Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. 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 $259.85/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.40 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$259.85

3 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.14

vs AL average

−37.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	259.85	1,460	3thin

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 sale3 hd

259.85

—

AL average14 barns · 188 hd

261.99

−2.14

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−37.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−128.40

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	1,694	187.34	3,173	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	149.02	1,829	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	140.49	2,152	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	124.32	1,363	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)	—	$2,086	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,420	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$945	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	272.60/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	296.38/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,396	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	318.11/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,333	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	356.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	294.85/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	365.80/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	407.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	267.33/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	329.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	263.39/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.15/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	404.40/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,326	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	137.24/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,570	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	140.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,152	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	147.03/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	154.52/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,999	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	111.45/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,260	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	124.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,333	174.20/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,322	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,674	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	194.53/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,474	7
Bulls	—	—	1,713	181.34/cwt	178.00–187.00	3,106	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,420.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,420	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,026.67/head	1,880.00–2,200.00	2,027	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	945.00/head	700.00–1,050.00	945	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	267.63/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	313.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	259.85/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	227.01/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	321.83/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	352.40/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,473	2

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 600Year ago 964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 182Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 60Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	343	275.00–315.00	294.85
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	433	255.00–290.00	272.60
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
9	350–400	368	315.00–345.00	321.83
14	400–450	419	295.00–330.00	318.11
15	450–500	471	270.00–315.00	296.38
3	550–600	562	250.00–270.00	259.85
1	650–700	685	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	400.00–415.00	407.91
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	325	350.00–370.00	356.97
5	350–400	374	340.00–375.00	365.80
2	400–450	418	335.00–370.00	352.40
6	450–500	481	320.00–345.00	329.82
3	550–600	583	252.50–280.00	267.33
3	600–650	625	250.00–270.00	263.39
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	885	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	414	392.00	392.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	400.00–405.00	404.40
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	365.17
9	450–500	482	310.00–320.00	313.79
1	500–550	500	277.00	277.00
2	550–600	570	260.00–275.00	267.63
2	650–700	670	250.00–260.00	255.15
1	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
2	750–800	775	226.00–228.00	227.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	865	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	132.00–143.00	137.24
4	—	1,131	100.00–117.00	111.45
3	—	988	120.00–127.00	124.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	138.00–143.00	140.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	144.00–149.00	147.03
4	—	1,294	152.00–159.00	154.52
1	—	1,240	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	172.00–176.00	174.20
7	—	1,786	189.00–199.00	194.53
4	—	1,713	178.00–187.00	181.34

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)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,420.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,880.00–2,200.00	2,026.67
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	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	700.00–1,050.00	945.00

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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