Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers 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 $304.66/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.59 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$304.66

22 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs AL average

−25.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	316.04	1,703	9thin
Medium and Large 3	532	296.78	1,580	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.26/cwt here — about $124 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 sale22 hd

304.66

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

303.04

+1.63

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−25.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−83.59

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	1,488	163.16	2,428	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	147.76	1,739	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	143.37	2,039	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	758	115.98	879	2thin

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)	—	$2,392	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,226	27

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3	450–500	475	270.42/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	327.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	293.00/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	441.67/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	261.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	424.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	327.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	277.58/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	357.60/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	390.58/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	337.98/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	322.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	356.23/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	879	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,970	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	145.21/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,953	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	143.45/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,064	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	150.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,811	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	144.15/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,573	7
Bulls	—	—	1,528	162.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,489	5
Bulls	—	—	1,585	172.84/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,095	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,313.24/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,313	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,211.90/head	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,212	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,787.50/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	301.11/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	387.60/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	363.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	298.60/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	362.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 600Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 296Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 120Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	475	250.00–290.00	270.42
12	500–550	530	298.00–305.00	298.60
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–390.00	387.60
5	400–450	418	350.00–370.00	363.02
16	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	362.85
5	500–550	515	325.00–330.00	327.99
4	550–600	569	290.00–320.00	301.11
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	292.00	292.00
1	700–750	710	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
11	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	578	285.00–304.00	293.00
2	600–650	620	275.00–280.00	277.58
3	650–700	671	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	365	440.00–442.50	441.67
2	400–450	410	420.00–430.00	424.94
2	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	375.00–415.00	390.58
3	450–500	494	350.00	350.00
10	500–550	514	350.00–360.00	357.60
13	600–650	633	320.00–335.00	327.28
2	650–700	693	287.50–290.00	288.75
4	800–850	832	250.00–265.00	261.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	350.00–365.00	356.23
5	500–550	524	330.00–350.00	337.98
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	645	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	320.00–330.00	322.46
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	115.00–117.00	115.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	134.00	134.00
13	—	1,201	148.00–155.00	150.77
7	—	1,091	140.00–147.00	144.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,345	142.00–148.00	145.21
8	—	1,439	136.00–149.00	143.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	160.00–166.00	162.92
2	—	1,585	170.00–176.00	172.84
1	—	1,095	145.00	145.00

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)	17	—	—	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,313.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	2,650.00–3,550.00	3,211.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,787.50

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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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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