Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes 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 $347.72/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −91.76 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$347.72

55 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$29.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

vs AL average

−24.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	352.42	2,023	39
Medium and Large 2	514	349.44	1,796	8thin
Medium and Large 3	544	323.12	1,758	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $265 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

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 sale55 hd

347.72

—

AL average16 barns · 408 hd

352.73

−5.00

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−24.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−91.76

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	1,445	183.49	2,651	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	159.07	2,164	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	158.05	1,818	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	138.28	1,356	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)	—	$2,359	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,590.00/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,590	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,166.67/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,167	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	359.26/cwt	339.00–380.00	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	149.80/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,685	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	172.11/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,955	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	144.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,441	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,326	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	333.75/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	322.32/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	367.78/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	352.42/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,023	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	406.76/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	304.79/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,920	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	322.41/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,244	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	329.88/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,719	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,783	19
Bulls	—	—	1,506	184.93/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,785	7
Bulls	—	—	1,188	175.54/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	190.73/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,138	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	163.60/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,320	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	129.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	159.77/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	434.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	349.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	334.08/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,115	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	371.80/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	312.49/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	301.27/cwt	277.00–303.00	2,356	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	401.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	416.44/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	379.98/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,862	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	375.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,360	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	347.07/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	299.94/cwt	285.00–308.00	2,067	4

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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 600Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 199Year ago 450

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 60Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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	345	355.00	355.00
9	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
10	500–550	541	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
8	350–400	362	375.00–380.00	375.63
5	400–450	413	360.00–375.00	371.80
11	450–500	477	344.00–355.00	347.07
19	500–550	521	328.00–340.00	329.88
19	550–600	553	320.00–325.00	322.47
30	600–650	630	304.00–312.00	304.79
1	650–700	655	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	425	339.00–380.00	359.26
4	500–550	538	300.00–325.00	312.49
4	550–600	550	325.00–340.00	333.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
13	450–500	458	404.00–410.00	406.76
39	550–600	574	342.00–360.00	352.42
9	700–750	709	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	367	430.00–440.00	434.52
8	400–450	418	405.00–425.00	416.44
9	450–500	490	360.00–385.00	379.98
8	500–550	514	340.00–360.00	349.44
45	600–650	633	330.00–341.00	334.08
26	650–700	696	322.00–330.00	322.41
1	700–750	725	312.00	312.00
21	750–800	782	277.00–303.00	301.27
1	900–950	930	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	453	424.00	424.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	429	400.00–405.00	401.27
2	450–500	473	360.00–375.00	367.78
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	615	315.00–330.00	322.32
4	650–700	689	285.00–308.00	299.94
1	700–750	745	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,166.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,125	143.00–154.00	149.80
8	—	1,136	168.00–179.00	172.11
21	—	1,178	155.00–166.00	159.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	139.00–147.00	144.37
2	—	955	125.00–135.00	129.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,418	163.00–164.00	163.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	180.00–189.00	184.93
4	—	1,188	170.00–178.00	175.54
3	—	1,645	190.00–192.00	190.73

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle