Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $346.30/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −41.95 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$346.30

68 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$43.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.44

vs AL average

−13.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	362.00	1,991	6thin
Medium and Large 2	541	346.61	1,874	58
Medium and Large 3	526	318.30	1,674	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.70/cwt here — about $317 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 sale68 hd

346.30

—

AL average16 barns · 615 hd

332.86

+13.44

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−13.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−41.95

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	1,635	190.03	3,107	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	168.85	2,446	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	162.82	2,050	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	143.47	1,429	7thin

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)	—	$2,461	25
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,717	54
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,286	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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	700–750	727	335.86/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	351.84/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,371	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	388.73/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	367.42/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,532	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	331.74/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,050	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	298.49/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	337.92/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,051	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	369.18/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,141	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	356.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,832	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.11/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,904	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	353.70/cwt	351.00–357.00	1,853	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	317.73/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	371.39/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	143.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,429	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,074	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,292	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	168.59/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,551	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	171.15/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,201	15
Bulls	—	—	1,660	187.59/cwt	182.00–193.00	3,114	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,793.75/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,794	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,673.44/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,673	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,140.74/head	2,650.00–3,700.00	3,141	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,292.59/head	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,293	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,286.36/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,286	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,000	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	337.74/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	154.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,847	21
Bulls	—	—	1,750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	200.51/cwt	194.00–206.00	3,108	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	164.79/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,136	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,248	66
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	420.99/cwt	414.00–425.00	1,937	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	404.49/cwt	395.00–408.00	2,067	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	428.41/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,799	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	362.08/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,959	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	321.86/cwt	320.00–324.50	2,166	17

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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 735Year ago 731

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 125Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 80Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
17	450–500	471	389.00	389.00
5	500–550	504	370.00–377.00	371.39
17	550–600	580	365.00–371.00	369.18
5	600–650	648	360.00	360.00
24	650–700	674	347.00–360.00	351.84
9	700–750	727	330.00–343.00	335.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	443	355.00–370.00	362.46
2	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	500.00	500.00
18	400–450	420	425.00–435.00	428.41
26	450–500	460	414.00–425.00	420.99
11	500–550	511	395.00–408.00	404.49
6	550–600	562	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
14	650–700	681	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	374	385.00–395.00	388.73
37	400–450	417	360.00–380.00	367.42
8	450–500	482	350.00–360.00	356.15
37	500–550	524	351.00–357.00	353.70
21	550–600	570	330.00–342.00	334.11
22	600–650	618	325.00–340.00	331.74
17	650–700	673	320.00–324.50	321.86
2	750–800	755	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	439	320.00–350.00	337.74
3	500–550	518	295.00–335.00	317.73
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	456	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	550	362.00	362.00
66	600–650	628	358.00	358.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	541	350.00–365.00	362.08
19	600–650	607	336.00–345.00	337.92
4	650–700	660	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	710	302.00	302.00
2	750–800	760	297.00–300.00	298.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	650	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	996	140.00–149.00	143.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,295	177.00	177.00
5	—	1,513	166.00–172.00	168.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,286	169.00–174.00	171.15
21	—	1,195	150.00–159.00	154.52
25	—	1,296	160.00–168.00	164.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,660	182.00–193.00	187.59
1	—	1,750	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,550	194.00–206.00	200.51

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)	8	—	—	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,793.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,673.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	2,650.00–3,700.00	3,140.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,286.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,292.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	5,000.00	5,000.00

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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