Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 up. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was active, with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.88/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.38 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$243.88

38 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

vs AL average

−23.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	270.00	1,404	1thin
Medium and Large 2	534	243.17	1,299	37

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd

243.88

—

AL average16 barns · 484 hd

233.23

+10.64

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−23.17

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−144.38

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	1,671	136.89	2,288	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	122.65	1,467	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	117.52	1,756	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	110.96	1,218	23

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)	—	$2,370	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,656	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,809	16

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	300–350	323	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	255.14/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,123	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	234.97/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,483	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,251	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	249.02/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	295.78/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,399	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,998	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	242.48/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	319.21/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,315	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	275.53/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	258.49/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	267.56/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,426	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	333.98/cwt	329.00–337.00	1,269	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	233.60/cwt	220.00–235.50	1,752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,452	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	119.02/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,754	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	112.31/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,237	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	102.26/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,078	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,428	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	147.70/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,855	3
Bulls	—	—	1,458	131.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,914	8
Bulls	—	—	1,825	138.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,537	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,341.67/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,342	21
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,725	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,656.25/head	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,656	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,866.67/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,867	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,668.18/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,668	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,120.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	320.83/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	227.07/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	236.49/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	253.42/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,313	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	243.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,293	33

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 1,133Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 320Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 65Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	274	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	323	250.00–255.00	252.44
8	350–400	356	260.00	260.00
36	400–450	440	240.00–258.00	255.14
16	450–500	491	250.00–260.00	254.88
33	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	243.98
4	550–600	568	232.00–244.00	236.49
26	600–650	631	226.00–239.00	234.97
11	700–750	727	226.00–229.00	227.07
6	750–800	763	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	423	272.00	272.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
13	550–600	560	274.00–278.00	275.53
4	650–700	689	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	563	238.00–247.00	242.48
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
11	350–400	380	329.00–337.00	333.98
21	400–450	412	314.00–326.00	319.21
15	450–500	473	289.00–300.00	295.78
15	500–550	533	260.00–270.00	267.56
8	550–600	582	258.00–262.00	258.49
3	600–650	647	254.00	254.00
15	650–700	671	244.00–255.00	249.02
10	750–800	750	220.00–235.50	233.60
12	850–900	898	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	621	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	320.00–325.00	320.83
2	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
14	500–550	518	248.00–264.00	253.42
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	121.00–124.00	122.47
2	—	1,190	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,270	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,474	118.00–121.00	119.02
1	—	1,595	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,101	108.00–119.00	112.31
6	—	1,054	95.00–106.00	102.26
3	—	1,170	120.00–126.00	122.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,933	145.00–149.00	147.70
8	—	1,458	125.00–134.00	131.27
6	—	1,825	135.00–140.00	138.99

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)	21	—	—	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,341.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,656.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,668.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,120.00

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

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

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