Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-10-08

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 8
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,119 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 890▲ 199 vs year ago 920 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 200▲ 149 vs year ago 151 · +98.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 65 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with moderate to good demand on feeder calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.26/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.09 against this barn's trailing median of $364.35.
Average price
$232.26
98 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.41
vs AL average
−20.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550244.171,34423
Medium and Large 2556229.801,27971
Medium and Large 3552207.581,1454thin
One grade step is worth $36.60/cwt here — about $199 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 sale98 hd
232.26
—
AL average14 barns · 578 hd
225.86
+6.41
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−20.42
This barn, trailing median33 sales
364.35
−132.09
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—Low1,393137.311,91210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244123.351,53520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,489119.441,77814
CowsLean 85-90%High1,138113.111,28760

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,55317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1327
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,23113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,64023

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324328.95/cwt327.00–330.001,0666
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3434251.60/cwt244.00–257.001,0923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476275.99/cwt270.00–282.001,31425
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1592
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520265.60/cwt250.00–268.001,38116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577251.82/cwt248.00–260.001,45330
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617240.15/cwt240.00–246.001,48240
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,59710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3631235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4836
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2696234.26/cwt230.00–245.001,63021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705215.04/cwt210.00–220.001,5162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2744229.38/cwt227.00–230.001,70721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770230.15/cwt229.00–232.001,77231
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2804226.92/cwt225.00–230.001,82427
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378259.32/cwt258.00–260.009803
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390244.00/cwt244.00–244.009523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417250.49/cwt247.00–252.001,04510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425222.00/cwt222.00–222.009441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472242.77/cwt240.00–245.001,14616
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521235.47/cwt232.00–237.001,22726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1552244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,34722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573207.15/cwt200.00–214.001,1872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577226.52/cwt220.00–228.501,30745
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622228.68/cwt227.00–229.501,42229
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4948
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3868
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675223.06/cwt220.00–225.001,50638
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758219.25/cwt215.00–222.001,66249
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519244.84/cwt240.00–250.001,2714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,284136.71/cwt135.00–139.001,7555
Bulls——1,463130.91/cwt130.00–133.001,9153
Bulls——1,558148.42/cwt144.00–152.002,3122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055104.16/cwt100.00–108.001,0998
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139112.57/cwt110.00–117.001,28238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182119.71/cwt119.00–124.001,41514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247123.60/cwt122.00–125.001,54117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268119.93/cwt119.00–121.001,5212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478116.17/cwt115.00–117.001,7175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495121.25/cwt120.00–122.001,8139
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,166.67/head3,100.00–3,300.003,1673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,725.00/head2,400.00–2,950.002,72510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,132.14/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1327
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,662.50/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6634
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,571.43/head3,300.00–3,900.003,5717
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,242.86/head3,000.00–3,600.003,2437
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,833.33/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,466.07/head2,000.00–2,800.002,46614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,750.00/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7502

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.