Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.42/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −168.06 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$271.42

81 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$6.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.49

vs AL average

−27.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	271.73	1,519	77
Medium and Large 3	532	265.61	1,413	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.12/cwt here — about $106 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 sale81 hd

271.42

—

AL average14 barns · 209 hd

262.94

+8.49

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−27.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−168.06

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	—	High	1,659	146.17	2,425	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	122.85	1,619	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	120.78	1,840	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	116.29	1,365	31

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)	—	$2,283	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	8

Every lot, as filed

59 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	400–450	419	257.85/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,080	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	248.15/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	241.17/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,247	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	277.39/cwt	270.00–285.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	233.96/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,481	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	217.69/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,600	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	245.80/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,807	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	721	226.84/cwt	216.00–230.50	1,636	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	265.61/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	247.69/cwt	244.50–253.50	1,679	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	229.11/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,750	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	282.63/cwt	281.50–285.00	1,357	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	258.49/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,631	122
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	847	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	276.99/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	277.68/cwt	273.00–281.00	1,449	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	284.62/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	269.03/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,550	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	262.11/cwt	261.00–264.00	1,387	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	225.39/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	117.17/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,820	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	117.34/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,389	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	127.72/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,594	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	120.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,648	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	109.07/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,280	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,424	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	124.38/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,858	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,607	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	138.63/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,222	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	147.79/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,283.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,693.75/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,694	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,206.25/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	222.74/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,483	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	233.21/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	234.25/cwt	224.00–245.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.19/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,201	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	219.01/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	249.88/cwt	248.50–250.00	1,402	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	238.24/cwt	230.50–246.00	1,396	87

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,402Last week 706Year ago 1,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 220Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	355	270.00–285.00	277.39
28	400–450	419	250.00–267.00	257.85
26	450–500	480	250.00–251.00	250.19
65	500–550	517	230.00–247.00	241.17
87	550–600	586	230.50–246.00	238.24
34	600–650	633	220.00–238.00	233.96
18	650–700	666	222.00–224.00	222.74
59	700–750	735	212.00–221.00	217.69
1	850–900	875	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	550–600	561	248.50–250.00	249.88
16	650–700	688	244.00–250.00	248.15
11	750–800	756	226.50	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	224.00–245.00	234.25
4	450–500	480	228.00–235.00	233.21
3	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	588	225.00	225.00
8	600–650	635	215.00–223.00	219.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	418	280.00–287.00	284.62
39	450–500	480	281.50–285.00	282.63
24	500–550	522	273.00–281.00	277.68
53	550–600	576	266.00–276.00	269.03
122	600–650	631	254.00–267.00	258.49
45	650–700	678	244.50–253.50	247.69
44	700–750	735	242.00–250.00	245.80
43	750–800	764	225.00–231.00	229.11
9	800–850	847	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
4	900–950	902	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	334.00	334.00
2	400–450	439	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	275.00–278.00	276.99
8	450–500	482	271.00	271.00
4	500–550	532	255.00–269.00	265.61
5	600–650	632	240.00	240.00
33	700–750	721	216.00–230.50	226.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	465	282.00	282.00
8	500–550	529	261.00–264.00	262.11
5	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
5	600–650	617	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	658	215.00–228.00	225.39
2	750–800	791	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	116.00–119.00	117.17
5	—	1,494	122.00–127.00	124.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,184	114.00–122.00	117.34
8	—	1,174	105.00–113.00	109.07
3	—	1,108	125.00–132.00	128.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,248	126.00–131.00	127.72
7	—	1,366	118.00–125.00	120.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,603	136.00–142.00	138.63
2	—	1,720	146.00–150.00	147.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,693.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,206.25

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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