240.00–249.00	242.32
16	550–600	584	239.00–245.00	241.50
15	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	237.47
17	650–700	674	220.00–231.00	229.44
1	700–750	720	218.00	218.00
3	750–800	793	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	645	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	282.00	282.00
5	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	554	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	267.00–275.00	270.75
9	350–400	378	255.00–260.00	258.79
3	400–450	427	250.00–254.00	252.70
6	450–500	477	236.00–246.00	242.63
8	500–550	528	232.00–238.00	235.37
22	550–600	564	228.00–234.00	229.51
27	600–650	611	224.00–230.00	226.40
7	650–700	650	224.00	224.00
6	700–750	733	210.00–224.00	219.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	415	230.00–245.00	237.50
2	450–500	480	220.00–235.00	227.50
6	500–550	516	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	260.00–265.00	262.58
5	450–500	466	253.00	253.00
9	500–550	514	242.00–245.00	244.67
2	550–600	552	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	437	272.00	272.00
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	531	235.00–240.00	238.74
4	550–600	568	219.00–228.00	223.72
8	600–650	606	214.00–226.00	219.29
3	650–700	687	216.00–225.00	220.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	490	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	560	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	138.00–139.00	138.53
1	—	1,195	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,170	140.00–142.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	129.00–136.00	131.97
12	—	1,105	112.00–117.00	114.69
26	—	1,133	120.00–128.00	123.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	129.00–138.00	133.65
7	—	1,373	123.00–132.00	127.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	140.00–149.00	145.55
1	—	1,805	162.00	162.00
8	—	1,721	150.00–156.00	154.26

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	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,987.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,937.50

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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