Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-03-26

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 26
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 276▲ 51 vs year ago 444 · +11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 98▲ 41 vs year ago 104 · +39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 45▲ 60 vs year ago 49 · +122.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $263.65/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −101.62 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$263.65
28 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,421
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.31
vs AL average
−3.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533272.781,4549thin
Medium and Large 2536263.551,41415thin
Medium and Large 3562243.461,3674thin
One grade step is worth $29.32/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
263.65
—
AL average13 barns · 518 hd
259.34
+4.31
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−3.22
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−101.62
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—Low1,699156.182,65313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,440139.012,0029thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180138.281,63262
CowsLean 85-90%Low960114.631,10111

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)—$1,78911
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5699
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,06128

Every lot

86 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 2320352.66/cwt350.00–355.001,1292
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333370.11/cwt365.00–375.001,2322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372354.91/cwt350.00–360.001,3203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428323.77/cwt320.00–325.001,3864
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469323.29/cwt320.00–325.001,5166
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492315.30/cwt310.00–316.001,5518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534302.43/cwt300.00–310.001,6154
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563291.16/cwt285.00–295.001,6394
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572281.37/cwt280.00–284.001,6096
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614277.17/cwt270.00–278.001,70210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630259.96/cwt255.00–265.001,6383
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673259.93/cwt255.00–265.001,7493
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675242.44/cwt240.00–245.001,6362
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738242.47/cwt240.00–245.001,7892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306311.47/cwt310.00–320.009537
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330303.38/cwt300.00–305.001,0013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3346295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0655
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3359281.29/cwt275.00–285.001,0104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408289.43/cwt285.00–290.001,1819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1291
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445295.29/cwt295.00–297.001,3147
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458283.82/cwt280.00–290.001,30013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479268.99/cwt265.00–270.001,2885
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525266.12/cwt262.00–270.001,39712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4477
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533250.92/cwt245.00–257.001,3372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558265.02/cwt260.00–270.001,4792
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582253.28/cwt248.00–257.001,4743
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590236.00/cwt232.00–240.001,3922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615245.01/cwt240.00–250.001,5073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620232.42/cwt230.00–235.001,4412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625215.12/cwt210.00–220.001,3452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709223.98/cwt222.00–228.001,5883
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5183
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5961
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780198.48/cwt197.00–200.001,5482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313349.88/cwt345.00–355.001,0952
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320369.97/cwt365.00–375.001,1843
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358353.72/cwt350.00–355.001,2664
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,1962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430312.44/cwt310.00–315.001,3432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469327.44/cwt320.00–330.001,5364
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488297.64/cwt290.00–300.001,4524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520305.19/cwt300.00–310.001,5872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520280.03/cwt275.00–285.001,4563
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583284.94/cwt280.00–290.001,6612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590268.36/cwt265.00–270.001,5833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,5532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623267.57/cwt265.00–270.001,6672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672234.65/cwt230.00–240.001,5773
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680249.93/cwt247.00–255.001,7003
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725233.32/cwt232.00–235.001,6923
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523148.63/cwt144.00–150.002,2644
Bulls——1,718157.50/cwt154.00–159.002,7066
Bulls——1,895163.59/cwt161.00–166.003,1003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940113.87/cwt112.00–116.001,0706
Cows—Lean 85-90%982121.29/cwt120.00–123.001,1913
Cows—Lean 85-90%988106.94/cwt106.00–108.001,0572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140132.73/cwt130.00–135.001,51317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161138.31/cwt136.00–141.001,60628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252143.78/cwt142.00–147.001,80017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407131.34/cwt129.00–135.001,8483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457142.85/cwt140.00–144.002,0816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,166.67/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,933.33/head1,800.00–2,050.001,93318
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,925.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,850.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,737.50/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,708.33/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7086
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,489.29/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4897

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.