Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.29/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −115.19 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$324.29

10 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$61.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.30

vs AL average

−23.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	366.67	2,017	3thin
Medium and Large 3	530	310.00	1,643	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	305.48	1,705	6thin

One grade step is worth $61.19/cwt here — about $312 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 sale10 hd

324.29

—

AL average13 barns · 116 hd

317.99

+6.30

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−23.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−115.19

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	—	Average	1,746	178.26	3,113	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	146.44	1,899	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	146.15	1,919	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	132.59	1,359	10

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)	—	$2,097	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,567	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	650–700	671	250.98/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	268.39/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	328.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	393.07/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	366.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	841	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	305.96/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	254.83/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	900–950	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	154.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,967	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	142.40/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,948	6
Bulls	—	—	1,881	176.08/cwt	167.00–180.00	3,312	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,145	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	146.15/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,919	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	143.48/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,610	5
Bulls	—	—	1,138	161.19/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	186.29/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,489	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,027.38/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,027	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,583.33/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	315.49/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 248Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 111Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 141

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	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	383	320.00–340.00	328.64
4	400–450	414	305.00–325.00	315.49
3	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
8	550–600	574	257.00–270.00	268.39
8	650–700	671	250.00–254.00	250.98
1	800–850	825	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	502	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	354	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
7	450–500	459	390.00–397.00	393.07
3	550–600	550	365.00–370.00	366.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	532	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	584	300.00–318.00	305.96
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	688	260.00	260.00
7	700–750	723	254.00–260.00	254.83
1	750–800	750	246.00	246.00
2	800–850	841	247.00	247.00
2	850–900	850	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	327	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	387	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
4	650–700	654	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	337.00	337.00
3	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	945	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,272	150.00–160.00	154.67
6	—	1,368	139.00–149.00	142.40
1	—	1,040	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	120.00–125.00	122.63
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,122	134.00–148.00	143.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	143.00–148.00	146.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,881	167.00–180.00	176.08
3	—	1,138	157.00–165.00	161.19
8	—	1,873	181.00–189.00	186.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,027.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,583.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

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