Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeders.

961

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.95/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −158.31 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$229.95

78 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AL average

−28.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	241.00	1,232	4thin
Medium and Large 2	554	229.61	1,271	73
Medium and Large 3	590	210.00	1,239	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about −$7 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

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 sale78 hd

229.95

—

AL average14 barns · 496 hd

224.01

+5.94

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−28.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−158.31

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	1,440	141.68	2,040	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	118.15	1,599	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	110.41	1,249	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	109.90	1,624	4thin

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)	—	$1,862	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,563	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,929	7

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	400–450	419	253.91/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	218.25/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,478	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	240.08/cwt	238.00–244.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	244.64/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,517	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	204.50/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	227.53/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	292.14/cwt	285.00–300.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	256.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	233.83/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,232	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	207.94/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	285.44/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,436	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	329.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	272.15/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	239.90/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	214.20/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	219.84/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,581	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	233.00/cwt	230.00–242.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	292.50/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,319	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	304.22/cwt	302.00–305.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	692	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,384	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,181	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	109.90/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,624	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	121.79/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	113.42/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,320	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,085	1
Bulls	—	—	1,248	135.05/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,589	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	113.11/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,530	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	103.93/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,155	14
Bulls	—	—	1,685	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	144.53/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,240	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,356.25/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,356	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,563	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,045.45/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,045	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,920.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,920	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	323.70/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	235.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	234.48/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,107	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	232.67/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,017	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	255.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	238.95/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	225.28/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,309	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	246.89/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,160	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	226.23/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	302.82/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	264.28/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,491	13

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 642Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 314Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 75Year ago 34

961

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	336	295.00–320.00	302.82
8	400–450	419	252.00–256.00	253.91
19	450–500	470	240.00–251.00	246.89
4	500–550	511	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	245.00	245.00
5	300–350	315	238.00–244.00	240.08
2	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	468	210.00–220.00	215.09
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	364	230.00–240.00	235.23
8	400–450	437	230.00–237.00	232.67
12	450–500	472	226.00–239.00	234.48
37	500–550	527	228.00–235.00	233.83
36	550–600	581	220.00–234.00	225.28
7	600–650	620	220.00–228.00	226.23
15	650–700	677	216.00–226.00	218.25
2	700–750	723	206.00–210.00	207.94
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	285.00–300.00	292.14
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
7	500–550	526	265.00–274.00	272.15
13	550–600	564	248.00–268.00	264.28
24	600–650	620	236.00–257.00	244.64
7	650–700	686	226.00–232.00	227.53
15	700–750	719	216.00–222.00	219.84
4	800–850	800	204.00–206.00	204.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	230.00–242.00	233.00
1	400–450	435	257.00	257.00
6	450–500	464	250.00–260.00	256.97
3	500–550	515	230.00–250.00	239.90
5	650–700	658	213.00–215.00	214.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	319	320.00–335.00	329.73
3	400–450	403	302.00	302.00
8	450–500	451	290.00–294.00	292.50
14	500–550	503	282.00–288.00	285.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	302.00–305.00	304.22
1	400–450	400	267.00	267.00
2	450–500	475	250.00–260.00	255.16
1	500–550	520	262.00	262.00
4	550–600	570	230.00–242.00	238.95
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	880	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	319.00–330.00	323.70
2	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
15	500–550	509	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
7	650–700	692	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	108.00–114.00	109.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	121.00–124.00	121.79
15	—	1,164	110.00–119.00	113.42
14	—	1,111	99.00–108.00	103.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	139.00	139.00
11	—	1,340	115.00–121.00	118.55
5	—	1,353	112.00–116.00	113.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	133.00–137.00	135.05
1	—	1,685	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,550	141.00–147.00	144.53

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	—	—	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,356.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,045.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,920.00
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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Uniontown Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle