Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady with higher undertones. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes 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 $311.86/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −76.39 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$311.86

11 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$54.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.42

vs AL average

−2.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	350.00	1,803	1thin
Medium and Large 2	537	313.35	1,684	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	295.67	1,598	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.33/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale11 hd

311.86

—

AL average15 barns · 363 hd

294.44

+17.42

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−2.72

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−76.39

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	1,674	168.12	2,814	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	149.82	1,810	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	144.25	2,094	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	128.45	1,324	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)	—	$2,207	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,660	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,332	7

Every lot, as filed

70 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	500–550	519	323.51/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	276.42/cwt	273.50–297.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	407.57/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	329.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	261.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	337.72/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	421.15/cwt	419.00–430.00	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	321.30/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	306.00/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	385.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	441.25/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	316.93/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	320.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	463.26/cwt	462.00–467.00	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	334.50/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	358.26/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	323.28/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,867	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	144.37/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,754	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	115.43/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	140.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,446	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	126.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,339	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	144.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,151	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	179.11/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,179	4
Bulls	—	—	1,696	163.16/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,767	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,660.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,316.67/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,317	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,945.00/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,945	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	403.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	279.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	297.97/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	361.08/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	392.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	299.81/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	367.43/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,650	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 Mar 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 498Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 220Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 45Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	380.00–390.00	385.19
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	381	360.00–375.00	367.43
12	400–450	422	325.00–350.00	337.72
8	450–500	481	316.00–340.00	321.30
4	500–550	519	315.00–330.00	323.51
3	550–600	562	290.00–315.00	299.81
8	600–650	624	273.50–297.00	276.42
9	650–700	688	250.00–270.00	261.46
6	700–750	722	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	400.00–415.00	407.57
2	350–400	363	385.00–400.00	392.55
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	307.00	307.00
2	350–400	385	325.00–335.00	329.87
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	533	305.00–307.00	306.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
6	600–650	618	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	462.00–467.00	463.26
8	300–350	335	440.00–450.00	441.25
5	350–400	390	419.00–430.00	421.15
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	588	340.00–370.00	358.26
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
6	750–800	782	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	425	314.00–320.00	316.93
2	500–550	513	315.00–325.00	320.12
11	550–600	563	320.00–336.00	334.50
1	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
6	350–400	364	400.00–420.00	403.52
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
10	450–500	481	345.00–375.00	361.08
2	500–550	528	317.00–330.00	323.28
2	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	618	290.00–306.00	297.97
2	650–700	663	270.00–290.00	279.89
1	750–800	750	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	442	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	150.00–157.00	153.55
12	—	1,215	139.00–148.00	144.37
1	—	1,015	163.00	163.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	114.00–117.00	115.43
3	—	1,032	135.00–145.00	140.14
6	—	1,055	120.00–131.00	126.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	139.00	139.00
10	—	1,486	142.00–149.00	144.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,775	175.00–183.00	179.11
4	—	1,696	160.00–165.00	163.16

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	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,316.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,945.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00

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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