Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.15/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.11 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$328.15

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.65

vs AL average

+6.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	390.00	2,184	1thin
Medium and Large 2	533	319.72	1,703	4thin
Medium and Large 3	535	300.00	1,605	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $579 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

328.15

—

AL average14 barns · 281 hd

302.49

+25.65

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

+6.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−60.11

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	1,764	173.25	3,056	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	143.56	1,841	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	137.65	1,948	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	128.41	1,430	15

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)	—	$2,436	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin

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	350–400	394	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	271.31/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	326.29/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	280.08/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	406.39/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	875	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	449.46/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	492.52/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	250.49/cwt	246.00–255.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	466.67/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	337.27/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	487.52/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,215	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	135.16/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,515	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,754	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	161.88/cwt	155.00–166.00	3,008	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	126.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,433	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	134.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,847	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,122	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	148.07/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,956	8
Bulls	—	—	1,774	179.09/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,177	10
Bulls	—	—	1,380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,350	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	411.82/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	360.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	382.37/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	355.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	381.68/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	363.82/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 398Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 170Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 70Year ago 62

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	377.50	377.50
4	350–400	394	372.00	372.00
8	400–450	415	360.00–370.00	363.82
14	450–500	467	350.00–360.00	355.13
3	500–550	522	310.00–340.00	326.29
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	605	270.00–290.00	280.08
3	650–700	664	270.00–272.00	271.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	875	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	380.00–385.00	381.68
1	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	490.00–495.00	492.52
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	430.00–460.00	449.46
3	400–450	422	400.00–420.00	406.39
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	512	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	728	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	813	246.00–255.00	250.49
1	850–900	865	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	363	450.00–480.00	466.67
3	400–450	410	400.00–425.00	411.82
2	450–500	465	370.00–395.00	382.37
2	500–550	513	350.00–370.00	360.05
4	550–600	569	330.00–350.00	337.27
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	358	485.00–490.00	487.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	117.00–120.00	118.54
5	—	1,121	133.00–141.00	135.16
8	—	1,131	122.00–130.00	126.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,234	140.00–145.00	142.16
2	—	1,373	130.00–135.00	132.53
8	—	1,321	147.00–150.00	148.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,371	132.00–137.00	134.75
3	—	1,489	140.00–147.00	142.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	155.00–166.00	161.88
10	—	1,774	170.00–186.00	179.09
1	—	1,380	149.00	149.00

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)	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
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	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle