Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago. Slaughter cow sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate 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 $215.42/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −172.83 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$215.42

43 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs AL average

−23.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	223.43	1,142	14thin
Medium and Large 3	568	211.55	1,201	29

One grade step is worth $11.88/cwt here — about −$60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale43 hd

215.42

—

AL average13 barns · 528 hd

219.09

−3.67

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−23.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−172.83

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	1,598	152.32	2,434	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	132.40	1,846	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	128.59	1,670	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	118.91	1,315	42

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)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,063	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,722	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,057	7

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	227.22/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	223.00/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,117	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	218.43/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	223.09/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	243.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,231	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	246.66/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,167	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	206.62/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,333	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	231.79/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,344	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	234.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	657	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,216	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	209.79/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,418	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	749	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,595	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,057.14/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,057	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,062.50/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,063	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,545.00/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,545	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,810	10
Bulls	—	—	1,582	153.73/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,432	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	146.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,209	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	128.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,758	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	132.84/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,386	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	114.40/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,183	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	125.57/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,650	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,410	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,260	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,721	2

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,009Last week 721Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 150Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 30Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	230.00–238.00	234.10
10	450–500	460	223.00–231.00	227.22
12	500–550	501	222.00–224.00	223.00
2	550–600	571	226.00	226.00
6	600–650	621	216.00–221.00	218.43
28	650–700	676	204.00–212.00	209.79
7	800–850	800	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	227.00	227.00
9	500–550	543	215.00	215.00
20	550–600	579	210.00	210.00
19	600–650	645	206.00–209.00	206.62
2	650–700	657	204.00	204.00
46	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	487	246.00–248.00	246.66
21	500–550	506	240.00–245.00	243.27
30	550–600	580	231.00–234.00	231.79
10	650–700	667	221.00–224.00	223.09
14	700–750	749	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	467	270.00	270.00
11	600–650	625	237.00	237.00

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	7	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,057.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,810.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,545.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	152.00–155.00	153.73
1	—	1,900	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,513	145.00–148.00	146.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,367	127.00–130.00	128.59
5	—	1,043	132.00–134.00	132.84
7	—	1,314	125.00–126.00	125.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,034	112.00–118.00	114.40
24	—	1,162	120.00–124.00	121.32
2	—	1,000	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,260	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,355	127.00	127.00

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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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