Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.73/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −151.75 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$287.73

33 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$43.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs AL average

−54.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	295.67	1,649	27
Medium and Large 3	589	252.00	1,484	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.67/cwt here — about $164 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $372.21, median $439.48 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

287.73

—

AL average11 barns · 168 hd

293.31

−5.58

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−54.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−151.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,657	144.42	2,393	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	129.73	1,581	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	123.65	1,753	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	112.71	1,168	18

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	236.72/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	329.69/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	296.23/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,238	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	305.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	232.55/cwt	224.00–234.50	1,658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	264.92/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,502	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	348.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	344.33/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,602	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	263.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	235.53/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,585	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	266.34/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	239.52/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	404.65/cwt	397.00–435.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	889	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	589	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	308.20/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	287.57/cwt	284.50–290.00	1,809	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	811	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	413.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	449.15/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	873	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	254.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	287.06/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	365.33/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	333.87/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,589	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	242.50/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	254.50/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,588	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	272.45/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,430	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	234.87/cwt	223.00–237.50	1,834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	425.66/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,360.00/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,360	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,705.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,705	5
Bulls	—	—	1,494	136.44/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,038	4
Bulls	—	—	1,697	145.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,461	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	122.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,371	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,762	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,095	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	96.12/cwt	90.00–100.00	961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	125.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,513	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	135.58/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,673	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,805	1

How this sale compares

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.

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Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Jan 7, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 1,066Year ago 1,141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 150Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 44Year ago 130

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	422	338.00–350.00	344.33
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	573	260.00–280.00	263.84
27	600–650	621	258.00	258.00
6	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	235.53
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	308.00	308.00
6	550–600	566	228.00–250.00	236.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	490	230.00–255.00	242.50
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	295	340.00–350.00	348.67
2	300–350	320	325.00–335.00	329.69
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
8	350–400	374	300.00–320.00	305.69
10	400–450	418	282.00–310.00	296.23
5	450–500	476	255.00–277.00	266.34
24	500–550	525	250.00–281.00	272.45
36	550–600	567	242.00–270.00	264.92
53	600–650	624	240.00–260.00	254.50
12	650–700	689	235.00–252.00	239.52
17	700–750	713	224.00–234.50	232.55
2	750–800	784	230.00	230.00
4	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	470.00–490.00	480.00
5	250–300	266	435.00–470.00	449.15
3	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	434.97
2	350–400	378	405.00–445.00	425.66
5	400–450	403	397.00–435.00	404.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	400.00–420.00	413.58
6	350–400	365	345.00–375.00	365.33
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
22	450–500	476	330.00–337.00	333.87
11	500–550	538	301.00–324.00	308.20
16	550–600	571	282.00–290.00	287.06
49	600–650	629	284.50–290.00	287.57
15	650–700	676	250.00–260.00	254.64
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
17	750–800	781	223.00–237.50	234.87
6	800–850	811	235.00	235.00
5	850–900	889	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	306.00	306.00
4	400–450	436	277.00	277.00
6	550–600	589	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	613	241.00	241.00
5	850–900	873	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,705.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	134.00–138.00	136.44
6	—	1,697	143.00–149.00	145.01
3	—	1,795	150.00–158.00	153.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,360	120.00–125.00	123.42
1	—	1,530	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	120.00–129.00	122.26
7	—	972	110.00–115.00	112.65
4	—	1,000	90.00–100.00	96.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,207	122.00–129.00	125.35
6	—	1,234	133.00–140.00	135.58

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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