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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 23

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

458 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 343▼ 2 vs year ago 460 · −0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 107▲ 19 vs year ago 151 · +12.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 47▲ 29 vs year ago 82 · +35.4%

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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 $239.47/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −125.79 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.

Average price

$239.47

18 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

vs AL average

−30.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	247.81	1,259	9thin
Medium and Large 2	527	235.02	1,239	4thin
Medium and Large 3	588	228.03	1,341	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale18 hd

239.47

—

AL average13 barns · 337 hd

247.27

−7.80

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−30.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

365.27

−125.79

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	—	High	1,718	148.82	2,557	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	126.63	1,421	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	110.13	1,060	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,039	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,207	28

Every lot

82 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	348.23/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,132	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	337.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,100	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	358.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,278	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	338.25/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,265	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,206	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,384	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,240	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	314.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,338	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	321.54/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,479	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,359	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,496	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	302.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,591	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,533	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,639	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	262.25/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,576	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,517	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	228.45/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,537	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,743	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	289	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	896	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	923	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,113	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	285.28/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,041	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	298.51/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,152	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,187	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	253.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,127	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	257.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,170	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,123	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	268.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,296	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	247.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,259	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	236.03/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,211	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	228.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,341	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	226.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,367	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	193.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,190	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	211.63/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,424	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,539	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	214.67/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,631	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,632	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 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	328	342.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,123	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	347.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,237	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	314.90/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,159	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	328.53/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,340	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	306.97/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,427	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	296.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,388	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,513	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	272.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,398	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,479	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,450	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,598	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	246.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,533	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	245.33/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,649	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,448	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,635	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	143.66/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,258	5
Bulls	—	—	1,709	148.78/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,543	8
Bulls	—	—	1,920	155.36/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,983	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	106.83/cwt	105.00–109.00	989	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	112.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,121	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	120.89/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,290	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	127.12/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,436	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,537	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,964.29/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,964	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,908.33/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,908	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,318.75/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,319	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,920.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,920	10

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 343Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 107Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 47Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	365	300.00–310.00	304.93
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
5	450–500	482	265.00–275.00	268.90
9	500–550	508	240.00–250.00	247.81
2	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	672	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
6	750–800	760	214.00–218.00	214.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	305	300.00–305.00	302.54
8	350–400	386	295.00–299.00	298.51
8	400–450	420	280.00–285.00	282.53
7	450–500	455	250.00–260.00	257.06
3	500–550	513	235.00–238.00	236.03
1	550–600	570	232.00	232.00
3	600–650	603	220.00–230.00	226.63
3	650–700	673	210.00–215.00	211.63
1	700–750	740	208.00	208.00
2	800–850	800	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	365	285.00–287.00	285.28
3	400–450	445	250.00–260.00	253.33
2	450–500	463	240.00–245.00	242.54
5	550–600	588	220.00–230.00	228.03
3	600–650	615	190.00–200.00	193.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	730	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
10	350–400	356	350.00–365.00	358.95
2	400–450	413	330.00–340.00	335.09
10	450–500	460	318.00–325.00	321.54
4	500–550	526	300.00–310.00	302.43
2	550–600	575	280.00–290.00	284.96
4	600–650	601	262.00–263.00	262.25
5	700–750	700	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	330.00–340.00	337.39
2	350–400	383	310.00–320.00	314.90
3	400–450	418	290.00–300.00	296.61
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	508	265.00–270.00	267.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	348.23
8	350–400	374	335.00–340.00	338.25
2	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	314.82
2	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	525	280.00–290.00	284.86
2	550–600	573	265.00–270.00	267.47
3	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	246.69
4	650–700	673	224.00–230.00	228.45
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00

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
4	350–400	356	340.00–350.00	347.47
2	400–450	408	327.00–330.00	328.53
2	450–500	465	304.00–310.00	306.97
2	500–550	513	290.00–300.00	294.98
2	550–600	553	265.00–270.00	267.51
1	600–650	610	262.00	262.00
3	650–700	672	242.00–250.00	245.33
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	340.00–345.00	342.40
2	350–400	368	300.00–330.00	314.90
3	450–500	468	290.00–300.00	296.55
4	500–550	513	270.00–280.00	272.54
2	550–600	563	255.00–260.00	257.47
4	600–650	621	240.00–250.00	246.91
2	650–700	673	210.00–220.00	215.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,920	154.00–159.00	155.36
8	—	1,709	147.00–152.00	148.78
5	—	1,572	140.00–146.00	143.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,067	119.00–123.00	120.89
30	—	1,166	130.00–135.00	131.81
47	—	1,130	124.00–129.00	127.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	926	105.00–109.00	106.83
6	—	993	110.00–115.00	112.88

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)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,964.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,908.33

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	16	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,318.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.