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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 2

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 495▼ 3 vs year ago 575 · −0.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 145▲ 45 vs year ago 125 · +36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 109▼ 13 vs year ago 75 · −17.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.87/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −118.39 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.

Average price

$246.87

41 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$15.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

−23.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	260.14	1,366	2thin
Medium and Large 2	566	249.77	1,414	9thin
Medium and Large 3	573	245.12	1,405	30

One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about −$40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

246.87

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

250.34

−3.47

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−23.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

365.27

−118.39

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,752	148.43	2,600	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	133.53	1,566	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	130.06	1,900	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	113.02	1,137	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,720	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,712	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	16

Every lot

79 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	205	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	789	26
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	947	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	325.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,236	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	314.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,475	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,474	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	299.57/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,534	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,507	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	287.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,641	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	265.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,519	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	264.65/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,628	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,565	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	254.99/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,675	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,626	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,710	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	201	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	653	18
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	880	22
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	306.57/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,027	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	997	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,119	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	298.96/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,121	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	285.12/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,069	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	290.35/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,182	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	273.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,163	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	258.61/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,192	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,349	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	270.08/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,264	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	260.14/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,366	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	249.67/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,346	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	249.77/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,414	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	243.17/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,430	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,580	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,614	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,721	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	216.52/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,568	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,632	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	325.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,164	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	327.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,360	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	309.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,314	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,387	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,548	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,444	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,442	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	279.48/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,573	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,581	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,576	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	232.03/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,671	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	157.84/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,633	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	110.09/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,068	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	118.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,207	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,132	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	131.35/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,525	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,672	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	135.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,623	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	135.77/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,928	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	130.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,915	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	123.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,828	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,970.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,970	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,633.33/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,470	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	12

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 495Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 145Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 109Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	315.00–330.00	325.39
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	307.00	307.00
2	500–550	518	290.00–292.00	291.00
3	550–600	572	260.00–270.00	265.58
2	600–650	620	250.00–255.00	252.48
8	650–700	692	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	263	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	469	310.00–320.00	314.58
12	500–550	512	295.00–305.00	299.57
10	550–600	570	280.00–290.00	287.91
3	600–650	615	262.00–270.00	264.65
6	650–700	657	250.00–256.00	254.99
2	700–750	737	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	200–250	205	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	295.00–300.00	297.50
10	350–400	375	282.00–292.00	285.12
4	400–450	425	270.00–280.00	273.57
6	450–500	461	252.00–266.00	258.61
9	500–550	539	249.00–250.00	249.67
21	550–600	588	240.00–246.00	243.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	305.00–310.00	306.57
2	350–400	375	298.00–300.00	298.96
15	400–450	407	287.00–294.00	290.35
2	450–500	468	265.00–275.00	270.08
9	550–600	566	248.00–250.00	249.77
6	650–700	656	246.00	246.00
7	700–750	724	208.00–220.00	216.52
6	800–850	800	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	201	325.00	325.00
22	250–300	265	332.00	332.00
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	363	305.00–310.00	308.35
2	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	465	285.00–295.00	290.00
2	500–550	525	255.00–265.00	260.14
2	600–650	627	252.00	252.00
8	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	714	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	358	320.00–330.00	325.10
4	400–450	424	305.00–315.00	309.96
5	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	295.00
3	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	550–600	560	255.00–260.00	257.48
1	700–750	710	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	416	320.00–330.00	327.03
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	525	290.00–300.00	294.86
4	550–600	563	275.00–281.00	279.48
2	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	255.08
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	720	230.00–234.00	232.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,161	128.00–133.00	131.35
24	—	1,194	134.00–139.00	135.95
5	—	1,181	140.00–145.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	970	109.00–113.00	110.09
2	—	1,073	105.00–106.00	105.51
5	—	1,015	116.00–120.00	118.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	134.00–139.00	135.77
14	—	1,469	127.00–132.00	130.35
5	—	1,480	120.00–126.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,640	156.00–160.00	157.84
21	—	1,780	145.00–150.00	147.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,470.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275.00

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.