Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was active with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.75/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −124.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$263.75

117 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$37.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

vs AL average

−21.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	286.00	1,484	5thin
Medium and Large 2	559	263.15	1,472	109
Medium and Large 3	567	248.33	1,408	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.67/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale117 hd

263.75

—

AL average15 barns · 747 hd

260.31

+3.44

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−21.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−124.50

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	1,551	142.05	2,203	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	117.99	1,509	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	117.41	1,746	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	104.73	1,111	22

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)	—	$1,781	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,558	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,885	5

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,735	157.01/cwt	154.50–160.00	2,724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	126.18/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,404	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	97.25/cwt	93.00–104.00	955	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	746	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	874	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	301.77/cwt	292.50–306.50	1,394	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	323.29/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,523	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	285.23/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,651	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	267.72/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,432	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	301.59/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	544	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	245.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	346.14/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	305.65/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,357	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	251.02/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,599	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	260.40/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,495	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	225.27/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	897	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	241.21/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,886	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	263.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,673	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,558.33/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,558	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,018.75/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	2,019	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	110.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,253	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	113.05/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,585	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	142.96/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	123.94/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	117.99/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,519	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	231.51/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	253.28/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	299.29/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,838	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	339.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,210	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	315.11/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,780	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	285.72/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	323.19/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	327.80/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,721	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	228.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	227.94/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,630	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	359.23/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,570	16

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,066Last week 646Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 95Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 45Year ago 154

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	154.50–160.00	157.01
2	—	1,248	124.00–129.00	126.18
2	—	1,670	137.00–148.00	142.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	120.00	120.00
11	—	982	93.00–104.00	97.25
9	—	1,134	105.00–115.00	110.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,325	102.00	102.00
13	—	1,287	114.00–124.00	117.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	112.00–114.00	113.05
2	—	1,615	123.00–125.00	123.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	544	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	608	228.00–235.00	231.51
3	700–750	746	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
16	400–450	437	345.00–362.50	359.23
4	500–550	531	308.00	308.00
5	550–600	557	285.00–306.00	301.59
4	600–650	635	247.00	247.00
10	650–700	671	230.00	230.00
18	700–750	715	221.00–229.00	227.94
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
5	850–900	874	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	507	318.00–325.00	323.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	470	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	578	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
96	400–450	444	305.00–315.00	305.65
34	450–500	462	292.50–306.50	301.77
41	500–550	535	260.00–280.00	267.72
68	550–600	574	250.00–264.00	260.40
49	600–650	637	245.00–257.00	251.02
11	650–700	664	240.00	240.00
8	700–750	730	220.00–230.00	228.25
12	750–800	767	224.00–227.00	225.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	273	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
10	350–400	357	330.00–340.00	339.01
1	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	482	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	621	247.00–260.00	253.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	346.14
36	450–500	471	316.00–330.00	323.29
24	500–550	525	322.00–332.00	327.80
29	550–600	579	282.50–287.50	285.23
13	600–650	634	260.00–270.00	263.90
24	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
16	700–750	718	240.00–250.00	245.98
14	750–800	782	235.00–243.00	241.21
4	800–850	828	240.00	240.00
3	850–900	897	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
31	550–600	565	302.00–320.00	315.11
49	600–650	614	292.00–302.00	299.29
7	650–700	651	284.00–290.00	285.72

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)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,558.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,725.00–2,200.00	2,018.75

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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