Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

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 and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 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 $347.19/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −92.29 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$347.19

17 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

vs AL average

−24.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	351.37	1,845	14thin
Medium and Large 3	533	327.68	1,747	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $98 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

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 sale17 hd

347.19

—

AL average12 barns · 260 hd

354.10

−6.91

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−24.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−92.29

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	1,517	181.53	2,754	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	160.22	2,159	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	156.51	1,895	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	133.01	1,403	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)	—	$2,343	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,692	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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	400–450	439	347.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	405.71/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,870	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	325.26/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	376.74/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	258.52/cwt	250.00–262.00	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	290.71/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	324.28/cwt	300.00–326.00	2,024	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	407.20/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,403	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	163.02/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,246	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	143.46/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	179.99/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,072	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,812	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,487.50/head	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,488	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,375.00/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,268.33/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,268	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	327.68/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	299.38/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	165.27/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,137	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	154.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,840	29
Bulls	—	—	1,799	186.98/cwt	186.00–189.00	3,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,162	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	331.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	351.37/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	368.36/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,938	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	339.50/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,725	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	918	257.94/cwt	250.00–266.00	2,368	39

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 406Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 144Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 70Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	375.00–380.00	376.74
5	400–450	439	330.00–355.00	347.10
8	450–500	474	325.00–335.00	331.18
12	500–550	531	320.00–328.00	325.26
2	550–600	563	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	632	282.00–295.00	290.71
4	750–800	775	250.00–262.00	258.52
3	850–900	858	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	287.00–312.00	299.38
6	650–700	693	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
14	500–550	508	335.00–342.00	339.50
23	600–650	623	311.00	311.00
10	650–700	697	283.00	283.00
9	900–950	901	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	400	400.00–412.00	407.20
17	450–500	461	400.00–407.50	405.71
14	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	351.37
18	600–650	624	300.00–326.00	324.28
6	800–850	837	267.00	267.00
39	900–950	918	250.00–266.00	257.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	365.00–370.00	368.36
3	500–550	533	300.00–342.00	327.68
7	750–800	773	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	433	420.00–425.00	422.54
2	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	662	300.00–305.00	302.49
1	700–750	700	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	132.00–134.00	133.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	157.00–166.00	163.02
1	—	1,225	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	143.00–144.00	143.46
8	—	1,293	161.00–169.00	165.27
29	—	1,187	152.00–160.00	154.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,403	174.00–183.00	179.99
1	—	1,072	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,799	186.00–189.00	186.98

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	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,268.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,487.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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

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