Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $391.85/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −47.63 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$391.85

40 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.64

vs AL average

−17.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	400.58	2,315	14thin
Medium and Large 2	563	388.58	2,186	24
Medium and Large 3	551	370.00	2,039	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $277 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 sale40 hd

391.85

—

AL average15 barns · 377 hd

382.21

+9.64

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−17.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−47.63

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	—	High	1,458	184.73	2,694	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	162.65	1,943	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	160.00	2,336	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	143.31	1,351	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)	—	$3,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,938	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	366.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,430	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	382.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,206	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	364.61/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,714	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	351.74/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	333.41/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,067	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	816	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	332.22/cwt	322.00–339.00	2,538	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	443.27/cwt	437.00–448.00	2,119	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	198.26/cwt	192.00–207.00	2,914	5
Bulls	—	—	1,557	187.57/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,920	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	173.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,353	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	165.31/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,023	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	155.11/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,698	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	145.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,405	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,937.50/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	400.58/cwt	400.00–404.00	2,315	14
Bulls	—	—	1,242	156.50/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,944	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,336	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	551	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	340.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,448	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	453.22/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	294.09/cwt	270.00–322.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	419.53/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	351.73/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	390.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	427.02/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	351.21/cwt	349.00–352.00	1,802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	343.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,941	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	387.06/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,466	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	330.93/cwt	329.00–336.00	2,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,149	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	373.14/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,500	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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 970Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 137Year ago 450

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 140Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	450.00–460.00	453.22
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
14	400–450	438	425.00–430.00	427.02
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
9	500–550	540	398.00	398.00
15	550–600	576	380.00–390.00	382.92
25	600–650	637	386.00–390.00	387.06
40	650–700	663	360.00–375.00	366.55
6	700–750	720	340.00–354.00	351.73
31	750–800	764	322.00–339.00	332.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
9	400–450	406	445.00	445.00
14	450–500	478	437.00–448.00	443.27
14	550–600	578	400.00–404.00	400.58
4	600–650	646	390.00	390.00
12	650–700	680	384.00	384.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	412.00	412.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	455	385.00–395.00	390.05
2	550–600	551	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	660	326.00	326.00
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	323	400.00–440.00	419.53
7	400–450	402	372.00–380.00	373.14
17	450–500	470	350.00–377.00	364.61
12	500–550	513	349.00–352.00	351.21
32	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	343.54
25	600–650	620	330.00–338.00	333.41
11	650–700	678	329.00–336.00	330.93
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	555	380.00–385.00	382.52
2	600–650	600	361.00	361.00
7	700–750	734	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
12	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	340.71
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	575	270.00–322.00	294.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	396	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	528	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	603	350.00–357.00	351.74
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	742	322.00	322.00
2	800–850	816	297.00	297.00
1	850–900	855	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	365	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	192.00–207.00	198.26
6	—	1,557	180.00–189.00	187.57
3	—	1,242	150.00–169.00	156.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	170.00–175.00	173.52
18	—	1,224	162.00–168.00	165.31
15	—	1,095	151.00–158.00	155.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	140.00–148.00	145.19
1	—	790	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,566.67

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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