Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $325.55/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.70 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$325.55

35 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.82

vs AL average

−3.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	329.01	1,723	28
Medium and Large 3	529	311.71	1,650	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

325.55

—

AL average12 barns · 418 hd

312.72

+12.82

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−3.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−62.70

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	1,655	165.06	2,731	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	146.01	2,003	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	144.36	1,778	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	125.77	1,269	5thin

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)	—	$2,189	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,425	28

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	322.97/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	331.72/cwt	307.00–337.00	1,705	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	302.78/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	437.67/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	407.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	441.15/cwt	437.00–450.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	349.33/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	384.26/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,406	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	436.69/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	342.83/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,611	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	359.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,495	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	892	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	320.86/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	276.24/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,864	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,279	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	174.05/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,976	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	149.52/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,881	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,781	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,687.50/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,234.09/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,234	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,295.65/head	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,296	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,020.00/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,545	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,059	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	137.65/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,597	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	165.09/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,215	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	224	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	452.53/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	501.97/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	474.97/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	369.20/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	338.79/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,938	11

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 449Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 130Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 80Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	437.00–450.00	441.15
4	350–400	378	420.00–442.00	436.69
8	400–450	433	400.00–430.00	407.00
14	450–500	471	350.00–385.00	369.20
15	500–550	513	340.00–350.00	349.33
11	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	338.79
9	600–650	601	307.00–325.00	322.97
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	336	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	490.00–515.00	501.97
5	250–300	283	470.00–485.00	474.97
3	350–400	392	470.00–480.00	475.00
2	400–450	430	450.00–455.00	452.53
6	450–500	487	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	554	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
13	350–400	366	375.00–385.00	384.26
15	400–450	416	340.00–370.00	359.32
16	450–500	470	335.00–347.00	342.83
21	500–550	514	307.00–337.00	331.72
7	550–600	553	300.00–327.00	320.86
3	600–650	618	272.00–285.00	276.24
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	242.00	242.00
9	850–900	892	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	224	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	521	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	311	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	380	397.00	397.00
1	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00–445.00	437.67
3	350–400	365	420.00–430.00	424.95
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	463	370.00–375.00	372.49
4	500–550	523	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	553	337.00	337.00
4	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	302.78
1	700–750	710	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	795	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	515.00	515.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	128.00–130.00	128.95
1	—	1,160	126.00	126.00
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,430	143.00–145.00	144.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	148.00–151.00	149.52
15	—	1,237	140.00–147.00	143.98
3	—	1,160	137.00–139.00	137.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	172.00–175.00	174.05
4	—	1,723	161.00–170.00	165.09
1	—	1,215	138.00	138.00

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	—	—	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,234.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,295.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,020.00

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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