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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 30

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

493 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 458▼ 110 vs year ago 603 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 170▼ 80 vs year ago 183 · −43.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 111▼ 110 vs year ago 200 · −55.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $256.92/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.35 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.

Average price

$256.92

64 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs AL average

−11.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	262.50	1,444	44
Medium and Large 2	580	247.46	1,435	15thin
Medium and Large 3	545	236.16	1,287	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $157 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 sale64 hd

256.92

—

AL average13 barns · 475 hd

249.20

+7.72

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−11.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

365.27

−108.35

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	1,642	144.96	2,380	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	125.90	1,513	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	109.48	1,547	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	109.40	1,112	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)	—	$1,800	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,545	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	5

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	348.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,062	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	326.10/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,011	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	366.90/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,413	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	321.75/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,319	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,233	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	336.14/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,422	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,346	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,478	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	297.90/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,466	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	308.26/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,597	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	291.44/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,539	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	279.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,515	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	281.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,608	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,471	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	268.95/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,592	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,528	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	268.23/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,634	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,481	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	261.66/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,722	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	236.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,610	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	237.95/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,720	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	228.50/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,828	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	311.45/cwt	305.00–315.00	965	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,114	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,066	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,204	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	278.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,283	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	261.13/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,212	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	283.22/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,323	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	269.58/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,378	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,256	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,362	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	260.14/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,465	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	231.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,306	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	246.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,439	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	235.17/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,503	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	238.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,566	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,641	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,673	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,566	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	365.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,180	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	346.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,307	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	331.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,256	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,407	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,381	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,431	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,497	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	296.50/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,518	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	293.98/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,535	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	283.41/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,579	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	232.94/cwt	226.00–275.00	1,339	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	260.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,599	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	243.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,647	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,742	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	138.42/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,961	6
Bulls	—	—	1,578	144.35/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,278	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	150.99/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,839	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,054	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	113.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,170	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	120.70/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,374	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	125.95/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,500	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	131.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,696	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	109.48/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,547	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,938	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516.67/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,517	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,500	3

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 458Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 170Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 111Year ago 200

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	365.19
3	350–400	377	340.00–350.00	346.81
2	400–450	423	330.00–335.00	332.57
2	450–500	475	310.00–320.00	315.16
3	500–550	512	285.00–305.00	296.50
3	550–600	557	280.00–290.00	283.41
4	600–650	615	250.00–270.00	260.08
3	650–700	675	240.00–250.00	243.93
1	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
3	750–800	751	232.00	232.00
2	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	379	325.00–335.00	331.37
2	400–450	435	315.00–320.00	317.56
2	450–500	473	300.00–305.00	302.54
3	500–550	522	290.00–297.00	293.98
7	550–600	575	226.00–275.00	232.94
2	600–650	620	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
9	350–400	385	350.00–375.00	366.90
8	400–450	423	335.00–340.00	336.14
14	450–500	462	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	518	306.00–310.00	308.26
18	550–600	572	280.00–290.00	281.09
9	600–650	609	268.00–270.00	268.23
12	650–700	658	260.00–265.00	261.66
5	700–750	723	236.00–246.00	237.95
4	800–850	800	228.00–230.00	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	305	340.00–350.00	348.31
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	410	320.00–325.00	321.75
20	450–500	492	296.00–306.00	297.90
3	500–550	528	285.00–295.00	291.44
7	550–600	592	268.00–275.00	268.95
2	600–650	605	250.00–255.00	252.52
3	650–700	680	230.00–240.00	236.76
1	700–750	720	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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	320.00–332.00	326.10
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	411	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	460	290.00–295.00	292.53
10	500–550	543	270.00–280.00	279.04
3	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	254.94
2	600–650	630	230.00–240.00	235.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	305.00–315.00	311.45
9	350–400	369	302.00	302.00
2	400–450	408	290.00–300.00	295.03
9	450–500	467	283.00–285.00	283.22
11	500–550	511	267.00–280.00	269.58
33	550–600	563	256.00–263.00	260.14
1	600–650	630	242.00	242.00
8	650–700	656	230.00–240.00	238.74
8	700–750	739	222.00	222.00
2	750–800	789	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
18	450–500	461	270.00–280.00	278.27
1	500–550	520	262.00	262.00
14	550–600	584	240.00–250.00	246.42
9	600–650	639	227.00–237.00	235.17
1	650–700	665	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	392	272.00	272.00
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
12	450–500	464	254.00–266.00	261.13
2	500–550	518	240.00–245.00	242.42
3	550–600	563	230.00–236.00	231.99
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,880	148.00–153.00	150.99
5	—	1,578	143.00–147.00	144.35
6	—	1,417	136.00–141.00	138.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,138	118.00–123.00	120.70
11	—	1,290	130.00–135.00	131.48
19	—	1,191	124.00–129.00	125.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	999	103.00–108.00	105.53
6	—	1,033	110.00–116.00	113.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	107.00–112.00	109.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800.00

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.