Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-03-12

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 12
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 448▼ 14 vs year ago 464 · −3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 161▼ 65 vs year ago 165 · −39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 192▼ 32 vs year ago 88 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.07/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.20 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$262.07
28 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,376
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.22
vs AL average
−14.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536269.981,4464thin
Medium and Large 2515265.011,36519thin
Medium and Large 3554244.571,3545thin
One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $91 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
262.07
—
AL average15 barns · 288 hd
252.85
+9.22
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−14.10
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−103.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
451397344290median 365.2703/0305/0507/0709/0810/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $303.81, median $365.27 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,788138.452,47515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,227125.151,53646
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,420118.001,6765thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04499.161,0368thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,21332

Every lot

88 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310385.16/cwt380.00–390.001,1942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378369.89/cwt365.00–375.001,3983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1402355.85/cwt355.00–360.001,4316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483348.22/cwt340.00–350.001,6828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525314.86/cwt310.00–320.001,6532
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560296.57/cwt290.00–300.001,66110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608274.94/cwt270.00–280.001,6722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660264.93/cwt260.00–269.001,7494
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703252.72/cwt244.00–254.001,7778
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777224.05/cwt220.00–230.001,7413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323378.14/cwt370.00–385.001,2213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323345.88/cwt340.00–350.001,1175
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375322.43/cwt320.00–325.001,2092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378355.17/cwt350.00–360.001,3432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418327.57/cwt325.00–330.001,3692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431311.30/cwt305.00–315.001,3424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434295.63/cwt290.00–300.001,2837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461288.90/cwt285.00–295.001,3329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473314.92/cwt310.00–320.001,4902
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482276.01/cwt270.00–280.001,33010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506267.13/cwt262.00–270.001,35217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513284.98/cwt280.00–290.001,4622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3543251.66/cwt250.00–255.001,3673
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558254.98/cwt250.00–260.001,4232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570233.93/cwt230.00–238.001,3332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593247.01/cwt244.00–250.001,4652
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,3752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630239.61/cwt238.00–240.001,5105
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,55310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657243.30/cwt240.00–244.001,5986
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675224.89/cwt220.00–230.001,5182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675212.56/cwt210.00–215.001,4352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725224.90/cwt220.00–230.001,6312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3773187.49/cwt185.00–190.001,4492
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1793207.51/cwt205.00–210.001,6462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322378.82/cwt375.00–380.001,22013
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3353354.96/cwt350.00–360.001,2532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362375.34/cwt370.00–380.001,35914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365388.75/cwt385.00–390.001,4194
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416346.20/cwt340.00–350.001,4404
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420374.94/cwt370.00–380.001,5752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428324.91/cwt320.00–330.001,3912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450296.67/cwt290.00–300.001,3353
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458314.97/cwt310.00–320.001,4432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465354.96/cwt350.00–360.001,6513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518334.93/cwt330.00–340.001,7352
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528269.88/cwt265.00–275.001,4252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530294.91/cwt290.00–300.001,5632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563305.07/cwt300.00–310.001,7182
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572274.96/cwt270.00–280.001,5733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3587255.07/cwt250.00–260.001,4973
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615235.04/cwt230.00–240.001,4452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620274.84/cwt270.00–280.001,7042
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630257.54/cwt255.00–260.001,6232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665209.95/cwt205.00–215.001,3963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675249.38/cwt244.00–255.001,6832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683235.02/cwt230.00–240.001,6052
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720209.86/cwt205.00–215.001,5112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730224.93/cwt220.00–230.001,6422
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768205.05/cwt200.00–210.001,5752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783185.05/cwt180.00–190.001,4492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725132.85/cwt130.00–135.002,2925
Bulls——1,807146.88/cwt144.00–149.002,6543
Bulls——1,824138.84/cwt137.00–141.002,5327
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01896.03/cwt95.00–97.009782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053100.21/cwt98.00–103.001,0556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174117.17/cwt115.00–120.001,37611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219124.54/cwt123.00–127.001,51815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262130.00/cwt128.00–133.001,64120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388111.49/cwt111.00–112.001,5472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,6661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463124.00/cwt122.00–126.001,8142
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,725.00/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,287.50/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2884
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,575.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,425.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4258
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head1,950.00–2,100.002,00010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,800.00/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8006

This sale against other markets

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.