Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.88/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −111.37 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$276.88

60 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs AL average

−27.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	277.46	1,507	58
Medium and Large 3	530	260.00	1,378	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $129 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.

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 sale60 hd

276.88

—

AL average13 barns · 429 hd

282.09

−5.21

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−27.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−111.37

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	1,573	159.85	2,515	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	145.25	2,186	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	142.59	1,798	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	126.79	1,335	11

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)	—	$2,013	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,267	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,283	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	147.81/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,207	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	175.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,200	5
Bulls	—	—	1,439	155.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,240	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,583	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,250	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	343.73/cwt	330.00–350.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	290.26/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,373	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	254.82/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,567	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	308.45/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,218	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	345.20/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	426.82/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	433.75/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	407.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	402.98/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	250.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	328.69/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	367.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	347.59/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	302.96/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	276.54/cwt	270.25–282.00	1,875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	452.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	408.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	115.20/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,354	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,172	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	150.94/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	140.31/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,774	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	135.46/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,487	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,266.67/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,267	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	373.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	333.16/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	259.16/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	246.19/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	271.10/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,526	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	239	349.06/cwt	340.00–355.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	331.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	287.87/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,471	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	340.53/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,120	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	245.59/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	314.68/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,296	6

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 55Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 42Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 7Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,005	125.00–130.00	127.63
2	—	1,175	114.00–117.00	115.20
2	—	1,098	133.00–138.00	135.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,448	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,235	149.00–153.00	150.94
4	—	1,264	139.00–142.00	140.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	147.00–150.00	147.81
5	—	1,825	170.00–180.00	175.32
7	—	1,439	152.00–160.00	155.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,583.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,266.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,250.00
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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	340.00–355.00	349.06
3	250–300	282	330.00–350.00	343.73
9	300–350	329	320.00–347.00	340.53
8	350–400	375	320.00–335.00	330.29
6	400–450	412	312.00–320.00	314.68
20	450–500	473	287.00–310.00	290.26
22	500–550	511	285.00–289.00	287.87
36	550–600	563	260.00–281.00	271.10
12	600–650	615	230.00–261.00	254.82
4	700–750	723	230.00–251.00	245.59
8	750–800	758	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	806	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	395	285.00–312.00	308.45
2	450–500	483	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	368	335.00–360.00	347.59
5	400–450	438	325.00–350.00	345.20
1	450–500	495	336.00	336.00
1	500–550	525	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	642	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	682	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	390.00–415.00	402.98
2	400–450	408	405.00–410.00	407.55
13	450–500	458	350.00–370.00	367.69
3	500–550	507	325.00–336.00	328.69
17	550–600	591	300.00–326.00	302.96
1	600–650	605	316.00	316.00
14	650–700	678	270.25–282.00	276.54
12	700–750	735	240.00–255.00	250.70
4	750–800	788	259.00	259.00
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	385	422.00–440.00	426.82
4	400–450	401	420.00–440.00	433.75
8	550–600	564	329.00	329.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	400.00–425.00	408.16
5	400–450	435	330.00–340.00	333.16
8	450–500	481	325.00–335.00	331.50
2	550–600	591	286.00	286.00
5	600–650	614	244.00–255.00	246.19
3	650–700	671	257.50–260.00	259.16
3	750–800	786	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	450.00–455.00	452.52
4	400–450	427	370.00–385.00	373.87
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00

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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