Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-03-19

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 19
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 450▼ 352 vs year ago 628 · −56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 100▼ 81 vs year ago 179 · −45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 56▼ 51 vs year ago 96 · −53.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $265.98/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −99.29 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$265.98
30 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,433
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.16
vs AL average
−11.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529280.451,4837thin
Medium and Large 2540265.161,43316thin
Medium and Large 3544253.391,3807thin
One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about $103 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 sale30 hd
265.98
—
AL average13 barns · 289 hd
257.82
+8.16
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−11.24
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−99.29
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—High1,840150.652,77217
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229130.791,60831
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,437125.091,79710

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)—$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,08116

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343386.65/cwt385.00–390.001,3263
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360384.86/cwt380.00–390.001,3853
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373365.22/cwt360.00–375.001,3623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415365.06/cwt360.00–370.001,5152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430346.63/cwt345.00–350.001,4913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458344.97/cwt340.00–350.001,5802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487326.16/cwt320.00–330.001,5889
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514298.69/cwt290.00–300.001,5358
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520316.79/cwt310.00–320.001,6473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568284.89/cwt280.00–290.001,6182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568272.44/cwt270.00–275.001,5472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6548
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7491
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675247.56/cwt245.00–250.001,6712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732242.42/cwt240.00–243.001,7755
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767242.25/cwt240.00–244.001,8587
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,1531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3342328.32/cwt325.00–330.001,1233
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358354.41/cwt350.00–359.001,2692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366331.77/cwt330.00–337.001,2144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384319.03/cwt310.00–322.001,2254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413330.03/cwt325.00–335.001,3632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430315.12/cwt310.00–320.001,3552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430300.97/cwt300.00–304.001,2944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455279.95/cwt275.00–285.001,2742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463304.97/cwt300.00–310.001,4122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472292.42/cwt290.00–297.001,38010
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519283.63/cwt282.00–290.001,4725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522268.96/cwt265.00–275.001,40411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531256.79/cwt255.00–260.001,3645
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553272.49/cwt270.00–275.001,5072
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578244.89/cwt240.00–250.001,4152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581256.80/cwt256.00–260.001,4925
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625257.48/cwt255.00–260.001,6092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638249.09/cwt249.00–250.001,58911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669251.51/cwt250.00–252.001,6834
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675234.09/cwt230.00–238.001,5802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720218.00/cwt216.00–220.001,5702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723235.98/cwt230.00–240.001,7063
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358379.97/cwt375.00–385.001,3602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383364.90/cwt360.00–370.001,3982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413354.85/cwt350.00–360.001,4662
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421334.96/cwt330.00–340.001,4104
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468335.11/cwt330.00–340.001,5683
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473264.29/cwt220.00–310.001,2502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510317.00/cwt314.00–320.001,6172
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515297.52/cwt295.00–300.001,5322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570294.91/cwt290.00–300.001,6812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618277.55/cwt275.00–280.001,7152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673249.52/cwt244.00–255.001,6792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6921
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,599149.98/cwt148.00–151.002,3985
Bulls——1,806142.47/cwt140.00–145.002,5735
Bulls——2,037156.97/cwt155.00–160.003,1977
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191133.13/cwt130.00–135.001,5868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203126.86/cwt124.00–129.001,52616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333137.09/cwt136.00–141.001,8277
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416121.86/cwt119.00–124.001,7267
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485132.62/cwt131.00–134.001,9693
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,358.33/head2,275.00–2,425.002,3586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,050.00/head1,925.00–2,125.002,0506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,712.50/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7134

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.