Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. 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 $394.08/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −45.40 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$394.08

45 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs AL average

−22.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	395.27	2,267	41
Medium and Large 3	530	381.92	2,024	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $243 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 sale45 hd

394.08

—

AL average9 barns · 252 hd

390.94

+3.14

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−22.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−45.40

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	1,531	192.20	2,943	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	171.20	2,327	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	161.84	1,956	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	140.88	1,510	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)	—	$2,389	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,167	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	400.80/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	431.31/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,036	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	370.49/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	319.47/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,441	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	347.48/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	344.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,034	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	383.96/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,146	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	500.60/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	330.34/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,187	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	323.50/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,429	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	432.58/cwt	430.00–436.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,307	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	172.94/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	165.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,964	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	152.05/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,823	11
Bulls	—	—	1,460	183.27/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,676	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,808.33/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,808	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,843.75/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,844	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,177.78/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,178	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	381.92/cwt	355.00–391.00	2,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	331.14/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	198.16/cwt	193.00–205.00	3,129	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	143.10/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,495	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,932	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	674	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	575.15/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	352.02/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,204	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	376.37/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	478.94/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	393.24/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,308	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	324.67/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	366.91/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,440	12

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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 580Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 102Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	430.00–436.00	432.58
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
12	450–500	479	380.00–388.00	383.96
12	500–550	509	370.00–372.00	370.49
51	550–600	590	340.00–370.00	344.81
16	600–650	635	338.00	338.00
8	650–700	685	328.00	328.00
6	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
19	750–800	764	317.00–323.00	319.47
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	515	317.00–345.00	331.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	495.00–520.00	500.60
4	350–400	373	470.00–485.00	478.94
11	450–500	472	425.00–435.00	431.31
11	500–550	537	400.00–405.00	400.80
30	550–600	587	380.00–395.00	393.24
8	600–650	646	376.00	376.00
12	650–700	665	361.00–370.00	366.91
11	700–750	722	346.00–350.00	347.48
5	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
14	800–850	828	310.00–330.00	324.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	530	355.00–391.00	381.92
7	650–700	674	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	570.00–580.00	575.15
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
5	600–650	600	392.00	392.00
10	800–850	840	349.00	349.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	388	430.00–440.00	434.97
8	450–500	456	416.00	416.00
1	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	575	360.00–390.00	376.37
6	600–650	626	335.00–362.00	352.02
19	650–700	662	320.00–332.00	330.34
18	750–800	751	315.00–324.00	323.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,357	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,500	166.00	166.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	170.00–176.00	172.94
20	—	1,190	160.00–169.00	165.00
11	—	1,199	140.00–156.00	152.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	141.00–145.00	143.10
1	—	1,180	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	180.00–188.00	183.27
9	—	1,579	193.00–205.00	198.16

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)	3	—	—	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,808.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,843.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,177.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00

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

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

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