Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-09-17

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 17
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,170 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 1,009▲ 111 vs year ago 1,059 · +10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
397 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 400▲ 106 vs year ago 291 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 75▼ 2 vs year ago 96 · −2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was 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 $230.83/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −133.52 against this barn's trailing median of $364.35.
Average price
$230.83
135 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,314
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.31
vs AL average
−6.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2569231.971,320125
Medium and Large 3573216.581,24210thin
One grade step is worth $15.39/cwt here — about $79 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 sale135 hd
230.83
—
AL average13 barns · 522 hd
227.52
+3.31
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−6.18
This barn, trailing median33 sales
364.35
−133.52
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

33 sales
451397344290median 364.3503/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $303.81, median $364.35 across 33 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—Low1,397145.232,02912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,573123.261,9394thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,296123.241,59716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,105117.291,29653

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)—$2,5899
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,82421
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,51416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,86123

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327282.29/cwt280.00–290.009234
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380254.00/cwt254.00–254.009651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406289.03/cwt282.00–292.501,1739
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418243.44/cwt242.00–245.001,0182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,26717
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,19816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524239.58/cwt235.00–247.001,25514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3544223.76/cwt220.00–230.001,2178
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2604
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567235.85/cwt230.00–239.501,33723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636227.89/cwt222.00–230.001,44937
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668223.87/cwt220.00–225.001,49527
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,55922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773214.85/cwt210.00–216.001,66146
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7648
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7363
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3800204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6325
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335239.93/cwt235.00–245.008042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345223.00/cwt223.00–223.007691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390235.01/cwt234.00–237.009173
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409242.00/cwt242.00–242.009902
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413238.47/cwt237.00–240.009852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1451246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1095
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526234.28/cwt230.00–239.001,23238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3577216.20/cwt214.00–220.001,2479
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588230.96/cwt222.00–234.001,35887
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3606209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2674
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610216.87/cwt215.00–222.001,32314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,90537
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668237.29/cwt235.00–240.001,585119
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2689213.06/cwt210.00–215.001,46870
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,49118
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722194.89/cwt190.00–200.001,40714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323229.88/cwt225.00–235.007432
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325280.10/cwt275.00–285.009103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460229.01/cwt223.00–234.001,0533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2939
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665201.91/cwt198.00–210.001,3433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240145.81/cwt144.00–150.001,8087
Bulls——1,525136.97/cwt135.00–138.002,0893
Bulls——1,753155.59/cwt154.00–157.002,7272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978124.31/cwt123.00–126.001,21610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015111.24/cwt110.00–113.001,12914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192117.79/cwt115.00–123.001,40429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340121.53/cwt120.00–124.001,62911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,611124.35/cwt124.00–125.002,0033
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,905.26/head1,650.00–2,150.001,90519
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,566.67/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5673
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,033.33/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,366.67/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,847.50/head1,700.00–2,200.001,84820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,514.06/head1,450.00–1,550.001,51416
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.