Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder classes 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 $295.23/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.26 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$295.23

79 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$79.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

vs AL average

−30.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	328.74	1,696	4thin
Medium and Large 2	575	297.24	1,711	69
Medium and Large 3	547	249.67	1,365	6thin

One grade step is worth $79.07/cwt here — about $331 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

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 sale79 hd

295.23

—

AL average10 barns · 224 hd

290.95

+4.28

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−30.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−144.26

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	1,467	136.98	2,010	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	118.15	1,480	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	115.16	1,723	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	107.95	1,164	44

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)	—	$2,324	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,405	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	23
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$852	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	316.31/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	238.45/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,822	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	954	215.88/cwt	212.00–221.00	2,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.68/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,429	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	318.19/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,486	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	296.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	301.96/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,549	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	246.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,554	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	242.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,754	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	296.15/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,747	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	269.69/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,675	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	235.82/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,599	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	219.68/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,573	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	286.66/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	233.80/cwt	233.50–235.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	256.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	251.13/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,313	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	305.97/cwt	300.00–309.50	1,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	119.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,523	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	99.95/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,057	22
Bulls	—	—	1,359	131.59/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,788	8
Bulls	—	—	1,521	139.01/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,114	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,709	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	851.54/head	750.00–975.00	852	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,178.85/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,179	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,990.63/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,991	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,590.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,590	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,650	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,051.56/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,052	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,621.43/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,621	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,327	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	113.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,242	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,085	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,634	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	108.41/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	251.36/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	221.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	546	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	328.74/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	220.88/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	258.28/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,715	14

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,320Last week 591Year ago 1,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 180Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 100Year ago 85

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active, with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	528	295.00–300.00	296.64
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
13	650–700	672	239.50	239.50
19	700–750	716	218.00–220.00	219.68
9	850–900	850	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	310.00–330.00	316.31
23	450–500	467	295.00–322.00	318.19
13	500–550	513	296.00–315.00	301.96
56	550–600	590	285.00–309.00	296.15
33	600–650	621	264.00–273.00	269.69
14	650–700	664	257.00–259.00	258.28
78	700–750	722	240.00–250.00	242.99
26	750–800	764	237.50–240.00	238.45
20	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
8	850–900	850	220.00–221.00	220.88
1	900–950	945	218.00	218.00
7	950–1000	954	212.00–221.00	215.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	546	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	248.00	248.00
4	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	516	325.00–330.00	328.74
2	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	384	300.00–309.50	305.97
11	400–450	435	280.00–289.00	286.66
3	450–500	480	250.00–260.00	256.74
38	500–550	523	247.00–255.00	251.13
20	550–600	570	243.00–254.00	250.68
60	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	246.71
88	650–700	678	230.00–241.00	235.82
10	700–750	716	233.50–235.00	233.80
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	240.00–256.00	251.36
2	450–500	450	235.00–245.00	240.00
7	550–600	559	220.00–230.00	221.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,272	115.00–125.00	119.75
4	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,230	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,058	95.00–106.00	99.95
8	—	1,106	120.00	120.00
14	—	1,093	110.00–118.00	113.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,385	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,508	107.00–110.00	108.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	122.00–136.00	131.59
5	—	1,521	137.00–144.00	139.01
2	—	1,765	150.00–157.00	153.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	750.00–975.00	851.54
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,178.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,990.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,051.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,621.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

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