Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-05-07

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 493▼ 37 vs year ago 376 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 103▲ 1 vs year ago 108 · +0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 90▼ 52 vs year ago 119 · −43.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with 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 $266.90/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −98.37 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$266.90
31 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,430
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.18
vs AL average
−0.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538270.671,45625
Medium and Large 2537254.201,3644thin
Medium and Large 3510245.101,2502thin
One grade step is worth $25.57/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd
266.90
—
AL average13 barns · 355 hd
246.71
+20.18
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−0.69
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−98.37
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—High1,788153.312,74117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,233125.541,54850
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,041104.741,0909thin

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)—$2,0179
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,02914

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368344.90/cwt340.00–350.001,2692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378330.23/cwt325.00–335.001,2482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405319.22/cwt315.00–325.001,29314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428305.09/cwt300.00–310.001,3062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468292.57/cwt290.00–295.001,3692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473304.64/cwt300.00–310.001,4413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524288.15/cwt287.00–290.001,5106
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550281.67/cwt280.00–285.001,5493
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570264.82/cwt260.00–270.001,5092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608247.49/cwt245.00–250.001,5052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626263.10/cwt262.00–270.001,64714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655254.96/cwt250.00–260.001,6702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678232.45/cwt230.00–235.001,5762
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710214.93/cwt210.00–220.001,5262
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7837
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2784208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313300.00/cwt295.00–305.009394
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320320.93/cwt318.00–325.001,0273
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419309.28/cwt307.00–310.001,2964
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434296.41/cwt290.00–300.001,2865
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3436284.15/cwt270.00–285.001,23918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455284.62/cwt280.00–287.001,2953
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465295.03/cwt290.00–300.001,3726
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483269.92/cwt265.00–275.001,3042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510245.10/cwt240.00–250.001,2502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520263.43/cwt260.00–267.001,3702
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535271.74/cwt271.00–280.001,45423
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2553244.98/cwt240.00–250.001,3552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570258.38/cwt255.00–262.001,4732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625245.12/cwt240.00–250.001,5322
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665222.48/cwt220.00–225.001,4792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678230.97/cwt228.00–234.001,5662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705222.01/cwt220.00–224.001,5652
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275382.09/cwt375.00–390.001,0512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323333.40/cwt325.00–340.001,0773
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358344.97/cwt340.00–350.001,2352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428325.20/cwt320.00–330.001,3922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438292.44/cwt272.00–300.001,2815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463297.57/cwt295.00–300.001,3782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518287.54/cwt285.00–290.001,4892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524267.45/cwt260.00–270.001,4014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573280.91/cwt278.00–284.001,6102
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600268.33/cwt267.00–270.001,6103
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675250.53/cwt246.00–255.001,6912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713218.02/cwt216.00–220.001,5542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638149.48/cwt146.00–151.002,4486
Bulls——1,828153.06/cwt142.00–157.002,7987
Bulls——1,943159.48/cwt158.00–163.003,0994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933111.45/cwt110.00–113.001,0402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072102.82/cwt99.00–104.001,1027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134120.14/cwt117.00–122.001,36218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248131.30/cwt129.00–134.001,63915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325126.18/cwt123.00–128.001,67217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,016.67/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0179
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,933.33/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,625.00/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6253
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,825.00–2,000.001,9008

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.