Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.05/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −101.20 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$287.05

45 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs AL average

−29.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	312.00	1,728	3thin
Medium and Large 2	571	287.70	1,642	32
Medium and Large 3	567	277.50	1,573	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $155 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 sale45 hd

287.05

—

AL average15 barns · 304 hd

292.77

−5.72

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−29.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−101.20

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	—	High	1,499	151.46	2,271	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	135.68	1,511	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	130.28	1,832	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	116.76	1,083	6thin

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)	—	$2,208	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,055	31

Every lot, as filed

68 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	523	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	316.63/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	339.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	377.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	271.66/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,974	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	247	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	302.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,915	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	389.22/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,817	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	340.10/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,782	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	308.82/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	353.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	336.28/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,651	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	131.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,859	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,508	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	106.55/cwt	100.00–113.00	977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	156.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,589	11
Bulls	—	—	1,156	135.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,565	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	138.45/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,862.50/head	3,650.00–4,100.00	3,863	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,410.00/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,410	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,883.33/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,883	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,994.00/head	2,550.00–3,500.00	2,994	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	347.79/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	367.31/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,601	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.63/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	285.71/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,640	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	256.80/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	345.29/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,474	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	330.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	338.51/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,263	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 223Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 95Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 22Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	337	330.00–350.00	339.95
15	350–400	373	320.00–350.00	338.51
42	400–450	427	325.00–346.00	345.29
7	450–500	481	325.00–340.00	330.38
2	500–550	523	315.00–320.00	317.51
30	550–600	574	280.00–300.00	285.71
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
14	650–700	683	252.50–258.00	256.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	377.07
10	450–500	461	347.00–355.00	347.79
3	550–600	554	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
10	550–600	567	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	256.00	256.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
11	350–400	369	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	427	375.00–415.00	389.22
33	450–500	472	385.00	385.00
13	500–550	524	327.00–350.00	340.10
6	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	316.63
11	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	302.51
9	650–700	671	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	717	270.00–272.50	271.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	402	433.00	433.00
19	550–600	553	357.00	357.00
2	650–700	669	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
13	400–450	436	360.00–380.00	367.31
4	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	353.68
6	500–550	503	325.00–342.00	336.28
4	550–600	569	300.00–315.00	308.82
3	600–650	625	292.00–300.00	295.63
1	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	384	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	119.00–123.00	120.95
2	—	1,263	136.00	136.00
10	—	1,419	125.00–135.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	125.00–127.00	125.96
3	—	917	100.00–113.00	106.55
1	—	870	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,118	130.00–137.00	134.89
2	—	1,098	138.00–139.00	138.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	178.00	178.00
11	—	1,656	150.00–164.00	156.37
5	—	1,156	130.00–145.00	135.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	2,550.00–3,500.00	2,994.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,650.00–4,100.00	3,862.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,533.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,883.33

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