Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.70/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −117.55 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$270.70

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.81

vs AL average

−33.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	270.70	1,454	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $332.52, median $388.25 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 sale21 hd

270.70

—

AL average16 barns · 464 hd

266.89

+3.81

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−33.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−117.55

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	—	High	1,696	163.50	2,773	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	139.87	1,883	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	131.67	2,100	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	125.73	1,408	17

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)	—	$1,906	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,422	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$892	6

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	335.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	251.57/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,800	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	252.83/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	308.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,454	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	271.72/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,435	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	351.62/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	294.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,388	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	293.52/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,294	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	361.97/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,354	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	311.68/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	327.56/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,199	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	278.35/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,442	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	943	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	301.51/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,133	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	142.33/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,956	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	123.57/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,590	5
Bulls	—	—	1,708	174.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,734	162.95/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,826	9
Bulls	—	—	1,315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,371.43/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,371	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,906.25/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,906	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.67/head	825.00–1,000.00	892	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	112.09/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,010	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	134.31/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,776	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	133.90/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,505	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	320.98/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	332.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	439.77/cwt	430.00–450.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	218	472.70/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,485	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 762Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 125Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 65Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	392	330.00–357.00	351.62
2	450–500	460	320.00–325.00	322.50
8	500–550	528	260.00–291.00	271.72
1	800–850	810	208.00	208.00
1	850–900	895	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	415	330.00–340.00	335.51
9	450–500	464	307.00	307.00
5	800–850	825	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	300.00–318.00	311.68
9	350–400	366	326.00–328.00	327.56
25	400–450	441	285.00–304.00	293.52
17	450–500	471	290.00–295.00	294.70
15	500–550	518	270.00–292.00	278.35
6	550–600	585	245.00–265.00	251.57
2	650–700	668	230.00–240.00	234.98
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
21	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
12	350–400	374	350.00–375.00	361.97
2	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	365.00
15	450–500	471	300.00–310.00	308.72
11	550–600	581	290.00–306.00	301.51
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
18	650–700	682	264.00	264.00
12	700–750	709	240.00–254.00	252.83
4	900–950	943	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	388	325.00–340.00	332.35
5	400–450	444	320.00–325.00	320.98
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	660	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	430.00–450.00	439.77
14	350–400	374	397.00	397.00
2	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
2	900–950	943	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	470.00–475.00	472.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,500	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,705	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,374	138.00–149.00	142.33
1	—	1,145	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,322	132.00–136.00	134.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	118.00–127.00	123.57
4	—	901	106.00–116.00	112.09
8	—	1,124	128.00–139.00	133.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	170.00–179.00	174.63
9	—	1,734	150.00–169.00	162.95
1	—	1,315	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,371.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,906.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	891.67

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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