Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady with lower undertones. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.62/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −112.63 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$275.62

55 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$49.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs AL average

−23.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	294.13	1,559	29
Medium and Large 2	559	259.64	1,451	18thin
Medium and Large 3	544	244.51	1,329	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.63/cwt here — about $230 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

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 sale55 hd

275.62

—

AL average14 barns · 507 hd

273.31

+2.31

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−23.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−112.63

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	1,613	161.21	2,601	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	141.46	1,830	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	137.76	1,964	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	126.05	1,387	13

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)	—	$2,125	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	273.27/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	233.44/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	253.12/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	257.65/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	244.71/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	409.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	235.90/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,609	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	290.41/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.90/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	345.90/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,799	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	325.48/cwt	308.00–329.00	1,819	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	261.97/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	275.43/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,807	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	381.23/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,609	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	387.94/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	254.00/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	255.50/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.28/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,791	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	271.47/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	308.95/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	308.63/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	353.18/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,556	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	135.14/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,795	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	127.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,667	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	147.89/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,831	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	128.80/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,476	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	141.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,852	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	108.61/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,040	3
Bulls	—	—	1,852	174.93/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,240	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	157.07/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,490	4
Bulls	—	—	1,283	144.78/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,858	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	281.84/cwt	275.00–295.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	317.74/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,312	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	263.61/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,371	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	251.65/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	321.49/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	295.34/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	324.50/cwt	320.00–329.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	244.30/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	238.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	294.13/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,559	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	278.97/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	271.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	298.68/cwt	285.00–312.00	827	3

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 488Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 116Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	277	285.00–312.00	298.68
3	300–350	327	275.00–295.00	281.84
7	350–400	373	277.50–301.00	295.34
6	400–450	418	270.00–295.00	278.97
10	450–500	484	262.00–276.00	273.27
6	500–550	520	255.00–272.00	263.61
12	550–600	578	250.00–268.00	257.65
16	600–650	635	239.00–256.00	253.12
14	650–700	682	224.00–245.00	235.90
13	700–750	715	220.00–240.00	238.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	333	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	433	255.00–260.00	257.43
4	500–550	524	240.00–252.00	244.30
4	550–600	563	240.00–249.00	244.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–329.00	324.50
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	319	315.00–330.00	321.49
4	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
16	400–450	413	314.00–330.00	317.74
29	500–550	530	292.00–296.00	294.13
10	600–650	605	270.00–275.00	271.53
14	650–700	657	247.00–252.00	251.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	391	385.00–400.00	387.94
17	400–450	422	375.00–405.00	381.23
6	450–500	475	300.00–327.00	320.90
8	500–550	523	250.00–275.00	261.97
4	550–600	590	245.00–257.00	254.00
7	600–650	632	250.00–275.00	271.47
5	650–700	672	247.00–260.00	255.50
28	700–750	730	220.00–250.00	245.28
2	800–850	808	227.00–240.00	233.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	300.00–317.00	308.95
3	400–450	436	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	400.00–420.00	409.59
20	500–550	520	343.00–350.00	345.90
20	550–600	559	308.00–329.00	325.48
11	600–650	622	285.00–296.00	290.41
21	650–700	656	275.00–276.00	275.43
5	700–750	729	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
3	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	348.00–365.00	353.18
4	500–550	519	295.00–320.00	308.63
2	550–600	553	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	615	250.00–260.00	254.88
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	135.00–140.00	137.06
7	—	1,146	120.00–132.00	128.80
3	—	958	100.00–115.00	108.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	134.00–136.00	135.14
1	—	1,620	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	125.00–129.00	127.72
6	—	1,238	146.00–149.00	147.89
21	—	1,308	136.00–145.00	141.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,852	170.00–185.00	174.93
4	—	1,585	153.00–165.00	157.07
4	—	1,283	142.00–149.00	144.78

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)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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