Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 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 $319.10/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.15 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$319.10

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.67

vs AL average

−2.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	340.00	1,819	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	308.65	1,674	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about $145 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 sale9 hd

319.10

—

AL average15 barns · 325 hd

299.43

+19.67

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−2.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−69.15

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	1,609	169.02	2,719	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	143.23	1,796	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	143.21	2,171	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	124.81	1,313	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)	—	$2,112	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,671	7

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	290.64/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	376.76/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	253.83/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	435.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	301.06/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	316.24/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	339.72/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	379.73/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	440.01/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	404.88/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	887	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	454.95/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	379.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	500.12/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	339.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	355.65/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	320.95/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	270.56/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	149.69/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,940	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	120.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,279	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	134.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,540	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,066	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	136.62/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,313	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	142.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,807	13
Bulls	—	—	1,601	163.94/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,625	7
Bulls	—	—	1,210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	176.11/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,946	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,134.62/head	1,725.00–2,550.00	2,135	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	399.88/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	361.00/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,513	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	388.75/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	344.85/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	424.26/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	333.39/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	438.75/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	253.51/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,914	4

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 370Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 105Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 46Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	437.50–440.00	438.75
2	350–400	355	390.00–395.00	392.50
5	400–450	428	374.00–390.00	379.73
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	380.00–400.00	388.75
9	350–400	373	360.00–385.00	376.76
17	400–450	419	330.00–370.00	361.00
17	450–500	480	320.00–355.00	333.39
3	500–550	507	305.00–330.00	316.24
3	550–600	578	292.00–315.00	301.06
14	600–650	614	287.00–293.00	290.64
6	650–700	690	235.00–257.50	253.83
4	750–800	755	250.00–257.00	253.51
4	850–900	887	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	360	320.00–360.00	339.72
2	400–450	433	260.00–270.00	264.86
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	314.00	314.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	733	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	495.00–505.00	500.12
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	434	435.00–445.00	440.01
2	450–500	470	430.00–440.00	435.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	333	450.00–465.00	454.95
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
16	400–450	419	395.00–425.00	404.88
10	450–500	465	375.00–400.00	379.53
11	500–550	511	335.00–365.00	355.65
2	550–600	560	335.00–345.00	339.91
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	680	288.00	288.00
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	425	410.00–440.00	424.26
3	450–500	478	390.00–405.00	399.88
2	500–550	505	330.00–360.00	344.85
4	550–600	562	306.00–330.00	320.95
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	673	280.00–282.50	281.26
5	700–750	728	268.00–275.00	270.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	446	398.00	398.00
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	100.00–110.00	104.92
5	—	1,060	115.00–125.00	120.63
6	—	1,141	130.00–138.00	134.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	148.00–151.00	149.69
2	—	1,083	134.00–135.00	134.50
13	—	1,267	140.00–146.00	142.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,693	135.00–138.00	136.62
1	—	1,435	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	159.00–169.00	163.94
1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,673	170.00–183.00	176.11

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)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	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)	26	—	—	1,725.00–2,550.00	2,134.62
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	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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