Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.96/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.52 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$363.96

39 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$70.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.07

vs AL average

−14.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	391.00	1,998	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	363.34	1,991	33
Medium and Large 3	503	320.05	1,610	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.95/cwt here — about $388 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $372.21, median $439.48 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 sale39 hd

363.96

—

AL average14 barns · 194 hd

349.89

+14.07

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−14.83

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−75.52

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	1,519	167.61	2,547	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,175	151.00	1,774	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	143.17	1,753	14

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)	—	$2,122	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,452	166.54/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,418	5
Bulls	—	—	1,727	176.27/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	151.80/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,017	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,234	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	133.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	285.11/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	356.43/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,046	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	399.02/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,708	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	367.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,953	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,030.77/head	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,031	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,516.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	320.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	373.71/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	422.47/cwt	417.00–435.00	1,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	142.57/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	319.19/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	338.05/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	338.48/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	298.85/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	249.59/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	309.90/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	371.34/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,893	5

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 430Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 195Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 175Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	164.00–169.00	166.54
3	—	1,727	174.00–180.00	176.27
1	—	1,234	147.00	147.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	148.00–154.00	151.80
3	—	1,135	130.00–135.00	133.05
7	—	1,203	139.00–146.00	142.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	310	360.00–385.00	371.34
6	350–400	374	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	466	320.00–350.00	338.48
8	500–550	533	336.00–340.00	338.05
9	550–600	571	290.00–307.00	298.85
5	600–650	614	274.00–292.00	285.11
1	650–700	680	267.00	267.00
5	700–750	728	248.00–250.00	249.59
8	800–850	803	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	438	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	305.00–315.00	309.90
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
10	350–400	387	417.00–435.00	422.47
16	400–450	428	385.00–400.00	399.02
11	450–500	482	360.00–375.00	373.71
20	500–550	531	350.00–370.00	367.83
13	550–600	574	350.00–360.00	356.43
6	600–650	640	315.00–320.00	319.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	391.00	391.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	400	335.00–340.00	337.50
2	500–550	503	310.00–330.00	320.05
1	600–650	610	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	519	369.00	369.00
1	550–600	590	347.00	347.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	277.00	277.00
5	750–800	751	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00

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)	13	—	—	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,030.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,516.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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