Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $269.49/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −169.99 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$269.49

96 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.90

vs AL average

−35.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	269.49	1,550	96

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale96 hd

269.49

—

AL average11 barns · 335 hd

268.59

+0.90

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−35.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−169.99

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	1,502	137.06	2,059	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	113.54	1,495	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	107.77	1,294	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	107.71	1,496	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)	—	$1,811	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,983	6

Every lot, as filed

57 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	800–850	811	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	277.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,472	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	234.48/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,273	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	250.09/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,596	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	222.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,590	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	254.84/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	290.90/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,350	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	871	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	228.45/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,430	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	237.70/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,571	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	309.37/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,352	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	233.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,801	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	121.19/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	111.18/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,470	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	103.84/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,239	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	112.91/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,353	14
Bulls	—	—	1,605	154.18/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,529.17/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,529	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,983.33/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,983	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,413	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	762	207.02/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	106.28/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,539	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	131.49/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,805	11
Bulls	—	—	1,805	143.82/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	236	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	225.32/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,539	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	246.70/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,204	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	255.29/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,376	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	239.89/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,358	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	230.27/cwt	228.50–240.00	1,656	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	267.47/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,570	76

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 635Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 281Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 45Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
13	400–450	437	309.00–310.00	309.37
16	450–500	464	290.00–292.00	290.90
20	500–550	531	270.00–280.00	277.18
76	550–600	587	266.00–270.00	267.47
38	600–650	638	240.00–260.00	250.09
18	650–700	661	235.00–241.00	237.70
98	700–750	719	228.50–240.00	230.27
20	750–800	773	225.00–235.00	233.00
4	800–850	811	228.00	228.00
4	850–900	871	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	762	206.00–208.00	207.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	262.00	262.00
6	400–450	442	254.00–255.00	254.84
30	450–500	488	240.00–257.00	246.70
10	500–550	543	234.00–239.00	234.48
52	550–600	566	230.00–243.50	239.89
71	600–650	626	228.00–230.00	228.45
57	650–700	683	222.00–232.00	225.32
24	700–750	714	220.00–225.00	222.69
5	750–800	789	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	236	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	438	236.00	236.00
1	450–500	475	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	409	258.00	258.00
6	450–500	457	274.00	274.00
3	550–600	567	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	440	265.00–290.00	277.50
12	500–550	539	254.00–270.00	255.29
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
5	650–700	651	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	118.00–124.00	121.19
13	—	1,322	107.00–115.00	111.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,193	99.00–108.00	103.84
2	—	1,307	118.00–120.00	119.01
14	—	1,198	109.00–117.00	112.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	102.00–109.00	106.28
1	—	1,210	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	153.00–155.00	154.18
11	—	1,373	127.00–136.00	131.49
4	—	1,805	139.00–149.00	143.82

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)	12	—	—	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,529.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,412.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,983.33

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

Feeder Cattle

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