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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 9

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 572▼ 90 vs year ago 575 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 170▼ 11 vs year ago 125 · −8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 62▲ 40 vs year ago 75 · +53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. 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 $238.29/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −126.98 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.

Average price

$238.29

11 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.70

vs AL average

−25.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	239.51	1,360	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	235.02	1,269	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.49/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale11 hd

238.29

—

AL average14 barns · 276 hd

244.99

−6.70

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−25.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

365.27

−126.98

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	1,601	150.57	2,411	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	131.57	1,580	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,379	122.71	1,691	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	103.77	969	13

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)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,513	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,126	9

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	858	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	359.77/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,169	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,085	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,123	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	335.32/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,241	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,297	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	282.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,200	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,325	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	272.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,266	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	266.00/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,535	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,531	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	234.06/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,573	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,739	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	228.46/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,784	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	286.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	929	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,042	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	273.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	972	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,091	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	276.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,139	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	259.46/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,110	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	246.02/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,139	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	240.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,157	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	236.53/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,254	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	239.51/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,360	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	227.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,400	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,436	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	229.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,551	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,547	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	183.95/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,426	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,244	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	333.24/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,293	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	327.02/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,367	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,311	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,412	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,311	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	280.07/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,437	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	264.57/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,400	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,462	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	243.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,485	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,459	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,546	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	212.25/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,524	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,673	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	154.25/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,340	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	145.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,390	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	99.99/cwt	97.00–103.00	917	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	115.95/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,102	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	108.62/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,075	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	134.18/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,558	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	128.29/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,575	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	140.63/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,758	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	119.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,585	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	126.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,801	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,512.50/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,513	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126.11/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,126	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,833.33/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,833	6

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 572Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 170Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 62Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	388	332.00–340.00	333.24
2	400–450	430	300.00–310.00	304.88
3	450–500	477	270.00–280.00	274.88
8	500–550	529	254.00–266.00	264.57
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
7	600–650	629	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	718	210.00–213.00	212.25
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	800	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	358	345.00–350.00	347.48
2	400–450	418	324.00–330.00	327.02
2	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	304.92
2	500–550	513	275.00–285.00	280.07
10	550–600	560	260.00–262.00	261.00
3	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	243.44
2	650–700	665	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	334	320.00–330.00	324.91
2	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	305.03
4	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	282.39
3	450–500	465	270.00–275.00	272.30
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	625	240.00–250.00	244.96
3	650–700	672	230.00–237.00	234.06
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	325	355.00–365.00	359.77
3	350–400	370	330.00–340.00	335.32
2	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	305.18
2	450–500	465	280.00–290.00	284.95
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	577	264.00–270.00	266.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	735	235.00–240.00	236.63
5	750–800	781	222.00–230.00	228.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	305.00–310.00	308.35
2	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	294.86
11	400–450	412	270.00–280.00	276.37
2	450–500	463	242.00–250.00	246.02
8	550–600	568	236.00–240.00	239.51
1	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
9	650–700	676	225.00–230.00	229.46
2	700–750	720	210.00–220.00	214.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	324	285.00–290.00	286.75
4	350–400	355	270.00–275.00	273.72
2	400–450	428	257.00–262.00	259.46
8	450–500	481	240.00–245.00	240.59
2	500–550	530	235.00–238.00	236.53
1	550–600	560	232.00	232.00
3	600–650	615	225.00–230.00	227.63
2	650–700	668	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	775	182.00–190.00	183.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	139.00–144.00	140.63
21	—	1,161	132.00–137.00	134.18
25	—	1,228	126.00–131.00	128.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	107.00–110.00	108.62
9	—	917	97.00–103.00	99.99
2	—	950	115.00–117.00	115.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	115.00–122.00	119.00
3	—	1,425	125.00–129.00	126.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,638	145.00–150.00	145.94
1	—	1,800	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,517	152.00–156.00	154.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	950.00–1,275.00	1,126.11

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	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,833.33

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.