Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-05-14

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
277 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 339▼ 88 vs year ago 365 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 109▼ 13 vs year ago 120 · −10.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 67▼ 85 vs year ago 115 · −73.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.22/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −119.05 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$246.22
39 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,390
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.00
vs AL average
−23.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570251.641,43417thin
Medium and Large 2564243.581,37318thin
Medium and Large 3544235.001,2784thin
One grade step is worth $16.64/cwt here — about $157 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 sale39 hd
246.22
—
AL average13 barns · 377 hd
248.22
−2.00
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−23.78
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−119.05
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—Low1,950143.482,7983thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,378132.711,82819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,107131.491,45650
CowsLean 85-90%High906118.731,07523

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 (2-4 yrs)—$1,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,2851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6003thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3303312.60/cwt300.00–325.009472
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1483
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395323.00/cwt320.00–326.001,2762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423322.37/cwt315.00–330.001,3642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429305.77/cwt300.00–310.001,3126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472287.52/cwt285.00–295.001,3574
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515299.60/cwt298.00–300.001,5435
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525282.03/cwt276.00–285.001,4813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570269.36/cwt268.00–270.001,5353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574284.63/cwt280.00–285.001,63413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633258.29/cwt255.00–260.001,63510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635267.65/cwt265.00–268.001,70014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673253.23/cwt248.00–255.001,7044
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8926
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775216.32/cwt214.00–220.001,6763
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8932
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310311.02/cwt310.00–312.009642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390294.45/cwt285.00–296.001,1487
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418262.51/cwt260.00–265.001,0972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2541
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435280.06/cwt275.00–285.001,2182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465274.30/cwt274.00–277.001,27513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,1932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524249.78/cwt247.00–252.001,3095
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540236.67/cwt230.00–240.001,2783
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570251.64/cwt250.00–252.001,43417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579241.20/cwt237.00–245.001,39713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629235.85/cwt235.00–242.001,48314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2687231.11/cwt228.00–234.001,58810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726227.53/cwt226.00–230.001,6527
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740217.99/cwt216.00–220.001,6132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770210.00/cwt204.00–216.001,6172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295335.00/cwt335.00–335.009881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305310.00/cwt310.00–310.009461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320348.67/cwt345.00–356.001,1163
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2261
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513286.69/cwt285.00–290.001,4713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520278.00/cwt274.00–282.001,4462
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560283.47/cwt282.00–285.001,5872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5585
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610258.52/cwt257.00–260.001,5772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6741
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,950143.48/cwt140.00–145.002,7983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830112.94/cwt109.00–116.009379
Cows—Lean 85-90%928120.84/cwt119.00–123.001,12110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,011120.57/cwt118.00–123.001,2196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020126.47/cwt125.00–129.001,2904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058128.15/cwt125.00–132.001,35618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163136.33/cwt134.00–140.001,58626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323137.60/cwt135.00–140.001,8209
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340121.95/cwt120.00–124.001,6343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464131.03/cwt128.00–134.001,9187
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,850.00/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,105.00/head1,075.00–1,135.001,1052
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4502

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.