Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, with high yielding boners up to 147.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.81/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −195.67 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$243.81

53 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs AL average

−30.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	250.00	1,374	21
Medium and Large 3	557	239.75	1,334	32

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale53 hd

243.81

—

AL average14 barns · 279 hd

246.13

−2.32

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−30.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−195.67

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	1,504	144.09	2,167	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	114.52	1,693	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,441	113.93	1,642	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,204	110.84	1,335	54

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)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,979	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,510	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,160	25

Every lot, as filed

61 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	700–750	741	229.26/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,699	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	245.09/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,390	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	233.71/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,592	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	236.42/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,333	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	245.00/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,007	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	257.97/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,344	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	290.53/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	241.17/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,531	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	253.35/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	240.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,294	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	275.63/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,202	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	886	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	225.18/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,599	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	701	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,535	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	264.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,337	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	7
Bulls	—	—	1,310	141.35/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,852	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,589	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	119.45/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,206	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	112.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,392	36
Bulls	—	—	1,649	146.14/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,410	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,510.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,510	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,129.41/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,129	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,978.57/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,428	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	236.66/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,332	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	114.54/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,810	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	114.18/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,657	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	106.19/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,223	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	215.81/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,375	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	1,786	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,595	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	212.46/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,456	1

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 1,170Year ago 1,104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 397Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 94Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	287.50–295.00	290.53
11	400–450	436	272.00–280.00	275.63
5	450–500	476	260.00–270.00	264.19
8	500–550	521	254.00–262.00	257.97
13	550–600	567	243.00–250.00	245.09
10	600–650	635	237.00–244.00	241.17
36	650–700	681	232.50–239.00	233.71
36	700–750	741	225.00–233.00	229.26
6	800–850	803	200.00–215.00	212.46
4	850–900	886	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	260.00	260.00
8	500–550	537	249.00	249.00
24	550–600	563	236.00–241.00	236.66
30	700–750	701	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	770	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
28	750–800	761	234.75	234.75
9	850–900	877	224.75	224.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	270.00–280.00	275.05
15	400–450	411	244.00–254.00	245.00
15	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	537	230.00–245.00	240.91
18	550–600	564	230.00–242.00	236.42
1	650–700	650	224.00	224.00
22	700–750	710	224.00–226.00	225.18
6	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
29	600–650	637	215.00–221.00	215.81
15	650–700	664	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	282.00	282.00
3	550–600	570	243.00	243.00
4	650–700	696	228.00	228.00
40	700–750	701	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	458	248.00–258.00	253.35
2	500–550	517	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	599	229.00	229.00
1	600–650	610	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	230.00–235.00	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	141.00–142.00	141.35
4	—	1,649	145.00–149.00	146.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,270	122.00	122.00
4	—	1,580	114.00–115.00	114.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	119.00–120.00	119.45
36	—	1,238	110.00–117.00	112.43
16	—	1,152	101.00–110.00	106.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	110.00	110.00
16	—	1,451	113.00–115.00	114.18

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	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,129.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	1,978.57

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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