Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder bulls sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with a higher undertone. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.78/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −177.70 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$261.78

73 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$56.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs AL average

−37.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	274.30	1,424	36
Medium and Large 2	558	253.47	1,415	33
Medium and Large 3	564	217.75	1,227	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.55/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale73 hd

261.78

—

AL average13 barns · 395 hd

264.48

−2.69

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−37.55

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−177.70

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	1,626	142.41	2,316	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	125.40	1,720	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,248	122.06	1,523	165

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)	—	$1,911	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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	350–400	385	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	248.10/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,191	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	273.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	199.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	219.50/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,756	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	237.18/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,625	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	326.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	213.32/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	220.89/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,685	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	247.53/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,554	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	257.52/cwt	250.00–267.00	943	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	249.42/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	239.21/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,285	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	648	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	259.06/cwt	250.00–268.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	230.15/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,342	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	213.02/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	123.99/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,596	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	117.37/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,331	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	129.24/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,875	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	125.82/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,670	9
Bulls	—	—	1,439	132.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,911	4
Bulls	—	—	2,140	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	3,541	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,493.75/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,990.00/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,990	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	198.36/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	108.75/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,153	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,666	3
Bulls	—	—	1,556	140.50/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	275.05/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,419	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	293.58/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	192.67/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	229.54/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,646	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	243.13/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	266.20/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	310.55/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	244.29/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.41/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,179	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.01/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	217.56/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,377	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	255.72/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,491	20

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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 1,119Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 300Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 85Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	320.00–335.00	326.88
6	300–350	326	290.00–320.00	310.55
1	350–400	385	282.00	282.00
11	400–450	425	272.00–280.00	277.41
8	450–500	467	260.00–268.00	266.20
13	500–550	520	245.00–261.00	250.01
20	550–600	583	242.00–259.00	255.72
49	600–650	628	238.00–254.00	247.53
24	650–700	685	224.00–239.00	237.18
39	700–750	717	221.00–235.00	229.54
23	750–800	763	215.00–223.00	220.89
16	800–850	800	212.00–220.00	219.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	240.00–250.00	244.97
1	400–450	415	266.00	266.00
1	450–500	490	242.00	242.00
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00
3	550–600	573	222.00	222.00
3	700–750	733	190.00–205.00	198.36
2	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	516	273.00–276.00	275.05
3	550–600	552	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
5	250–300	283	270.00–275.00	273.99
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
8	350–400	366	250.00–267.00	257.52
10	400–450	427	233.00–250.00	244.29
29	450–500	480	230.00–258.00	248.10
56	500–550	537	230.00–244.00	239.21
15	550–600	583	227.00–239.00	230.15
45	600–650	633	210.00–226.00	217.56
7	650–700	674	208.00–215.00	213.32
5	700–750	703	208.00	208.00
2	750–800	770	190.00–210.00	199.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	224.94
2	450–500	493	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	540	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	285.00–300.00	293.58
1	400–450	415	257.00	257.00
4	450–500	482	240.00–254.00	249.42
5	500–550	525	239.00–248.00	243.13
2	650–700	668	220.00–222.00	221.00
4	700–750	729	210.00–214.00	213.02
3	800–850	800	180.00–200.00	192.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	250.00–268.00	259.06
1	450–500	475	238.00	238.00
5	600–650	648	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	566	250.00–255.00	252.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,287	123.00–124.00	123.99
32	—	1,134	113.00–122.00	117.37
7	—	1,060	107.00–110.00	108.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	129.00–130.00	129.24
9	—	1,327	124.00–128.00	125.82
3	—	1,400	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	128.00–135.00	132.79
2	—	2,140	165.00–166.00	165.48
4	—	1,556	137.00–147.00	140.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,493.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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