Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2024-10-15

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 15
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▼ 413 vs last sale 1,119▼ 262 vs year ago 968 · −27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 300▲ 57 vs year ago 163 · +35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 85▲ 11 vs year ago 29 · +37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder bulls sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with a higher undertone. Trade was moderate with good to moderate 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 $261.78/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.35 against this barn's trailing median of $419.14.
Average price
$261.78
73 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,411
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.69
vs AL average
−37.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519274.301,42436
Medium and Large 2558253.471,41533
Medium and Large 3564217.751,2274thin
One grade step is worth $56.55/cwt here — about $197 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 sale73 hd
261.78
—
AL average13 barns · 395 hd
264.48
−2.69
National average188 barns · 32,793 hd
299.33
−37.55
This barn, trailing median32 sales
419.14
−157.35
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
488435382329median 419.1403/0305/0507/0709/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $343.23, median $419.14 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—Low1,626142.412,31610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,372125.401,72016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,248122.061,523165

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)—$1,91116
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9006

Every lot

64 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273326.88/cwt320.00–335.008922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326310.55/cwt290.00–320.001,0126
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368244.97/cwt240.00–250.009012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425277.41/cwt272.00–280.001,17911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467266.20/cwt260.00–268.001,2438
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516275.05/cwt273.00–276.001,41933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520250.01/cwt245.00–261.001,30013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2723
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583255.72/cwt242.00–259.001,49120
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628247.53/cwt238.00–254.001,55449
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685237.18/cwt224.00–239.001,62524
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717229.54/cwt221.00–235.001,64639
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3733198.36/cwt190.00–205.001,4543
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6232
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763220.89/cwt215.00–223.001,68523
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800219.50/cwt212.00–220.001,75616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283273.99/cwt270.00–275.007755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366257.52/cwt250.00–267.009438
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427244.29/cwt233.00–250.001,04310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430224.94/cwt220.00–230.009672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480248.10/cwt230.00–258.001,19129
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3493225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537239.21/cwt230.00–244.001,28556
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583230.15/cwt227.00–239.001,34215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633217.56/cwt210.00–226.001,37745
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674213.32/cwt208.00–215.001,4387
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4625
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770199.87/cwt190.00–210.001,5392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365293.58/cwt285.00–300.001,0724
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383259.06/cwt250.00–268.009922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482249.42/cwt240.00–254.001,2024
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525243.13/cwt239.00–248.001,2765
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566252.48/cwt250.00–255.001,4292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3648206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3355
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,4762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2729213.02/cwt210.00–214.001,5534
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800192.67/cwt180.00–200.001,5413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,439132.79/cwt128.00–135.001,9114
Bulls——1,556140.50/cwt137.00–147.002,1864
Bulls——2,140165.48/cwt165.00–166.003,5412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060108.75/cwt107.00–110.001,1537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134117.37/cwt113.00–122.001,33132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,287123.99/cwt123.00–124.001,596126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327125.82/cwt124.00–128.001,6709
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,6663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,451129.24/cwt129.00–130.001,8754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,350.00/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,990.00/head1,700.00–2,150.001,99010
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,493.75/head1,450.00–1,575.001,4944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,400.00/head1,200.00–1,500.001,4003

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.