Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-09-24

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 24
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
909 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 1,170▼ 195 vs year ago 1,104 · −17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 397▲ 122 vs year ago 228 · +53.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 94▲ 9 vs year ago 76 · +11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, with high yielding boners up to 147.00 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $243.81/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −174.43 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.
Average price
$243.81
53 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,350
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.32
vs AL average
−30.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2549250.001,37421
Medium and Large 3557239.751,33432
One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale53 hd
243.81
—
AL average14 barns · 279 hd
246.13
−2.32
National average169 barns · 10,664 hd
274.29
−30.48
This barn, trailing median33 sales
418.24
−174.43
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
488435382329median 418.2403/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $343.23, median $418.24 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—Low1,504144.092,1677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,479114.521,6938thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,441113.931,64217
CowsLean 85-90%High1,204110.841,33554

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)—$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9797
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,51010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,16025

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371290.53/cwt287.50–295.001,0785
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436275.63/cwt272.00–280.001,20211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476264.19/cwt260.00–270.001,2585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521257.97/cwt254.00–262.001,3448
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3537249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3378
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563236.66/cwt236.00–241.001,33224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567245.09/cwt243.00–250.001,39013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635241.17/cwt237.00–244.001,53110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681233.71/cwt232.50–239.001,59236
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3701219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,53530
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2741229.26/cwt225.00–233.001,69936
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761234.75/cwt234.75–234.751,78628
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3770186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4321
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2803212.46/cwt200.00–215.001,7066
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877224.75/cwt224.75–224.751,9719
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2886212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8784
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320275.05/cwt270.00–280.008803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340282.00/cwt282.00–282.009591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408240.00/cwt240.00–240.009795
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411245.00/cwt244.00–254.001,00715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,15015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537240.91/cwt230.00–245.001,29411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564236.42/cwt230.00–242.001,33318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3853
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3057
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3637215.81/cwt215.00–221.001,37529
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3664215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,42815
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1696228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5874
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1701227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,59540
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710225.18/cwt224.00–226.001,59922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6596
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0341
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458253.35/cwt248.00–258.001,1603
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460232.50/cwt230.00–235.001,0702
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2599229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3724
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3971
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310141.35/cwt141.00–142.001,8523
Bulls——1,649146.14/cwt145.00–149.002,4104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010119.45/cwt119.00–120.001,2062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152106.19/cwt101.00–110.001,22316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,238112.43/cwt110.00–117.001,39236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,451114.18/cwt113.00–115.001,65716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580114.54/cwt114.00–115.001,8104
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,725.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,129.41/head1,900.00–2,500.002,12917
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,725.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,978.57/head1,850.00–2,300.001,9797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,510.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,51010

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.