Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $328.28/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.97 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$328.28

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.29

vs AL average

−4.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	338.78	1,809	14thin
Medium and Large 2	546	313.58	1,712	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale24 hd

328.28

—

AL average9 barns · 271 hd

314.99

+13.29

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−4.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−59.97

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	1,752	178.40	3,126	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	145.91	1,719	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	145.00	1,918	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	129.79	1,264	4thin

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)	—	$3,118	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,028	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,133	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	327.46/cwt	312.00–336.00	2,037	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	170.59/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	184.25/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,429	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	144.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,690	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	153.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,053	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	137.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,320	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	240.23/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	349.03/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	315.97/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,139	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	358.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	250.96/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,654	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	268.28/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,074	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	299.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.10/cwt	334.00–342.50	1,956	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	361.43/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	388.88/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,692	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	410.72/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	320.67/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	338.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	494.88/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	118.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	958	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	285.68/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,875.61/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,876	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,879.17/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,879	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,550.00/head	4,450.00–4,700.00	4,550	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,528.57/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,529	7

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 515Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 134Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 85Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	435	375.00–400.00	388.88
3	450–500	487	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	533	355.00–365.00	358.84
11	550–600	575	334.00–342.50	340.10
17	600–650	622	312.00–336.00	327.46
10	650–700	689	296.00	296.00
31	700–750	740	289.00	289.00
6	750–800	773	265.00–275.00	268.28
2	850–900	867	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	250	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	308	490.00–500.00	494.88
3	450–500	477	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	393	400.00–415.00	410.72
14	500–550	534	330.00–345.00	338.78
9	700–750	718	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	350.00–370.00	361.43
5	400–450	414	345.00–350.00	349.03
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	528	315.00–322.00	315.97
3	550–600	588	308.00	308.00
13	600–650	619	280.00–292.00	285.68
57	650–700	659	250.00–275.00	250.96
9	750–800	752	240.00–242.00	240.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	568	320.00–322.00	320.67
3	600–650	625	285.00–310.00	299.84
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	163.00–175.00	170.59
4	—	1,861	180.00–190.00	184.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	140.00–149.00	144.36
7	—	1,339	150.00–158.00	153.34
5	—	961	135.00–139.00	137.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	115.00–121.00	118.59
2	—	1,140	139.00–143.00	140.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	—	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,875.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	4,450.00–4,700.00	4,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,879.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,528.57

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